200 Free Online (& PDF) Screening & Assessment Tools for Adults

This is an updated version of the post 500 Free Online Assessment & Screening Tools – mind remake project, which has been archived due to broken links.

Disclaimer: I worked hard to include only tools that are reliable and validated, but please don’t use these tools as diagnostic measures. They’re provided here for educational purposes only. If a questionnaire is copyrighted, please comply with copyright regulations.

  • PDF=Direct link to PDF
  • PDF for download=Link to webpage (or website) with PDF link
  • Interactive=No PDF, might require email or account signup, self-scoring unless indicated otherwise
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ADHD

ADHD Test: Adult ADHD Screening Quiz Interactive with scoring information

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1) Interactive with scoring information

Structured Adult ADHD Self-Test (SAAST, Version 2011.1) Interactive with scoring information

Wender Utah Rating Scale – 25 item version (WURS-25) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Anger & Aggression

Clinical Anger Scale PDF

Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions included

Antisocial Personality Disorder

The Psychopathy Checklist Printable form

Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Anxiety

Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASA-27) PDF for download, scoring instructions available, Source: NovoPsych

Anxiety Tests – Free Online Anxiety Quizzes | Interactive assessments (Source: Anxiety Centre)

APA_DSM5_Severity-Measure-For-Specific-Phobia-Adult.pdf PDF

Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE) – Addiction Research Center – UW–Madison PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Fear of Physician Scale Printable form

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) PDF

Interactive Anxiousness Scale (IAS) PDF

 Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Interactive, self-scoring, Source: The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) 

Panic Disorder Severity Scale – Self Report Form PDF

Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) PDF

Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) Printable form with scoring instructions

Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Shyness Scale (SS) Printable form with scoring instructions

Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Attachment & Relationships

Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) PDF

Attachment Style Questionnaire PDF

Attachment Style Questionnaire – Short Form (ASQ-SF) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions included

Attachment Styles and Close Relationships

Couples Satisfaction Index PDF

Codependency-Questionnaire.pdf PDF with scoring instructions

DA Tools PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Friel Co-Dependency Assessment Inventory PDF, scoring information here

Ideal Partner and Ideal Relationship Scales Word doc for download

Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale PDF

LOVE ATTITUDES SCALE PDF

MAQ (a measure of adult attachment qualities) Printable form

Marital Forgiveness Scale (Dispositional) Printable form

Passionate Love Scale PDF

Perceived Relationship Quality Components Inventory (PRQC) Word Doc for download

Relationship Attachment Style Test Interactive, self-scoring (fee for full report results, snapshot results free)

Relationships Questionnaire PDF

Relationship Power Inventory (RPI) Word doc for download

Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale PDF

Bipolar & Mania

Goldberg Bipolar Spectrum Screening Questionnaire Interactive with scoring information, Source: Counselling Resource

Goldberg Mania Questionnaire Interactive with scoring information, Source: Counselling Resource

Manic State Rating Scale PDF

Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Tri-Axial Bipolar Spectrum (TABS, Version 2011.1) Questionnaire Interactive with scoring information, Source: Counselling Resource

Young Mania Rating Scale PDF

Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions included

Emotion Regulation Inventory (ERI) PDF for download, scoring instructions available, Source: NovoPsych

Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Burnout

Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) Test manual with assessment

Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Communication

Richmond Humor Assessment Instrument Printable form with scoring instructions

Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (SPCC) Printable form with scoring instructions 

SocioCommunicative Style Scale (SCS) Printable form with scoring instructions 

Talkaholic Scale Printable form with scoring instructions

Tolerance for Disagreement Scale (TFD) Printable form with scoring instructions

Willingness To Communicate (WTC) Printable form with scoring instructions

Willingness to Listen Measure Printable form with scoring instructions

Compassion & Self-Compassion

Compassion Motivation and Action Scales – Compassion (CMAS-other) – NovoPsych

The Compassion Scale (CS) PDF

Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) PDF, includes scoring instructions

Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF), PDF, includes scoring instructions

Self-Compassion Test Interactive, self-scoring version

Coping Strategies & Maladaptive Coping

Brief Resilient Coping Scale PDF

Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (BEAQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

COPE Inventory (Full version) Includes scoring information, Interactive, self-scoring version

Maladaptive Schema Scale (MSS) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

The Proactive Coping Inventory PDF

Young Schema Aligned (MSS-YSQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Depression

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) | PDF with scoring instructions (Author: Aaron T. Beck)

Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale | PDF with scoring instructions

The British Columbia Cognitive Complaints Inventory (BC-CCI) PDF

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), NIMH PDF

Depression Screening – My HealtheVet – My HealtheVet Interactive, self-scoring

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Goldberg Depression Questionnaire Interactive with scoring information, Source: Counselling Resource

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) PDF

Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Self-Report) (IDS-SR) PDF

Male Depression Risk Scale (MDRS-22) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Dissociation & Depersonalization

Cambridge Depersonalization Scale PDF

Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation – 60-item version (MID-60) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Eating Disorders & Body Image

Binge-Eating Scale (BES) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

BODY-IMAGE IDEALS QUESTIONNAIRE (with Manual)

Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire (CIA) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Eating Disorder Examination © (EDE) (Edition 17.0D) PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Eating Disorder-15 (ED-15) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) Interactive, self-scoring

Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) Printable form

Eating Questionnaire PDF

Image Fixation Questionnaire Printable form with scoring instructions

The Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food (SCOFF) Questionnaire Interactive, self-scoring

