Modified Personality Inventory, PID-5-BF+M Test - the question form
Questions: 36 · 7 minutes
1. My emotional reactions are much stronger than those of almost everyone else.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
2. I am good at deceiving others.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
3. I often handle my own and other people's belongings carelessly.
1 – Completely untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Completely true or often true
4. I keep my distance from other people.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
5. I often see unusual connections between things that other people do not notice.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
6. Even if it drives other people crazy, I insist that everything be perfect.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
7. I am always worrying about something.
1 - Very false or often false
2 - Sometimes or somewhat false
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
8. Sometimes you have to exaggerate to get ahead.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
9. I feel like I act only on impulse.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
10. Nothing really interests me.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
11. People have told me that the way I think is very strange.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
12. It is important to me that everything is done a certain way.
1 - Very false or often false
2 - Sometimes or somewhat false
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
13. I worry a lot about possibly being alone.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
14. I deserve special treatment.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
15. I lose track of conversations because something else catches my attention.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
16. I prefer not to have romantic relationships in my life.
1 – Completely untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Completely true or often true
17. This is strange, but sometimes ordinary things seem to me to be a different shape than usual.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
18. I always try to make things perfect, even when they are already as good as they can be.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
19. I get upset easily, often for almost no reason.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes false or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes true or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
20. I use others for my own benefit.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
21. I often forget to pay bills.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
22. I do not like spending time with other people.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
23. The strangest things have happened to me that are hard to describe.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
24. I do everything in a very specific way.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
25. 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
26. I will lie if it benefits me.
1 - Very false or often false
2 - Sometimes or somewhat false
3 - Sometimes or somewhat true
4 - Very true or often true
27. I know it is wrong, but I still make rash decisions.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
28. I rarely feel excited about anything.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
29. I have a few habits that people find strange or eccentric.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
30. People have told me that I spend a lot of time making sure everything is in its proper place.
1 – Very false or often false
2 – Sometimes or somewhat false
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
31. I cannot tolerate being alone, even for a few hours.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
32. 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
33. I am easily distracted.
1 – Not at all true or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
34. I end relationships as soon as they start to become close.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
35. Sometimes I look at a familiar object and it seems as if I am seeing it for the first time.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true
36. People complain that I always need things to be done in a certain order.
1 – Very untrue or often untrue
2 – Sometimes or somewhat untrue
3 – Sometimes or somewhat true
4 – Very true or often true