Autoaggression and Heteroaggression Test
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Example Questions From the Test
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Autoaggression and Heteroaggression Test - Symptoms and Signs
This measure assesses the direction of aggressive tendencies-whether they are primarily self-directed or directed toward others. Autoaggression and Heteroaggression is intended as a brief screening tool to characterize the predominant orientation of aggressive affect and behavior in clinical or counseling contexts.
The instrument includes 20 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Respondent selections are used to summarize relative elevations in self-directed versus other-directed aggression, which may help guide follow-up clinical interviewing, risk consideration, and treatment planning. Authors are listed as Arnold H. Buss and Leonard Berkowitz.
Interpretation should be integrated with presenting concerns, observed behavior, and relevant history. Autoaggression and Heteroaggression does not establish diagnosis on its own and is best used as one component of a broader, multimethod assessment process.