Yale-Brown-Cornell Eating Disorder Scale (YBC-EDS) PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Emotional Intelligence

Brief Emotional Intelligence Scale (BEIS-10) PDF for download, scoring instructions included, Source: NovoPsych

Mindfulness

Acceptance & Action Questionnaire-II PDF

Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) Printable form

Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale- Revised (CAMS-R) PDF

Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory PDF

Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills PDF

Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) PDF for download, scoring instructions included

Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS) Printable form

Toronto Mindfulness Scale Printable form

Motivation

Intrinsic Motivation Inventory PDF for download, scoring instructions included

Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) PDF for download, scoring instructions included

Obsessive-compulsive & Hoarding

Clutter Image Rating PDF

Hoarding Rating Scale PDF

Obsessional Compulsive Inventory – Revised (OCI-R) – NovoPsych

Saving Inventory – Revised PDF

Personality Tests

DISC Personality Test Interactive, self-scoring

International Personality Item Pool – NEO – 120 item version (IPIP-NEO-120) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

NovoPsych Five Factor Personality Scale – 30 item version (NFFPS-30) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Personality Inventory for DSM-5 – Short Form (PID-5-SF) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Positive Psychology & Life Satisfaction

Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) PDF

Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT)

Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25) Must submit request to obtain scale

Empathy Quotient (EQ-40) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring information available

Flourishing Scale PDF for download

Grit Scale Interactive, self-scoring

Personal Wellbeing Index – Adult – 5 (PWI-A) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Recovery Assessment Scale PDF

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) PDF

Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) PDF for download, scoring instructions separate PDF

Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)

Toronto Empathy Questionnaire, Interactive, self-scoring

VIA Character Strengths Survey Interactive, sell-scoring

Wellbeing Assessment Interactive, self-scoring

Self-Determination

Who Five Well Being Index (WHO-5)​ Interactive, self-scoring

Perceived Choice and Awareness of Self Scale (PCASS) (PDF for download, scoring instructions included)

Perceived Competence Scales (PCS) (PDF for download, scoring instructions included)

Self-Regulation Questionnaires (SRQ) (PDFs for download, scoring instructions included)

Substance Use & Behavioral Addictions

AlcoholScreening.org (Interactive, self-scoring)

The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) PDF for download, Source: WHO

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Interactive, self-scoring, (Click here for a PDF version from UMKC SBIRT)

Alcohol Use Self-check Interactive, self-scoring, Source: FOUNDRY

Addiction Test – Mental Health America Interactive, self-scoring

CAGE-Substance-Screening-Tool PDF

Drinking Behavior Questionnaire PDF. Scoring instructions here

Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised (DMQR) PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Drug Abuse Screening Test, DAST-10

Leeds Dependence Questionnaire (LDQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST), Revised | Interactive with scoring information, Source: Counselling source

Problem Gambling Self-Assessment – National Council on Problem Gambling

Processes of Change Questionnaire (for Alcohol Use) PDF

Processes of Change Questionnaire (for Drug Use) PDF

Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) – NovoPsych

Sexual Addiction Test Interactive, self-scoring, Source: PsychCentral

Yale Food Addiction Scale PDF

Trauma & Stress

Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACE-Q) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Chronic Stress PDF for download, scoring instructions available, Source: PhenX

The Civilian Mississippi Scale PDF

Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) Must submit request to obtain scale, free training for clinicians

General Distress Screener PDF for download, scoring instructions available, Source: PhenX

International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale PLUS (K10+) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

Mississippi Scale for Combat-related PTSD PDF, Scoring information here

Modified PTSD Symptom Scale (MPSS-SR) Must submit request to obtain scale

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) – NovoPsych PDF for download, scoring instructions available

PTSD Symptom Scale – Interview for DSM-5 Must submit request to obtain scale

Trauma History Questionnaire PDF

Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD) Must submit request to obtain scale


Websites with Free Assessments

Browse through multiple assessments to find the one that suits your needs. Please ensure compliance with copyright regulations.

Depression Assessment Instruments APA

Questionnaire Center | Authentic Happiness

Self-Report Measures – Addiction Research Center – UW–Madison

Counselling Resource Psychological Self-Tests and Quizzes

Psychiatry.org – DSM-5-TR Online Assessment Measures

Resources | The Fetzer Institute

RESEARCH MEASURES Dr. James C. McCroskey

All tools | Best Practices in Psychology Portal – McGill University

Assessments – NovoPsych

 Open-Source Psychometrics Project

PhenX Toolkit: Resources

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES

Mental Health Tests and Quizzes PsychCentral

Welleing Measures | The Human Flourishing Program

Metrics & Methods: Questionnaires – selfdeterminationtheory.org

Scales Overview – Ed Diener, Subjective WellBeing

Clinician Tools – SBIRT for Substance Abuse

Substance Use Assessments | Taking the Escalator

TTM Measures – HABITS Lab – UMBC

Measurement Resources – MedConsults – College of Medicine – University of Florida

Scales/Measures | Social Interaction Lab University of Minnesota

Screening & Brief Intervention Tools – University of Victoria

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4 thoughts on “200 Free Online (& PDF) Screening & Assessment Tools for Adults”

  1. This is great. The link for Trauma History Questionnaire is invalid.

    For Dissociative Disorders there is also:

    Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES-II) https://traumadissociation.com/des

    Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-20)

    Shutdown Dissociation Scale (Shut-D)

    Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20) from enijenhuis.nl

    Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES)

    thank you

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