Home1
Psychological tests2
Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP)3

Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) Test

Understand daily functioning and social engagement in about 1 minute. Four quick ratings pinpoint strengths and support needs fast for care planning and research.

Start Online Test

Questions: 41 minute

08:30

October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
Material has been updated

October 2, 2025
Material has been published

23,266 views

2,186 completions

1,739 likes

Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

example score

4/6

Socially Useful Activities (SUA)

Assesses the degree of impairment in socially beneficial activity such as work, study, and fulfilling daily responsibilities.

Low impairment

Moderate impairment

High impairment

1 – 2: Low impairment | 3 – 4: Moderate impairment | 5 – 6: High impairment

A score of 4 indicates moderate impairment, suggesting noticeable difficulties in maintaining socially useful activities while some functioning may still be present.

example score

3/6

Social Relationships (SR)

Assesses the degree of impairment in maintaining social relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

Low impairment

Moderate impairment

High impairment

1 – 2: Low impairment | 3 – 4: Moderate impairment | 5 – 6: High impairment

A score of 3 indicates a moderate level of difficulty in establishing or maintaining social contacts.

example score

3/6

Self-Care (SC)

Assesses impairment in the ability to carry out basic self-care tasks such as hygiene, feeding, and daily self-maintenance.

Low difficulty

Moderate difficulty

High difficulty

1 – 2: Low difficulty | 3 – 4: Moderate difficulty | 5 – 6: High difficulty

A score of 3 indicates moderate difficulty with self-care, suggesting some challenges with routine hygiene or daily self-maintenance while retaining partial independence.

example score

5/6

Aggressive Behavior (AB)

Measures the intensity of verbal and physical aggressive behavior and related difficulty controlling aggression.

Low

Moderate

High

1 – 2: Low | 3 – 4: Moderate | 5 – 6: High

A score of 5 falls in the High range, indicating frequent or intense aggressive behavior with marked difficulty regulating it.

Start Online Test

just completed the test

DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Clinicians monitoring schizophrenia care

46%OF USERS

Psychiatrists and mental health clinicians use it to quickly rate everyday functioning and track changes to guide treatment decisions.

Researchers and trial coordinators

34%OF USERS

Clinical researchers use it as a brief outcome measure to compare personal and social functioning across time or study groups.

Community support case managers

20%OF USERS

Social workers and rehabilitation staff use it to pinpoint practical support needs in work, self-care, and social participation.

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

Benchmarking

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.

a) socially beneficial activity (asba)

Average

2.4

Normal range

1.6 — 3.1

min.

max.

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

b) social relationships (bsr)

Average

4.6

Normal range

3.7 — 5.4

min.

max.

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

c) self-care (cs)

Average

3.7

Normal range

3 — 4.5

min.

max.

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

d) aggressive behavior (dab)

Average

2.9

Normal range

2.2 — 3.7

min.

max.

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

Start Online Test

Featured On

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Rate the patient according to the level of functional impairment observed over the past 7 days. This scale assesses impairment in four primary domains of functioning. To determine the degree of difficulty, follow the specified operational rating criteria.

- Absent
- Mild: known only to very close people
- Marked: difficulties are evident to anyone around the patient, but do not substantially and negatively affect the patient’s ability to perform functions in this domain, taking into account the patient’s sociocultural status, age, sex, and level of education
- Severe: difficulties greatly interfere with functioning in this domain; however, the patient is still able to function without professional or social assistance, even if not always adequately and/or only episodically; with assistance, he/she can reach the previous level of functioning
- Very severe: difficulties make functioning in this domain impossible without professional assistance, or lead to destructive behavior, but there is no danger to life
- Extremely severe: impairments and difficulties are so severe that the patient’s life is in danger
- Absent
- Mild: known only to very close people
- Manifest: difficulties are obvious to anyone in the patient’s environment, but do not have a substantial negative impact on the patient’s ability to carry out functions in this area, taking into account the patient’s sociocultural status, age, sex, and level of education
- Marked: difficulties greatly interfere with functioning in this area; however, the patient is still able to function without professional or social assistance, although not always adequately and/or only intermittently; with help from others, he/she can reach the previous level of functioning
- Severe: difficulties make it impossible to function in this area without professional assistance, or lead to destructive behavior, but there is no threat to life
- Very severe: impairments and difficulties are so pronounced that the patient’s life is in danger
- Absent
- Mild: known only to very close people
- Moderate: difficulties are obvious to anyone around the patient, but do not have a substantial negative impact on the patient’s ability to carry out functions in this area, taking into account the patient’s sociocultural status, age, sex, and educational level
- Marked: difficulties greatly interfere with functioning in this area; nevertheless, the patient is still able to function without professional or social assistance, although not always adequately and/or intermittently; with assistance from others, he/she is able to achieve the previous level of functioning
- Severe: difficulties make functioning in this area impossible without professional help, or lead to destructive behavior; however, there is no threat to life
- Very severe: impairments and difficulties are so pronounced that the patient’s life is in danger

These are 3 of the 4 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

Start Online Test

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) Test - Symptoms and Signs

psychopathology

schizophrenia

This measure is used to rate everyday functioning in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum conditions. The Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) provides a brief clinician-rated profile of current personal and social functioning across key domains.

It consists of 4 items and typically takes about 1 minutes to complete. Ratings focus on observable performance in areas such as socially useful activities, interpersonal relationships, self-care, and disruptive or aggressive behaviors, supporting clinical documentation and tracking of change over time.

Developed by Morosini, P., the Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) is commonly used in clinical and research settings as a rapid index of functional status to inform treatment planning and rehabilitation goals.

Author: Morosini, P.

Literature: Morosini, P. L., Magliano, L., Brambilla, L., Ugolini, S., & Pioli, R. Development, reliability and acceptability of a new version of the DSM-IV social and occupational functioning assessment scale (SOFAS) to assess routine social functioning. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2000.