New Apathy Scale Test

Understand your level of indifference, motivation, and emotional engagement in about 3 minutes. Fast 12 items make it easy to spot early burnout signs and guide supportive next steps.

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Questions: 123 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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27/48

Apathy Scale (AS)

Measures the severity of apathetic symptoms such as reduced interest, motivation, and emotional engagement.

Low apathy

Moderate apathy

High apathy

12 – 17: Low apathy | 18 – 31: Moderate apathy | 32 – 48: High apathy

A score of 27 falls in the moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not pronounced level of apathy-related indifference and reduced motivation.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Burned-out high achievers

41%OF USERS

People who still function at work or school but feel emotionally flat, unmotivated, and detached from what used to matter.

Worried about emotional numbness

34%OF USERS

Those noticing growing indifference toward themselves, others, or daily life and wanting a quick reality check.

Clinicians screening clients

25%OF USERS

Psychologists, therapists, and researchers who use a brief tool to spot early apathy in otherwise healthy participants.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Apathy Scale (AS)

Average

Normal range

28.3 — 39.6

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a set of statements about various thoughts and feelings that many people experience from time to time. Please rate how accurately each statement reflects your experience over the past month, using the response scale provided.

- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Agree

These are 3 of the 12 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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New Apathy Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

apathy

This brief self-report measure is used to screen for apathy-related symptoms that may affect motivation, interest, and emotional engagement. The New Apathy Scale provides a rapid snapshot of apathy severity in individuals who may otherwise appear generally functional.

The instrument consists of 12 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. It is intended to support clinical or research decision-making by identifying the presence and relative degree of apathy-related features and can be used as a starting point for follow-up assessment or clinical interview. The New Apathy Scale is commonly attributed to Robert D. Marin.

Author: Robert D. Marin

Literature: Marin, R. S. Apathy: A neuropsychiatric syndrome. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 1991.