Attitudes Toward Death Scale Test

Understand how you relate to mortality and how it affects your well-being in 2 minutes. Get clear insights that support therapy, coping, and fuller living.

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October 2, 2025

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-1/13

Attitudes Toward Death (ATD)

Measures a person’s overall stance toward death, from pessimistic and fear-tinged to more accepting and optimistic.

Pessimistic

Ambivalent

Optimistic

-13 – -1: Pessimistic | 0 – 3: Ambivalent | 4 – 13: Optimistic

A score of -1 suggests a mildly pessimistic attitude toward death, indicating more discomfort or negative expectations than acceptance.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Anxious About Mortality

41%OF USERS

People who feel frequent fear of death or dying and want to understand whether it’s affecting their mood, sleep, and daily choices.

Processing Loss or Illness

34%OF USERS

Those coping with grief, a serious diagnosis, or a loved one’s declining health who want to check their readiness and sources of support.

Meaning and Life Priorities

25%OF USERS

Individuals in a life transition who want to reflect on life satisfaction, acceptance of life’s limits, and what they want to focus on now.

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Attitude Towards Death (ATD)

Average

1.1

Normal range

-2.5 — 4.8

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-13

max.

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It screens attitudes toward personal mortality, including acceptance of life’s end and related emotional strain. It also covers life satisfaction, resilience, and perceived support near end of life.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 2 minutes. The questionnaire includes 10 items.

Who is this questionnaire intended for?

It is suitable for adults in counseling, bereavement support, or personal development settings. It may be useful when death anxiety or avoidance of end-of-life topics is a concern.

How should the items be answered?

Select the response that best matches typical thoughts and feelings rather than an ideal response. Answer all items based on the first reasonable impression.

How should results be interpreted and used?

Results indicate the relative level of acceptance, fear, coping confidence, and perceived support. They are a screening aid and should be interpreted alongside clinical judgment and additional assessment when needed.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Attitudes Toward Death Scale Test

existential psychology attitude toward death

This brief self-report measure is designed to assess individuals’ attitudes and emotional responses related to mortality. The Attitudes Toward Death Scale provides a structured snapshot of death-related concerns that may be clinically relevant in discussions of existential distress, adjustment, and coping.

The measure contains 10 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. Items reflect general themes such as acceptance of death, death-related fear or avoidance, and perceived coping or support, and results are intended to inform clinical formulation and guide follow-up assessment rather than serve as a standalone diagnostic indicator.

Originally developed by H. M. Lefcourt and R. A. Neimeyer, the Attitudes Toward Death Scale may be used as a screening or discussion aid in psychotherapy, grief-related work, and other settings where death-related beliefs and anxiety are clinically salient.

Author: H. M. Lefcourt, R. A. Neimeyer

Literature: Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T., & Gesser, G. Death attitude profile-revised: a multidimensional measure of attitudes toward death. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Death anxiety handbook: research, instrumentation, and application. Taylor & Francis. 1994.

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