Social Anxiety Test

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I just took this test,http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/SAD/ and was curious to see everyone else's results. I'm also curious as to whether SA could mimic AS?
Here's my results:

Your Score: 105

Yes, I guess this confirms, what I already know.

I've been diagnosed with SAD but I don't think it is an accurate model for the way some situations affect me. I avoid a lot of things because I know they will not be good for me, but I rarely feel anxious about them per se. I also do a lot of things that I'm inured to by experience - like using the telephone - and do not have trouble speaking to people in authority.

The small groups question was interesting - I answered "no" because I'm usually fine with small numbers of people, around four or less; I then realised that the test setter and I may have very different ideas what "small" constitutes!

But I already knew that I don't suffer from anxiety.

Wow, I got an 89. I don't usually think of myself as being "social anxious", although people have always told me that I come across that way (which doesn't help any).

Like Ambivalence said, there are certain social situations that I avoid, but not necessarily because of anxiety. I avoid talking on the phone in public because I think it's rude to have personal conversations where other people can hear it. If I was younger, and brought up in a cell phone culture, than I might feel differently about it.

I do have severe anxiety about addressing groups or giving presentations, though. But doesn't everyone? Who doesn't get butterflies in the stomach when they have to give a presentation? It's pretty debilitating for me, but I think most people have difficulty with it. At least that's what I've always been told.

Last edited by elderwanda on 07 Oct 2009, 11:41 am, edited 1 time in total.

Your Score: 91

Score 0-30 SAD unlikely
If performance in a particular situation, such as public speaking is impaired, could still meet criteria for a diagnosis.

Score 30-60 SAD probable
Scores in this range are typical of persons entering treatment for the non-generalized type of SAD.

Score 60-90 SAD very probable
Scores in this range are typical of persons entering treatment for the generalized type of SAD.

Score 90 or higher SAD extremely probable
Scores in this range often are accompanied by great distress and difficulty in social functioning, and are also commonly seen in persons entering treatment for the generalized type of SAD.
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Okay, I feel like an idiot... I stopped... completely halted on one of the questions. It was:

"Trying to pick up someone"

Please tell me that I'm not the only one who thought "What an odd question-who tries to go pick people up on a regular basis?"... in a very literal sense.

I probably suffer from it and it's one of the reasons I wouldn't seek help.

Good to see i'm not the only one lol

Sorry, a bit OT for a sec here... fun social experiment idea, lol. Walk up to random people, and tell them to stay still for a second because you need to do something to test your anxiety... then pick them up. Rather than checking to see how anxious you are, of course, keep tabs on how many people actually let it happen because they don't know how to react. ...could also write up a "fake" article of some sort of how people seem to definitely be more anxious when you try to pick them up than you do

I'm in a silly mood today

I don't even need to take this test. I know I have SAD. I really don't mind most of the time. I have plenty of friends I'm comfortable with. Some situations at work can be unpleasant, although most of the time I just hide in my office and work on the computer.

That just leaves the love shyness. That is by far my greatest issue in life, bar none.

LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE (LSAS-SR)*

Your Score: 117

What the score means:
Social anxiety disorder has been divided into subtypes:
a generalized subtype, in which the individual experiences significant anxiety in most social situations
a subtype that applies to various specific phobias such as public speaking, eating in public, or urinating in a public facility or when others are waiting.

Score 0-30 SAD unlikely
If performance in a particular situation, such as public speaking is impaired, could still meet criteria for a diagnosis.

Score 30-60 SAD probable
Scores in this range are typical of persons entering treatment for the non-generalized type of SAD.

Score 60-90 SAD very probable
Scores in this range are typical of persons entering treatment for the generalized type of SAD.

Score 90 or higher SAD extremely probable
Scores in this range often are accompanied by great distress and difficulty in social functioning, and are also commonly seen in persons entering treatment for the generalized type of SAD.

Whoa, kind of surprised by my score. I think the questions need to be way more specific for us Aspies to answer more accurately.

I know I will get 90+.

I took only a few of the questions. I can see why someone with AS without anxiety could score high simply because they avoid a social situation, but not because of anxiety.

I was trying to be really careful when answering to only count avoiding things, because of anxiety, and not because of things like sensory overload, disinterest, or just not having anything to say. There's a lot of times in social situations that I really don't have a thing to talk about. It's not anxiety that's blocking my thoughts. It's just that I'm not socially receptive with others. Of course, there's the question in my mind of which is which, and if I do have SA, is it because of the AS? Is it really irrational to fear others if you're constantly messing up in social situations, because of lack of connection, and reading nonverbal cues?

I do avoid people that I don't know, quite a bit, though. I don't like calling strangers on the phone, or returning things to a store. I'll do these things, but I will try to get out of it if at all possible. I also hate talking in front of groups of people, but at the same time, I think that if I had a well prepared topic that was one of my special interests, I'd be much, much less anxious.

I brought up this topic, because of another thread where a mother asked if her daughter may have AS. Most responded by telling her that it sounded like SA. I could relate to a lot of what the mother had said when I was the age of her daughter.

Score: 123

Ha, I beat you all.

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Thank you. Is there something I should know about this site?