General assessment: 93 questionnaires and rating scales

The Cognitive Distortions Inventory explores the main thinking patterns addressed in CBT. Each distortion is assessed by five items spread across varied contexts in order to distinguish a stable cognitive tendency from a reaction tied to a particular situation. Designed as an aid to clinical observation, it supports hypothesis formulation, guides the interview, and helps target cognitive restructuring work.

The Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ) is designed to assess an individual's tendency to use cognitive avoidance strategies to manage stressful thoughts or situations. It is a useful tool for psychologists seeking to understand avoidance mechanisms in their patients, which are often observed in anxiety and depressive disorders.

The WAIS-IV is a clinical assessment that measures intelligence in adults. It helps identify an individual's cognitive strengths and weaknesses, diagnose intellectual deficits, and plan appropriate interventions.

The Zarit Burden Interview is a standardized assessment tool that measures the emotional, physical, social, and financial load (the "burden") experienced by family caregivers of dependent individuals. Particularly used in the context of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, it allows the psychologist to objectify the concrete impact of caregiving on daily life. In clinical practice (geriatrics, neuropsychology, psychiatry), this tool is used to guide the interview, screen for the risk of burnout, and monitor changes in burden over time to evaluate the effectiveness of support.

The MFI-20 is a self-report questionnaire designed to explore fatigue in adults in a multidimensional way. It measures five complementary components: general fatigue, physical fatigue, mental fatigue, reduced activity, and reduced motivation. Its brief format allows rapid identification of the fatigue profile, which is useful in clinical psychology, psycho-oncology, behavioral medicine, and the follow-up of chronic illnesses. It is particularly relevant when the goal is not only to estimate the overall intensity of fatigue but also to identify its dominant forms and their functional impact. The tool is widely used in research and practice for screening, initial assessment, and monitoring change.

The Young Schema Questionnaire is used to identify dysfunctional cognitive schemas in adults. It is an integral part of schema therapy, which aims to change the deep-seated thought patterns that influence behaviors and emotions.

The MMPI-2 is a personality questionnaire used for diagnostic, descriptive, and therapeutic purposes, making it possible to assess psychopathology and personality disorders. It includes 42 main scales structured on three hierarchical levels, as well as 10 validity scales to ensure the reliability of the interpretation. It is commonly used in clinical, psychiatric, and forensic contexts, as well as in correctional settings. The MMPI-2 helps provide a better understanding of a patient's psychological dynamics and tailor the therapeutic approach.

The SF-36 health questionnaire is a standardized tool for assessing health-related quality of life. It measures eight distinct health dimensions, including physical functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, role-physical, and mental health.

The BRIEF-A is a questionnaire designed to assess executive functions in adults aged 18 to 93, through their concrete manifestations in everyday life. Composed of 75 items divided into 9 clinical scales, it yields an overall score as well as two specific indexes: behavioral regulation and metacognition. Unlike traditional tests, it takes an ecological approach that more reliably reflects the executive difficulties encountered in real everyday life.

The EPQ-R is a self-administered personality questionnaire based on Eysenck's PEN model. The full adult form explores four distinct dimensions: extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, and social desirability. Widely used in clinical, health, occupational, and forensic psychology, as well as in research, it helps describe relatively stable traits rather than a passing emotional state. Its practical value lies in reading the three personality dimensions together with the L scale, which makes it possible to assess the candor of the responses and to nuance the interpretation of the profile.

The Schema Mode Inventory (SMI) is a tool used to assess the presence and influence of different schema modes in individuals' psychological lives. Schema modes are emotional states of mind triggered by certain latent schemas, and they influence behavior, emotions, and thoughts. This test is often used in schema therapy to identify problematic modes and guide treatment.

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a questionnaire that measures sleep quality and patterns. It assesses 7 components: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, and daytime sleepiness or daytime dysfunction.

The PAI is a clinical inventory of personality and psychopathology for adults. This self-report tool provides a structured exploration of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms, interpersonal functioning, certain clinical risk factors, and variables relevant to treatment. It is widely used in clinical psychology, forensic evaluation, and research for screening, diagnostic support, formulating clinical hypotheses, and guiding treatment. Its validity scales also make it possible to evaluate response consistency and to identify an overly favorable, overly unfavorable, or unreliable profile presentation.

The Test of Attentional Performance (TAP) is designed to assess various aspects of attention, including sustained, selective, and divided attention, as well as attentional flexibility, through a series of computerized tasks.

The SCL-90-R is a self-report instrument used to assess psychological distress and a wide range of psychological symptoms in adults. It yields a nine-dimension profile in addition to global distress indices, facilitating the screening or clinical monitoring of various psychopathological disorders.

The SCID-5 (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5) is a structured clinical interview tool for diagnosing mental disorders according to DSM-5 criteria. It is mainly used by clinicians to systematically assess psychiatric diagnoses. The SCID-5 covers a wide range of disorders, such as mood, anxiety, psychotic, and personality disorders, facilitating the identification of symptoms and the establishment of an accurate diagnosis.

