Interoception is the ability to identify, access, understand, and respond to the patterns and signals inside your body. This can happen consciously or unconsciously, AND for many, it's a skill that can be learned and/or improved.
The MAIA-2 assessment is one of many ways to track the progress of trauma resilience-building skills.
About the MAIA-2:
This questionnaire was funded by the National Institute of Health (NCCAM/NCCIH) and is available in the public domain. (Hooray for freely sharing healthcare & science!) A good way to think of the MAIA-2 is as a science-approved measuring stick for your interoception skills.
Directions:
- The MAIA-2 assessment consists of 37 questions.
- You're asked to indicate how often each statement applies to you generally in daily life, with 0=Never and 5=Always
- After submitting your answers, the confirmation screen will have your score automatically calculated.
- Note: Your data is not tracked or stored. Alternatively, to maintain full anonymity, you may print the assessment and self-scoring via the .pdf
Clients are encouraged to discuss their scores in an upcoming client call. :-)
More information on the MAIA, related scholarly studies, and related resources are available here: http://www.osher.ucsf.edu/maia/
Take the MAIA-2 Assessment Online Here (FREE!)
- A Youth Version is available (MAIA-Y): items for age 7 – 17 and a Card Deck
- A Short-Form has been validated in a non-clinical sample in Poland. Link.
- A validated version for pregnant people (MAIA-Preg)
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