Personality Disorder Test
An adult educational screening of recurring patterns in trust, emotion, relationships, and control, with 30 original statements across ten areas. See a three-cluster breakdown and practical routes to professional support; an optional PDF is available for eligible results.
Personality Disorder Test is a free, confidential 30-question self-assessment, original screening informed by DSM-5-TR. It takes about 5 minutes, runs entirely in your browser, and gives you a plain-language score across 4 interpretation bands plus an optional in-depth report. It is an educational screening, not a diagnosis.
What this assessment explores
A single difficult interaction cannot establish a personality disorder. This page helps you describe recurring experiences without turning a score into an identity or assigning a condition.
Breadth without assigning a disorder
Three original statements explore each of ten personality-pattern areas, including suspiciousness, detachment, intense reactions, dependency, and rigid standards. This broad coverage can help you find language for a concern. It cannot capture every feature of a condition or tell you which disorder you have.
Clusters you can compare carefully
The breakdown follows clusters A, B, and C as a teaching structure. Because cluster B has four areas and the others have three, its maximum is larger. Compare the share of available points, then look at your actual experiences. These are our own unvalidated groupings of original items.
A route from concern to conversation
Interpretations focus on persistence, context, distress, and daily functioning. They help you decide what to bring to a clinician and when a narrower educational test may offer useful vocabulary. A concerning experience still deserves attention when the overall score is low.
| Feature | Typical free quiz | Psychology.com |
|---|---|---|
| Question answered | Some quizzes promise to name your disorder | Describes endorsed patterns and directs you toward assessment |
| Coverage | May focus on one dramatic trait | Three original items for each of ten areas |
| Breakdown | May compare unequal raw totals | Own unvalidated cluster groupings, with explicit 27/36/27 maxima |
| Thresholds | May imply a clinical cutoff | Educational score bands only |
| Interpretation | May treat a trait as a condition | Considers context, persistence, distress, and impairment |
| Safety | Referral guidance varies | Professional support at every range; crisis support remains visible |
How scoring works
Answers are scored 0–90 in total. Your result falls into one of 4 bands:
| Score | Band | What it suggests |
|---|---|---|
| 0–22 | Fewer patterns reported | You reported fewer of these experiences overall. If a recurring problem concerns you, a professional conversation is still appropriate. |
| 23–45 | Some recurring patterns | Several experiences were recognizable. Their persistence and impact will be more useful to discuss than the label on this score range. |
| 46–67 | Many patterns reported | You recognized many of these experiences. Arrange a professional assessment if they are persistent, distressing, or affecting daily life. |
| 68–90 | Very frequent patterns reported | These answers suggest a substantial burden of recurring difficulties. Prioritize contact with a qualified mental-health professional. |
Methodology & sources
This original educational screening is informed by the ten personality disorders described in DSM-5-TR and the American Psychiatric Association’s public overview. It does not reproduce a clinical interview, a licensed questionnaire, or the manual’s criteria. Thirty statements use a 0 to 3 frequency scale, with no reversed items, for a total from 0 to 90. There are exactly three items per area, in this order: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality patterns. These brief areas omit important clinical features and exclusion rules. They are prompts for adults reflecting on longstanding tendencies across settings, not a checklist that can establish a condition.
Our own unvalidated cluster groupings combine paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal areas into A, with 9 items and 27 possible points; antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic into B, with 12 items and 36 points; and avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive into C, with 9 items and 27 points. The four total-score bands, 0 to 22, 23 to 45, 46 to 67, and 68 to 90, are educational divisions, not clinical cutoffs. No disorder scores are assigned. The largest raw cluster total need not be the strongest pattern: compare each total divided by its maximum. Bar colors are generic display styling, not clinical classifications. A clinician must consider cultural context, development, trauma, other health conditions, and effects on functioning; a low score cannot rule out concerns.
References
- American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed., text revision (DSM-5-TR). American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2022. doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787
- American Psychiatric Association. What are Personality Disorders? Physician review: Mark Zimmerman, MD; November 2024. psychiatry.org/patients-families/personality-disorders/what-are-personality-disorders
- American Psychiatric Association. Expert Q&A: Personality Disorders. psychiatry.org/patients-families/personality-disorders/expert-q-and-a
Cite this source
Psychology.com. (2026, September 13). Personality Disorder Test. Psychology.com. https://psychology.com/tests/personality-disorder
Personality Disorder Test FAQ
Can this tell me what personality disorder I have?
No. It shows how often you recognize a small selection of patterns in yourself. A personality disorder assessment requires a qualified clinician to explore longstanding difficulties, cultural context, other possible explanations, and effects on your life. Three statements cannot establish any one condition, and this page does not assign a disorder or a probability.
What can I explore if cluster A is my highest proportion?
Cluster A brings together questions about mistrust, detachment, and unusual interpretations. You can read the <a href="/tests/paranoia">paranoia test</a> or <a href="/tests/schizotypal">schizotypal test</a> for narrower reflection. Preferring solitude alone does not imply illness. New perceptual changes, strong fear, or difficulty judging what is real warrant professional help rather than more quizzes.
What can I explore if cluster B is my highest proportion?
Look at which statements stood out before selecting another page. The <a href="/tests/bpd">BPD test</a> explores borderline-related concerns, while <a href="/tests/narcissism">narcissism</a> explores narcissistic traits. The <a href="/tests/psychopathy">psychopathy</a> and <a href="/tests/sociopathy">sociopathy</a> pages use commonly searched terms that are not separate DSM-5-TR disorders. None is interchangeable with a clinical assessment of antisocial personality disorder. Attention-seeking alone cannot establish histrionic personality disorder.
What can I explore if cluster C is my highest proportion?
Depending on the statements you recognized, consider <a href="/tests/avoidant-personality">avoidant personality</a>, <a href="/tests/dependent-personality">dependent personality</a>, or <a href="/tests/ocpd">obsessive-compulsive personality patterns</a>. OCPD and OCD are different concepts. These links offer vocabulary for your own concerns, not confirmation that the cluster result identifies a condition.
Can I use this to understand someone else?
Do not score another person from your impressions or use a result as evidence in a conflict. Describe the specific behavior that affects you and set appropriate boundaries. When you take the test for yourself, a trusted person’s concrete observations may be useful in a professional conversation, but neither their impression nor this score is a clinical finding.
Is it free, and what happens to my information?
The questions and on-screen results are free, with no account or email needed. Scoring happens in your browser. The supplied engine keeps answers in this tab’s session storage and records usage events. If you request a PDF by email or buy a report, summary scores are sent for that service; individual item answers are not sent by those flows. Use a private device if others can access your browser.
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