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Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI)

Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI) Test

In about 10 minutes, it helps clarify borderline personality features and how they differ from neurotic or psychotic symptoms. A fast, validated 51 item screen that supports differential diagnosis and treatment planning.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

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23/51

Total Score (TS)

This scale measures the overall severity of traits associated with borderline personality organization.

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Moderate

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0 – 17: Low | 18 – 34: Moderate | 35 – 51: High

A score of 23 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a mid-level overall severity of borderline-associated traits on this screening measure.

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6/8

Fear of Enmeshment (FoE)

Measures fear of losing individuality and anxiety about being emotionally engulfed in close relationships.

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0 – 2: Low | 3 – 5: Moderate | 6 – 8: High

A score of 6 falls in the High range, suggesting a stronger tendency to feel anxious about closeness and to struggle with maintaining clear interpersonal boundaries.

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2/5

Impaired Reality Testing (IRT)

Measures the tendency toward distorted perception of reality and difficulty accurately evaluating what is real.

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0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4 – 5: High

A score of 2 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional or situational difficulties in reality testing rather than pronounced distortion.

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2/8

Primitive Defenses (PD)

Assesses how strongly a person relies on primitive defense mechanisms such as denial or projection when managing internal distress.

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Moderate use

High use

0 – 2: Low use | 3 – 5: Moderate use | 6 – 8: High use

A score of 2 falls in the Low use range, suggesting relatively limited reliance on primitive defenses in the situations reflected by the items.

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6/10

Identity Diffusion (ID)

Measures how stable and clearly defined a person’s sense of self and personal identity feels over time.

Clear identity

Some identity uncertainty

Marked identity diffusion

0 – 3: Clear identity | 4 – 6: Some identity uncertainty | 7 – 10: Marked identity diffusion

A score of 6 falls in the “Some identity uncertainty” range, suggesting noticeable but not extreme fluctuations in self-definition and inner coherence.

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6/20

Cut-20 (C)

The Cut-20 scale provides an empirical estimate of the likelihood of borderline personality disorder features based on a brief screening score.

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Higher likelihood

0 – 9: Lower likelihood | 10 – 20: Higher likelihood

A score of 6 falls in the 0–9 range, suggesting a lower likelihood of BPD features on this auxiliary screening scale.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Mental health clinicians

44%OF USERS

Psychologists and psychiatrists use it as a quick screen to support differential diagnosis when BPD traits are suspected.

People seeking clarity

34%OF USERS

Individuals who recognize intense mood swings, unstable relationships, or impulsivity take it to understand whether their symptoms resemble BPD.

Students and researchers

22%OF USERS

Graduate students and clinical researchers take it for training, study projects, or to compare borderline features with neurotic or psychotic symptoms.

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Overall score (Os)

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10.6 — 27.4

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Fear of Merging (FoM)

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Checking Distorted Reality (CDR)

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Primitive Defenses (PD)

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5.7

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4.4 — 7.1

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Blurred Identity (BI)

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4.4

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2.5 — 6.2

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Cut-20 (C)

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12.8

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9.8 — 15.8

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It screens for features commonly associated with borderline personality disorder. It also supports differential screening from neurotic and psychotic conditions.

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

Estimated completion time is about 10 minutes. It contains 51 statements.

How should responses be selected?

Read each statement and choose the response that best matches typical thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Answer all items and avoid overthinking individual statements.

Is this a diagnostic tool?

No, it is a screening measure and does not provide a diagnosis by itself. Results should be interpreted alongside clinical interview and other relevant information.

What does a higher score mean?

Higher scores indicate a greater number or intensity of borderline-related features endorsed. Score patterns may help clarify whether reported symptoms fit a borderline profile versus other clinical presentations.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI) Test

borderline disorder psychopathology

This measure is used to screen for features commonly associated with borderline personality pathology. The Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI) is a self-report questionnaire intended to support clinical case formulation and decisions about whether further diagnostic evaluation is indicated.

It includes 51 items and typically takes about 10 minutes to complete. Item content focuses on characteristic symptom domains such as affective instability and interpersonal difficulties, and results are interpreted in the context of clinical history, current presentation, and other assessment data.

The Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI) may be used in outpatient or research settings as a brief adjunct to broader assessment, including differential considerations. The version referenced by psytests.org (2023) should be applied with attention to administration conditions and appropriate clinical interpretation.

Author: psytests.org (2023)

Literature: Leichsenring, F. Development and first results of the Borderline Personality Inventory: A self-report instrument for assessing borderline personality organization. Journal of Personality Assessment. 1999.

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