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General eligibility to complete the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) includes: being 18 years of age or older and having the capacity to understand and complete the questionnaire.
I could be experiencing some emotion and not beconscious of it until sometime later.
It seems I am "running on automatic," without muchawareness of what I’m doing.
I rush through activities without being really attentiveto them.
I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that Ilose touch with what I'm doing right now to getthere.
I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being awareof what I'm doing.
I find myself listening to someone with one ear, doingsomething else at the same time.
I drive places on "automatic pilot" and then wonderhow I got there.
I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past.
I find myself doing things without paying attention.
I snack without being aware that I'm eating.
I break or spill things because of carelessness, notpaying attention, or thinking of something else.
I find it difficult to stay focused on what's happeningin the present.
I tend to walk quickly to get where I'm going withoutpaying attention to what I experience along the way.
I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension ordiscomfort until they really grab my attention.
I forget a person's name almost as soon as I've beentold it for the first time.