Instructions: This free screening test is for anyone who wants to see if they may have the symptoms commonly associated with a schizophrenia-specific disorder, such as Schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder. This quiz does not tell you if you have one of these disorders. Answer the questions below based upon how you currently feel or have felt in the past month.

1. I feel that others control what I think and feel.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

2. When I'm by myself, I hear or see things that others do not hear or see.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

3. I feel it is very difficult for me to express myself in words that others can understand.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

4. I feel I share absolutely nothing in common with others, including my friends and family.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

5. I believe in more than one thing about reality and the world around me that nobody else seems to believe in.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

6. Others don't believe me when I tell them the things I see or hear.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

7. I can't trust what I'm thinking because I don't know if it's real or not.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

8. I have magical powers that nobody else has or can explain.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

9. Others are plotting to get me.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

10. I find it difficult to get a hold of my thoughts.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

11. I am treated unfairly because others are jealous of my special abilities.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

12. I talk to another person or other people inside my head that nobody else can hear.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
All the time

 

Adopted from the critera for diagnosis of a schizophrenia-related disorder. For personal use only; other use may be prohibited by law. Used here under fair use; scoring has been adopted for online use.
 

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Last reviewed:
  On 7 Sep 2006
  By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.