Isilinganiso sokucindezeleka kukaBekk sanikezwa yi-American Psychotherapist Aaron Temkin Beck, ngo-1961. Yakhiwe ngesisekelo sokubheka okwelashwa kweziguli ezinezimpawu zokucindezeleka nokuhlolwa kwezikhalo ngokuvamile ezenziwa iziguli.
Ngemva kokuhlola ngokucophelela izincwadi, eziqukethe izimpawu nezincazelo zokucindezeleka, isazi sengqondo se-American senza isikali sokuhlola ukucindezeleka kukaBekk, wabeka uhlu lwemibuzo enezigaba ezingu-21 zezikhalo nezibonakaliso zokucindezeleka. Isigaba ngasinye sinezitatimende ezingu-4-5, ezihambisana nokubonakaliswa okuqondile okuhlukahlukene kokucindezeleka.
Ekuqaleni, lemibuzo ingasetshenziswa kuphela ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe (isazi sezengqondo, isazi sezenhlalo noma i-psychotherapist). Kwakudingeka afunde ngokuzwakalayo izinto ezivela esigabeni ngasinye, emva kwalokho isiguli sakhetha isitatimende, okuso, ngokubona kwakhe, sasihambisana nesimo samanje sesiguli. Ngokusho izimpendulo ezinikezwe isiguli ekupheleni kweseshini, lochwepheshe walungisa izinga lokucindezeleka kwi-Beck esikalini, emva kwalokho ikhophi yohlu lwababuzo lunikezwa isiguli, ukuze alandele ukuthuthukiswa noma ukuwohloka kwesimo sakhe.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, inqubo yokuhlola yenziwe lula. Njengamanje, kulula kakhulu ukunquma izinga lokucindezeleka ku-Bek scale. Lemibuzo ikhishwa isiguli, futhi yena ngokwakhe ugcwalisa zonke izinto. Emva kwalokho, angabona imiphumela yokuhlolwa ngokwakhe, athole iziphetho ezifanele futhi afune usizo lochwepheshe.
Ukubala kwezinkomba zezinga le-Bek ithemba lokungathembeki kungaba kanje: iphuzu ngalinye lesilinganiso linomlinganiselo kusuka ku-0 kuya ku-3, kuye ngokuthi ubukhulu bezimpawu. Inani lazo zonke amaphuzu lisuka ku-0 kuya ku-62, futhi kuncike ezingeni lokucindezeleka kwesiguli. Imiphumela ye-Beck test test ihunyushwa kanje:
- 0-9 - ukungabikho kokucindezeleka;
- 10-15 - ukucindezeleka okuncane;
- 16-19 - ukucindezeleka okulinganiselwe;
- 20-29 - ukucindezeleka okukhulu;
- 30-63 - ukucindezeleka okukhulu;
Izinga lokucindezeleka esilinganisweni se-Beck sinama-subscales amabili:
- i-subscale-affective subscale (i-CA);
- ukubonakaliswa okubonakalayo kwe-somatic kokucindezeleka (i-SP).
I-Beck Depression Assessment Scale isetshenziswa kahle namuhla. Le nqubo isibe ukutholakala okunembile ngempela. Akuvumela nje ukuhlola izinga lokucindezeleka, kodwa futhi ukukhetha ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kakhulu.