Paranoia Scale, PS Test - the question form
Questions: 20 · 4 minutes
1. Someone has a grudge against me.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor not applicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
2. Sometimes I feel as if I am being watched.
1 – Not at all applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor inapplicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
3. I believe I was often punished for no reason.
1 – Not at all applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor inapplicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Completely applicable to me
4. Some people are trying to steal my ideas and take credit for them.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
5. My parents and family find more faults in me than they should.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Completely applicable to me
6. No one really cares about what happens to you.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor inapplicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
7. I am sure that life has treated me unfairly.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Absolutely applicable to me
8. Most people are more likely to use dishonest means to make a profit or gain an advantage than to refrain from doing so.
1 – Not at all applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor inapplicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Completely applicable to me
9. I often wonder what hidden motives someone might have for doing something kind for me.
1 – Completely inapplicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor inapplicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
10. It is safer not to trust anyone.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Does not apply to me
3 – Neutral
4 – Applies to me
5 – Definitely applies to me
11. I have often felt that strangers were looking at me critically.
1 – Not applicable to me at all
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Somewhat in between
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
12. Most people make friends because friends can be useful to them.
1 – Not at all applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
13. Someone tried to influence my mind.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Does not apply to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applies to me
5 – Applies to me perfectly
14. I was sure that people had been talking about me behind my back.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
15. Most people, deep down, do not like making an effort to help others.
1 – Completely not applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor not applicable
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Completely applicable to me
16. I tend to be wary of people who are friendlier than I expected.
1 – Not at all applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Neither applicable nor inapplicable to me
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
17. People have said insulting or unkind things about me.
1 – Not at all applicable to me
2 – Not applicable to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applicable to me
5 – Definitely applicable to me
18. People often disappoint me.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Does not apply to me
3 – Neither applies nor does not apply
4 – Applies to me
5 – Definitely applies to me
19. I am concerned that people in the street, in cars, in shops, etc., are watching me.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Does not apply to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applies to me
5 – Applies to me completely
20. I have often noticed that people envy my good ideas because they did not think of them first.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Does not apply to me
3 – Somewhere in between
4 – Applies to me
5 – Definitely applies to me