Basic Personal Needs, BPNSS Test - the question form
Questions: 21 · 4 minutes
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1. I feel free to make important life decisions.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
2. I interact with people I like.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
3. I generally feel incompetent.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
4. I often feel pressured by others.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
5. People who know me say that I am good at what I do.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
6. I am able to get along with others.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Not true
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
7. I often keep to myself and do not seek a large number of social contacts.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
8. I generally do not hesitate to express my ideas and opinions.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Rather untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Rather true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
9. I consider the people I usually spend time with to be my friends.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
10. Recently, I have learned new and interesting skills.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
11. In my daily life, I often have to do what I am told.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
12. People care about me.
1 – Absolutely false
2 – False
3 – Mostly false
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
13. I usually feel a sense of accomplishment from what I do.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
14. The people I interact with on a daily basis are attentive to my feelings.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
15. Most of the time, I do not have the opportunity to show what I am capable of.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
16. I have few close relationships.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
17. I tend to be myself in my everyday life.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
18. The people I usually spend time with do not seem to like me as much.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
19. I often feel incapable of doing anything.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
20. I do not have many opportunities to decide for myself what I do.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
21. People are generally friendly toward me.
1 – Absolutely false
2 – False
3 – Mostly false
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
1. I feel free to make important life decisions.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
2. I spend time with people I like.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Don't know
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
3. In general, I feel that I am not competent enough.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Don't know
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
4. I often feel pressured by others.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
5. People who know me say that I am good at what I do.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Don't know
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
6. I get along well with others.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
7. I often keep my distance and do not seek a lot of social contact.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Somewhat not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
8. I usually do not hesitate to express my ideas and opinions.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
9. I consider the people I usually interact with to be my friends.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
10. Recently, I have developed new and interesting skills.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
11. In my daily life, I often have to do what I am told.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
12. People care about me.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
13. I usually feel a sense of accomplishment from what I do.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
14. The people I interact with on a daily basis are attentive to my feelings.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Not true
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Don't know
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
15. Most of the time, I do not have the opportunity to show what I am capable of.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
16. I have few close relationships.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
17. I tend to be myself in my everyday life.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Mostly untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
18. The people I usually interact with do not seem to like me as much.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Mostly not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
19. I often feel incapable of doing anything.
1 – Absolutely untrue
2 – Untrue
3 – Somewhat untrue
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
20. I do not have many opportunities to decide for myself what I do.
1 – Absolutely not true
2 – Not true
3 – Somewhat not true
4 – Not sure
5 – Somewhat true
6 – True
7 – Completely true
21. People are generally friendly toward me.
1 – Absolutely false
2 – False
3 – Mostly false
4 – Not sure
5 – Mostly true
6 – True
7 – Completely true