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Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help

Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help Test

Understand how someone feels about getting professional mental health support in about 6 minutes. Quick, research-based results reveal comfort level and barriers to care for better engagement.

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53/87

Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help (ATSPPH)

Measures how positively a person views seeking professional psychological help and their willingness to consider using it.

Negative attitude

Mixed/reluctant

Positive attitude

0 – 49: Negative attitude | 50 – 63: Mixed/reluctant | 64 – 87: Positive attitude

A score of 53 suggests recognition of the potential benefits of professional help, alongside some hesitation or reluctance to seek it.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Therapy-curious adults

41%OF USERS

People considering counseling take it to gauge their comfort level, doubts, and readiness to talk with a professional.

Counselors and psychologists

34%OF USERS

Mental health professionals use it to spot client barriers to help-seeking and tailor encouragement or psychoeducation.

Student and social researchers

25%OF USERS

Researchers and students include it in studies to measure attitudes toward psychological help across groups or over time.

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Attitude Towards Psychological Help (ATPH)

Average

38.7

Normal range

23.8 — 53.6

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures attitudes and feelings about seeking help from mental health professionals. It also reflects comfort with discussing personal problems and openness to receiving treatment.

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

Completion typically takes about 6 minutes. The questionnaire contains 29 statements.

How should items be answered?

Read each statement and select the response option that best matches the current view. Answer all items using the same response scale provided.

How should scores be interpreted?

Higher scores generally indicate more favorable attitudes toward professional psychological help, while lower scores suggest greater reluctance. Results support screening and discussion; they do not provide a clinical diagnosis.

What are common reasons for using this measure?

It is used to identify barriers to help-seeking and to guide outreach or treatment engagement efforts. It may also be used in research on attitudes toward mental health services.

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Attitude Towards Seeking Professional Help Test

Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure assesses an individual’s beliefs, feelings, and general disposition toward obtaining formal psychological services. Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help is commonly used to characterize perceived barriers and openness to engaging with mental health professionals (E. H. Fischer & J. L. Turner).

The instrument consists of 29 items and typically requires about 6 minutes to complete. Responses can help inform clinical formulation and treatment planning by identifying attitudinal factors that may influence willingness to seek care; Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help is not a diagnostic tool and should be interpreted in the context of other clinical information.

Author: E. H. Fischer, J. L. Turner

Literature: VandenBos, G. R. APA dictionary of psychology. American Psychological Association. 2015.; Fisher, E., & Turner, J. Orientations to seeking professional help: Development and research utility of an attitude scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1970.

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