This Avoidant Personality Disorder Test can help determine whether you might have the symptoms of Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD). Use the test’s results to decide if you need to see a doctor or other mental health professional to further discuss diagnosis and treatment of Avoidant Personality Disorder
Instructions: Please, read the statements listed below, and for each item indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement
I avoid work that require active personal interaction
I fear criticism, disapproval, or rejection
I try not to get involved with people unless I’m certain that they like me
I’m reserved within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed
I’m preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations
I can’t relax in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy
I regard myself as socially inept
I regard myself as personally unappealing
I consider myself inferior to others
I avoid taking personal risks because it could prove my inadequacy
I avoid to be engaged in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing
The Avoidant Personality Disorder Test is based on the diagnostic criteria of APD. The main symptoms of the disorder includes: avoidance of occupational activities that need significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection; unwillingness of being involved with people unless certain of being liked; restraint within close relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed; reluctance of testing yourself to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing.
This test covers all the above-mentioned symptoms. However, as any other self-reported test, it does not replace proper professional assessment. If your score indicates that, you have a probability of having an avoidant personality disorder, but proper mental health assessment does not find any, it means that the test is mistaken in your case and provided a false-positive result.
