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Intermittent Explosive Disorder Test

Anger Issues Test Free - Do I Have Anger Issues Quiz - FreudlyFree Anger Issues Test based on IED criteria. Screen outburst frequency, impulse control, and real-world impact across 77 items. Educational results with next steps in 10 minutes.en
Designed for people who want to understand recurring anger and loss of control, the anger issues test contains 77 questions and takes about 10 minutes. Your result highlights patterns in impulse control, outburst frequency, and life impact, offering a practical starting point for self-reflection and recognizing consequences.
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How the Scales are Structured

Impulse Control DifficultyICD
Assesses how hard it is to stop, delay, or de-escalate anger once triggered and whether it feels like it escalates quickly or becomes out of control.
example score11/20
11/20Moderate difficultyexample score
0 – 6Lower difficulty
7 – 13Moderate difficulty
14 – 20Higher difficulty
A score of 11 falls in the Moderate difficulty range, suggesting you sometimes find it challenging to slow down or regain control once anger is triggered.
Life Impact & AftermathLI&A
Measures how much anger outbursts lead to functional consequences and emotional aftermath such as regret, shame, or repair attempts.
example score6/20
6/20Low impactexample score
0 – 6Low impact
7 – 13Moderate impact
14 – 20High impact
A score of 6 suggests relatively limited life disruption and emotional fallout from outbursts, though some negative consequences may still occur.
Outburst FrequencyOF
Measures how often anger outbursts occur and how persistently they recur over time.
example score11/20
11/20Moderate frequencyexample score
0 – 6Low frequency
7 – 13Moderate frequency
14 – 20High frequency
A score of 11 falls in the Moderate frequency range, suggesting outbursts occur with some regularity rather than rarely or very often.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Anger Feels Uncontrollable
41%OF USERS
People who have sudden, intense outbursts and worry their reactions are out of proportion or hard to stop.
Relationship Conflict and Regret
34%OF USERS
People whose anger has led to fights with partners, family, or friends and who often feel guilt or shame afterward.
Work or Legal Consequences
25%OF USERS
People noticing anger-related problems like warnings at work, financial fallout, or run-ins with authority and wanting clarity on patterns and next steps.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Shaded area — where most people score
Dot — the average
You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test
Impulse Control DifficultyICD
You?
Average10
Typical rangeTypical6.9 – 13.1
Possible0 – 20
Life Impact & AftermathLI&A
You?
Average6.1
Typical rangeTypical3.5 – 8.7
Possible0 – 20
Outburst FrequencyOF
You?
Average7.7
Typical rangeTypical5.1 – 10.2
Possible0 – 20
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree
    • Not sure
    • Agree
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree
    • Not sure
    • Agree
These are 3 of the 77 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Intermittent Explosive Disorder Test - Description and methodology of the test

aggression
anger

People who notice recurring explosive reactions, rapid escalation, or damaging consequences may use this anger test to organize what they are experiencing. The anger issues test focuses on patterns that can be difficult to judge during or immediately after an outburst. Its result provides a profile of impulse control, recurrence, and aftermath, helping readers identify which areas deserve closer attention and more deliberate self-reflection.

What This Assessment Explores

This screener examines rapid escalation, difficulty stopping anger, repeated verbal or physical outbursts, and consequences that continue after conflict ends. Items address property damage, conflict with close others, failed coping attempts, regret, and practical disruption. An anger management test can help distinguish ordinary anger from a pattern marked by loss of control and difficult aftermath.

The result separates the pattern into three dimensions:

  • Impulse Control Difficulty (0-20) shows stopping or de-escalation difficulty; Lower difficulty 0-6, Moderate difficulty 7-13, Higher difficulty 14-20.
  • Life Impact & Aftermath (0-20) reflects relationship, work or school, legal or financial, and emotional consequences; Low impact 0-6, Moderate impact 7-13, High impact 14-20.
  • Outburst Frequency (0-20) indicates recurrent verbal or physical episodes; Low frequency 0-6, Moderate frequency 7-13, High frequency 14-20.

Together, the bands show whether the stronger signal concerns regulation, recurrence, or consequences.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Response formats match each item. Statements use four-point agreement choices; other questions ask about frequency, recent time windows, consequences, or event counts, with options such as Never-Often and yes/no selections. This captures both felt loss of control and observable recurrence.

As an anger quiz, the questionnaire groups responses into the three displayed dimensions and reports one score for each. The bands organize the profile; they are not diagnostic cutoffs or confirmation of IED.

The content is conceptually consistent with IED-SQ (Coccaro et al., 2017), a published DSM-5 screening questionnaire for intermittent explosive disorder, but this online questionnaire is not a direct reproduction and should not be assumed to share its standardization. Coccaro (2012) links IED with impulsive aggression; Kulper et al. (2015) examine aggressive-outburst experience; and Rynar and Coccaro (2018) address psychosocial impairment. These sources support the focus on regulation, recurrence, and aftermath without proving identical validity for this version.

Self-reports can shift with memory, current stress, shame, minimization, or limited awareness of others’ experience. Read the result as a structured snapshot of reported patterns, interpreted within its own bands.

Literature:
  • Coccaro, Emil F., Mitchell E. Berman, and Michael S. McCloskey. (2017). Development of a screening questionnaire for DSM-5 intermittent explosive disorder (IED-SQ). Comprehensive Psychiatry, 74, 21-26. 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.12.004
  • Kulper, Daniel A., Evan M. Kleiman, Michael S. McCloskey, Mitchell E. Berman, and Emil F. Coccaro. (2015). The experience of aggressive outbursts in Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Psychiatry Research, 225(3), 710-715. 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.008
  • Coccaro, Emil F. (2012). Intermittent explosive disorder as a disorder of impulsive aggression for DSM-5. American Journal of Psychiatry, 169(6), 577-588. 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11081259
  • Rynar, Lauren, and Emil F. Coccaro. (2018). Psychosocial impairment in DSM-5 intermittent explosive disorder. Psychiatry Research, 264, 91-95. 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.077

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