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Profile of mood state test

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-009518

A psychological assessment tool designed to measure transient mood states and changes in mood over time. It typically consists of a series of adjectives that respondents rate according to how well they describe their feelings during a specified period. The test yields scores across several mood dimensions, such as tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, and confusion.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-009518
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
SynonymsPOMS test
ReferencesPAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 898 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Profile of mood state test",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A psychological assessment tool designed to measure transient mood states and changes in mood over time. It typically consists of a series of adjectives that respondents rate according to how well they describe their feelings during a specified period. The test yields scores across several mood dimensions, such as tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, and confusion.",
  "synonyms": [
    "POMS test"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 898 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/profile-of-mood-state-test/"
}

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