Brief Personality Disorder Questionnaire, PID-5-BF Test - the question form
Questions: 25 · 5 minutes
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1. People would describe me as reckless.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
2. I often act on impulse.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
3. Even though I know it is wrong, I still make rash decisions.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
4. I often feel that what I do does not matter.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
5. Others see me as an irresponsible person.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
6. I do not plan ahead.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
7. My thoughts are often hard for others to understand.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
8. I worry about almost everything.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
9. I get upset easily, often for no real reason.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
10. What I fear most is being alone.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
11. I get stuck on one way of doing things, even when it is clear it is not working.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
12. I have seen things that were not really there.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
13. I avoid romantic relationships.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
14. I am not interested in friendships.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
15. I get irritated easily by all sorts of things.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
16. I do not like to get too close to people.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
17. Nothing bad will happen if I hurt someone else’s feelings.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
18. I rarely get excited about anything.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes false or false to some extent
3 – Sometimes true or true to some extent
4 – Very true or often true
19. I crave attention.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
20. I often have to deal with people who are less important than I am.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
21. I often have thoughts that seem quite reasonable to me, but others find them strange.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
22. I use people to get what I want.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
23. I often “space out” and then suddenly come to and realize that a lot of time has passed.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
24. Things around me often feel unreal, or, on the contrary, more real than usual.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
25. I use others to get what I want.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
1. Others see me as reckless.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
2. I feel like I act on impulse.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
3. Even though I know it is wrong, I still make rash decisions.
1 - Very false or often false
2 - Sometimes or somewhat false
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
4. I often feel that what I do does not matter.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
5. Others see me as irresponsible.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
6. I am not good at planning ahead.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
7. My thoughts are often hard for others to understand.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
8. I worry about almost everything.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
9. I get upset easily, often for no apparent reason.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
10. I am most afraid of being alone.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
11. I get stuck on one way of doing things, even when it is clear it does not work.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
12. I have seen things that were not really there.
1 - Very untrue or often untrue
2 - Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
13. I avoid romantic relationships.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
14. I am not interested in having friendships.
1 - Very false or often false
2 - Sometimes or somewhat false
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
15. I get irritated easily by all sorts of things.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
16. I do not like to get too close to people.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
17. Nothing terrible will happen if I hurt someone else's feelings.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
18. I rarely feel enthusiastic about anything.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
19. I crave attention.
1 - Very false or often false
2 - Sometimes or somewhat false
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
20. I often have to deal with people who are less important than I am.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
21. I often have thoughts that seem perfectly reasonable to me, but others find them strange.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
22. I use people to get what I want.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
23. I often “space out” and then suddenly come to and realize that a lot of time has passed.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes untrue or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes true or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
24. Things around me often feel unreal, or more real than usual.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
25. I can easily take advantage of others to get what I want.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true