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Questionnaire for Assessing the Subjective Concept of Morbidity Test

In about 5 minutes, this 22 item check-in clarifies how someone sees their mental health and its impact on daily life. It supports tailored treatment planning and helps anticipate engagement with therapy.

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Questions: 225 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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Destructive Consequences of Psychosis (DCoP)

Measures the extent to which a person perceives a psychotic episode as having had destructive consequences for their life and future prospects.

Minimal/No destructive impact

Elevated destructive impact

-3 – 0: Minimal/No destructive impact | 1 – 3: Elevated destructive impact

A score of 1 suggests an elevated tendency to view the psychotic episode as having negatively affected life or future prospects.

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Constructive Consequences of Psychosis (CCoP)

Measures the extent to which a person can identify positive resources and opportunities for growth in the aftermath of psychotic experiences.

Low constructive view

Neutral/mixed view

High constructive view

-3 – -1: Low constructive view | 0: Neutral/mixed view | 1 – 3: High constructive view

A score of 0 suggests a neutral or mixed interpretation, with neither a clear tendency to find constructive meaning nor to dismiss potential positive changes from the experience.

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Negative Experience of Symptoms (NEoS)

Measures how unpleasant or burdensome the person perceives their psychotic symptoms to be.

Low burden

Neutral/mixed

High burden

-3 – -1: Low burden | 0: Neutral/mixed | 1 – 3: High burden

A score of 0 indicates a neutral or mixed perception of symptoms, without a distinctly burdensome negative experience.

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Positive Experience of Symptoms (PEoS)

Assesses the extent to which a person perceives their psychotic symptoms as having positive or enriching aspects versus not.

Low positive meaning

Mixed/neutral meaning

High positive meaning

-3 – -1: Low positive meaning | 0: Mixed/neutral meaning | 1 – 3: High positive meaning

A score of -1 suggests a low tendency to view symptoms as positive or personally enriching.

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Onset of Psychosis (OoP)

Measures how strongly the person perceives the onset of psychosis as a non-random event with identifiable antecedents in prior life experiences.

Less pronounced pattern

Typical/neutral

More pronounced pattern

-3 – -1: Less pronounced pattern | 0: Typical/neutral | 1 – 3: More pronounced pattern

A score of 0 indicates a typical, neutral sense that the development of psychosis is neither especially linked nor unlinked to prior life experiences compared with the general population.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People starting treatment

41%OF USERS

Individuals newly diagnosed or beginning therapy use it to clarify how they view their condition and what they expect from treatment.

Patients in ongoing care

34%OF USERS

People already in outpatient or inpatient care take it to track how the illness affects daily life and motivation over time.

Clinicians planning interventions

25%OF USERS

Mental health professionals use it to understand a patient’s inner attitude toward illness and tailor psycho-correction and medication support.

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

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Destructive consequences of psychosis (Dcop)

Average

-1.1

Normal range

-2.1 — -0.1

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-3

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Constructive consequences of psychosis (Ccop)

Average

-0.1

Normal range

-1.1 — 0.9

min.

-3

max.

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Negative experience of symptoms (Neos)

Average

-0.9

Normal range

-1.9 — 0

min.

-3

max.

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Positive Experience of Symptoms (PEoS)

Average

-0.7

Normal range

-1.7 — 0.4

min.

-3

max.

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The Onset of Psychosis (TOoP)

Average

-0.7

Normal range

-1.5 — 0.2

min.

-3

max.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please read the statements below, which describe different ways of perceiving and understanding psychosis. Please select the response option that most accurately reflects your view of each statement.

- Matches your view
- Almost matches your view
- Does not quite match your view
- Does not match your view at all
- Matches your view
- Almost matches your view
- Does not quite match your view
- Does not match your view at all
- Matches your view
- Almost matches your view
- Does not quite match your view
- Does not match your view at all

These are 3 of the 22 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Questionnaire for Assessing the Subjective Concept of Morbidity Test - Symptoms and Signs

attitude towards illness

psychopathology

schizophrenia

This measure is designed to elicit a patient’s subjective understanding of illness and its perceived impact on functioning. The Questionnaire for Assessing the Subjective Concept of Morbidity provides a structured way to capture beliefs, concerns, and perceived consequences that may be clinically relevant.

The instrument includes 22 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. It is intended to support clinical formulation by clarifying the individual’s illness representation and related expectations, and it may inform treatment planning and patient-clinician communication. Development is attributed to Howard Leventhal and John B. Weinman.

Scores from the Questionnaire for Assessing the Subjective Concept of Morbidity should be interpreted in the context of the referral question, clinical interview findings, and other available assessment data.

Author: Howard Leventhal, John B. Weinman

Literature: Leventhal, H., Meyer, D., & Nerenz, D. The common sense representation of illness danger. In S. Rachman (Ed.), Medical psychology. Pergamon Press. 1980.