AGORAPHOBIA SELF-TEST

 

To see if you meet the diagnostic criteria for Agoraphobia, please complete the following self-test by clicking the "yes" or "no" boxes next to each question:

 

PART A:  Are you troubled by:

 

Anxiety about being in places or situations that may be difficult or embarrassing to get out of, or in which you may not be able to get help if you develop panic-like symptoms?

Yes No

PART B: Do you: 

 

Avoid places or situations where you fear you may have a panic attack?

Yes No

Endure situations that you can't avoid with extreme distress and anxiety?

Yes No

Require the presence of a companion to confront places and situations you can't avoid?

Yes No

PART C: Is your anxiety or avoidance:

 

Unrelated to another disorder, such as Social Phobia, Specific Phobia, OCD, or PTSD?

Yes No

Unrelated to a medical condition, medication, and substance use?

Yes No

 

SCORING:  You may have Agoraphobia if:

Part A:  You answered "Yes", and

Part B:  You answered "Yes" to at least one item, and

Part C:  You answered "Yes" to all items.

 

This test is meant to be informative and is not designed to provide a formal diagnosis. 

To determine if you have Agoraphobia, please contact one of our psychologists at the Florida Anxiety Clinic. 

To see if you have Panic Disorder, take the Panic Disorder Self-Test.

These criteria were extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994.