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Adolescent Crisis Symptom Severity Questionnaire Test

Understand the intensity and types of adolescent crisis symptoms in about 9 minutes. With 44 items, it supports quick decisions, tracking progress, and planning next steps for teens ages 10 to 15.
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How the Scales are Structured
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5/12
Interest in the Inner World (IitIW)
Measures a teenager’s tendency toward self-reflection and interest in understanding their own feelings and experiences.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not strongly pronounced interest in self-exploration and reflection.
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5/12
Hobby-Related Reactions (HR)
Measures how strongly a teenager engages in hobbies and activities as a constructive outlet during adolescence-related stress.
Low engagement
Moderate engagement
High engagement
0 – 4: Low engagement | 5 – 8: Moderate engagement | 9 – 12: High engagement
A score of 5 falls in the Moderate engagement range, suggesting the teenager shows some constructive involvement in hobbies that may help regulate crisis-related experiences.
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9/12
Spatial Autonomy (SA)
Spatial autonomy measures a teenager’s need for personal space and independence in organizing daily life.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 9 falls in the High range, suggesting a pronounced preference for privacy, solitude, and self-directed independence.
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6/12
Behavioral Emancipation (BE)
Behavioral Emancipation measures how strongly an adolescent strives for independence in actions and decision-making.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 6 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but balanced tendency toward independent behavior and decision-making.
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4/12
Normative Emancipation (NE)
Measures the adolescent’s tendency toward independence and autonomy expressed within accepted social and family norms.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively limited normative independence and a stronger reliance on adult guidance within expected rules.
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5/12
Emotional Emancipation (EE)
This scale measures how strongly a teenager seeks emotional independence from parents and other adults.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme preference for emotional autonomy from adults.
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4/12
Grouping Reaction (GR)
Measures the adolescent’s tendency to seek belonging, support, and recognition within a peer group.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting a relatively limited current drive to join or rely on a peer group for support and recognition.
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6/12
Overcompensation Reaction (OR)
Measures the tendency to cope with perceived weaknesses by overachieving, excessive activity, or demonstrative displays of strength to assert oneself.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 6 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not dominant tendency toward hypercompensation through heightened effort or self-assertive behavior.
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5/12
Oppositional Reaction (OR)
Assesses the severity of an adolescent’s tendency to resist adult demands and established rules.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional oppositional responses and some difficulty accepting adult direction or rules.
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8/12
Imitation Response (IR)
Measures how strongly a teenager tends to imitate others, follow trends, or defer to authorities rather than act independently.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to adopt others’ opinions or behaviors when responding to adolescent challenges.
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4/12
Affect of Inadequacy (AoI)
Measures the intensity of feelings of personal failure, insecurity, and inadequacy that can arise during adolescence.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High
A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively mild feelings of inadequacy and insecurity in current reactions.
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53/100
Overall Crisis Index (OCI)
Measures the overall cumulative severity of crisis-related symptoms and adaptation difficulties during adolescence.
Low
Moderate
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0 – 33: Low | 34 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 100: High
A score of 53 falls in the Moderate range, indicating a noticeable but not extreme overall level of crisis manifestations that may warrant attentive monitoring and supportive planning.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
School psychologists
46%OF USERS
Use it to quickly gauge crisis symptom severity in students aged 10–15 and plan school-based support or referrals.
Parents seeking clarity
33%OF USERS
Take it to better understand a teen’s intense mood or behavior changes and decide what kind of help is needed.
Social workers and educators
21%OF USERS
Use it to screen for risky crisis reactions and track changes over time within youth support programs.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Interest in the Inner World (IitIW)
Average
8.4
Normal range
6.5 — 10.2
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12
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Hobby-Reactions (H)
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4.4
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2.9 — 6
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12
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Spatial autonomy (Sa)
Average
6.1
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4.5 — 7.7
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12
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Behavioral Emancipation (BE)
Average
5.9
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4 — 7.7
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12
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Legal Emancipation (LE)
Average
8.4
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6.7 — 10.2
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12
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Emotional emancipation (Ee)
Average
5.4
Normal range
3.7 — 7.1
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12
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Grouping reaction (Gr)
Average
5
Normal range
3.4 — 6.6
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12
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Hypercompensation Reaction (HR)
Average
7
Normal range
5 — 9
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12
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Opposition Reaction (OR)
Average
5.2
Normal range
3 — 7.3
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12
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Imitation Response (IR)
Average
7.8
Normal range
5.7 — 9.8
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0
max.
12
majority
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
Affect of Inadequacy (AoI)
Average
3.9
Normal range
1.7 — 6.1
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0
max.
12
majority
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
Overall Crisis Indicator (OCI)
Average
68.5
Normal range
55.3 — 81.7
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0
max.
100
majority
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What does this questionnaire measure?
It screens for the severity of common adolescent crisis reactions and related behavior patterns. Scores summarize the intensity of several symptom domains based on an established reaction typology.
Who is this questionnaire intended for?
It is designed for adolescents ages 10 to 15. It is suitable for use in school, counseling, and youth support settings by trained staff.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Completion typically takes about 9 minutes. The form contains 44 items.
How should responses be completed?
Responses should reflect typical feelings and behaviors over the recent period, not a single unusual day. Items should be answered in order without spending excessive time on any one question.
How are results used and what are the limits of interpretation?
Results support planning, referral decisions, and follow-up monitoring when repeated at intervals. They do not by themselves establish a clinical diagnosis and should be interpreted alongside other information.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Questionnaire on the Severity of Adolescent Crisis Symptoms Test

Adolescent Crisis Symptom Severity Questionnaire Test

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This questionnaire is designed to support structured screening of crisis-related symptoms and behavioral responses in adolescents. The Adolescent Crisis Symptom Severity Questionnaire provides a brief, standardized way to summarize the severity and pattern of self-reported difficulties that may arise during developmental transitions.

It consists of 44 items and typically requires about 9 minutes to complete. Item content focuses on common domains of adolescent crisis reactions and can be used to inform clinical interviewing, school-based consultation, and decisions about monitoring or referral. The Adolescent Crisis Symptom Severity Questionnaire was developed by Michael Rutter and is intended to complement, not replace, comprehensive assessment and diagnostic evaluation.

Author: Michael Rutter
Literature: Steinberg, L. Adolescence. McGraw-Hill Education. 2011.; Pfeiffer, S. I. Handbook of giftedness in children: Psychoeducational theory, research, and best practices. Springer. 2018.
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