Borderline Personality Test
Borderline personality is a condition characterized by difficulties in regulating emotion. People who have borderline elements feel emotions intensely and have a hard time returning to a stable sense of self after an emotionally triggering event. While not everyone who has borderline symptoms suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder, the lifetime prevalence rate of BPD is about 6% of the adult population.
Based on diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 and the diagnostic screening tool developed by Dr. Zanarini and colleagues, this test assesses the degree to which you demonstrate borderline symptoms.
Do you have borderline traits? For each of the following items, indicate your level of agreement below.
Question 1 of 20
I frequently act in an angry, sarcastic, or negativistic manner.
| Disagree | Agree |
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The IDRlabs Borderline Personality Test (IDR-BPT©) is the property of IDRlabs International. The IDR-BPT is based on the American Psychological Association’s diagnostic criteria, and the McLean screening instrument developed by Dr. Mary Zanarini. IDRlabs International and the IDR-BPT is not associated with any of these researchers or their related organizations.
The IDRlabs Borderline Personality Test utilizes research from psychology professor Mary Zanarini, as well as DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, to produce this free online test. BPD consistently presents as difficult to diagnose due to ongoing stigma and the disorder’s similarity to other mental health conditions; Dr. Zanarini’s McLean screening instrument demonstrates one step toward improving diagnostic efficacy and subsequent treatment of affected individuals.
The Borderline Personality Test was developed by professionals certified in the delivery and interpretation of numerous psychological measures, and who have worked in various fields of psychology, including psychopathology and personality testing. Free online tests such as the Borderline Personality Test are intended to be informative and educational first considerations of the construct being measured; they should not, therefore, be understood to be a concrete answer regarding components of one’s personality or psychological state. This test is to be used exclusively for screening purposes—a mental health diagnosis can only be made by a psychiatrist or other mental health professional.
Though developed and statistically validated by professionals, free online tests such as this one cannot provide professional assessments, results, or recommendations of any kind. As the publishers of this free online borderline personality disorder test, which allows you to screen yourself for the signs of this mental health condition in adults that may otherwise remain unrecognized, we have strived to make the test as reliable, valid, and complete as possible. Like our other free online tests, the current test is subjected to statistical controls and validation in order to keep the results precise and accurate. The results of our free online borderline personality disorder test are provided "as-is” and should not be interpreted as the equivalent of professional assessment or recommendations. For additional information, please consult our Terms of Service.
Why Use This Test?
1. Free. This online Borderline Personality Test is available to you at no charge and will allow you to obtain your scores on this psychological instrument, as informed by the American Psychological Association’s criteria, and the Journal of Personality Disorder’s McLean screening instrument.
2. Validity and reliability. Empirical testing has shown the validity of the research and tools used to create the present test. The evidence has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and the McLean screening instrument has been shown to have good reliability and validity.
3. Relevant to popular psychology. Scientific understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder is continuing to increase year after year, as is the scientific literature on the subject.
4. Statistical controls. User results for the present test are logged into an anonymized database, and statistical analyses are performed to ensure results are as valid and reliable as possible.
5. Created by professionals. This test has been created by research professionals experienced in personality and psychological testing.