Karpman Drama Triangle Test - the question form

Questions: 18 · 4 minutes

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1. I feel helpless around other people.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Rather disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Rather agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

2. I use other people to serve my own interests before they use me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

3. I tend to drop everything if others need help.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

4. I feel uncomfortable when I have to ask for something for myself.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

5. I would punish someone if they said something insulting about me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

6. I feel guilty if I do not have time to help others.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Not sure

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

7. Other people are incompetent and weak.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

8. I am too generous and giving.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

9. I feel that I cannot do anything properly.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

10. I like rescuing people and making things right.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Not sure

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

11. I put other people's needs before my own.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

12. I need help from others to solve my problems.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

13. I am in control when I interact with others.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

14. People tend to leave me, reject me, or abandon me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

15. Making others happy is more important than making myself happy.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

16. I apologize even when I am not in the wrong.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

17. I try very hard to make other people happy.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

18. It is very easy to dominate other people.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

1. I feel helpless around other people.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

2. I use people for my own benefit before they use me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

3. I tend to drop everything I am doing if others need help.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Rather disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Rather agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

4. I feel uncomfortable when I have to ask for something for myself.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

5. I would punish someone if they said something insulting to me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

6. I feel guilty if I do not have time to help others.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

7. Other people are incompetent and weak.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

8. I am too kind and generous.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

9. I feel like I cannot do anything properly.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

10. I like to rescue people and fix things.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

11. I put other people's needs before my own.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Rather disagree

4 – Not sure

5 – Rather agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

12. I need help from others to solve my problems.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Rather disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Rather agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

13. I am in control of the situation when I interact with others.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Not sure

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

14. People tend to leave, reject, or abandon me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

15. Making others happy is more important than making myself happy.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Rather disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Rather agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

16. I apologize even when I am not at fault.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

17. I try very hard to make the people around me happy.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

18. It is very easy to dominate other people.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Cannot decide

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

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