The Pain Catastrophizing Scale is a tool used to assess the degree to which a person catastrophizes about the pain they experience. It assesses three main dimensions: rumination, magnification, and helplessness. It is a relevant tool for understanding the psychological impact of chronic pain in patients.

The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) is a psychometric tool designed to assess individuals' subjectively pessimistic perception of the future, which influences their state of mind and suicide potential.

The SCID-5-PD is a structured clinical interview designed to systematically assess the presence of personality disorders according to DSM-5 criteria. It provides a standardized method that allows clinicians to identify personality disorders, clarify their differential diagnosis, and collect precise clinical data for research or clinical practice.

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is a self-report tool designed to measure functional impairment in the domains of work/school, social life, and family life due to a mental disorder, particularly anxiety and depressive disorders. It makes it possible to quickly assess the impact of symptoms on the patient's daily functioning.

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-report questionnaire that measures subjective daytime sleepiness. It is frequently used to screen for excessive sleepiness, particularly in the context of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea or narcolepsy.

The NEO-PI-3 (NEO Personality Inventory - 3) is a psychological test that measures the five major personality traits: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. Used mainly in clinical psychology and research, it provides a detailed profile of an individual's personality based on 240 items. It is a revision of the NEO-PI-R that includes simplified items for better comprehension, particularly for adolescents.

The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) assess people's adaptive functioning, including communication, daily living, socialization and motor skills. This test is mainly administered as a semi-structured interview or as a questionnaire completed by a relative (parent, caregiver), allowing information to be gathered about the person's behavior in everyday life.

Folstein's MMSE is a brief clinician-rated tool used for rapid screening of global cognitive impairment and for longitudinal monitoring of its course. It mainly explores temporal and spatial orientation, registration, attention and calculation, delayed recall, language, written and oral comprehension, writing and constructional praxis. Widely used in clinical psychology, geriatrics, neurology and psychiatry, it helps objectively assess the level of cognitive functioning, identify possible decline and document the effect of treatment. Its interpretation must remain cautious, because performance is influenced by age, education level, language and cultural context, as well as by possible sensory, motor or attentional impairments.

The Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale is a self-report tool designed to identify erroneous beliefs that may contribute to insomnia. This questionnaire supports the cognitive and cognitive-behavioral assessment of sleep disorders by highlighting the dysfunctional thoughts and attitudes that patients may have about their sleep.

The MBTI is a self-report personality type questionnaire based on four dimensions of psychological preferences: Extraversion or Introversion, Sensing or Intuition, Thinking or Feeling, Judging or Perceiving. The version currently distributed in international and French-speaking contexts is the MBTI Global Step I. The tool is mainly used in counseling, career guidance, coaching, team dynamics and professional development to help formulate a type among 16 profiles and to discuss a person's usual way of perceiving, deciding and organizing.

The d2-R is a standardized cancellation test that mainly assesses visual selective attention, concentration, and the maintenance of attentional efficiency under time pressure. The person must quickly identify the letters d with exactly two dashes among very similar distractors, which makes it possible to objectify the speed-accuracy trade-off, error proneness, and the stability of performance across lines. Widely used in neuropsychology, school psychology, and occupational assessment, it helps document concentration difficulties, cognitive fatigability, or a fragile attentional profile, while remaining relatively independent of overall intelligence level.

The MINI is a structured diagnostic interview used to identify the main psychiatric disorders according to DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria. It is widely used in clinical and research settings for its reliability and speed.

The Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) is a neuropsychological assessment tool designed to measure various aspects of attention, including selective, divided and sustained attention. It is often used to assess attention deficits in adults following brain injury.

The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) is a brief questionnaire used to assess the nature, severity and impact of insomnia in adults. It is often used in clinical research as well as in clinical settings to monitor changes in symptoms over time.

This questionnaire aims to identify the cognitive schemas that lead to problematic behaviors and attitudes. These schemas can cause difficulties in relationships, at work and in managing emotions.

The FDS is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure frustration intolerance within the framework of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. It explores how a person reacts mentally when they perceive a distressing emotion, an effort, an annoyance, an injustice, or an obstacle to their goals as hard to bear. The version most widely used in clinical psychology comprises 28 items divided into four dimensions useful for clinical screening: emotional intolerance, discomfort intolerance, entitlement, and achievement frustration. The tool is particularly relevant for refining the assessment of rigid "I can't stand it" beliefs, shedding light on certain emotion regulation difficulties, procrastination, anger, or vulnerability to stress, and guiding cognitive work in psychotherapy.

The LEC-5 is a self-report questionnaire designed to identify exposure to potentially traumatic events over the lifetime. It helps the psychologist identify the nature of the events experienced, the type of exposure and the possible index event to be explored subsequently in an assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder. The tool covers 16 categories of events likely to cause significant distress, plus an open item for any other extremely stressful event. In clinical practice, it is mainly used as a first step to structure the trauma history and document DSM-5 Criterion A, alongside symptom-focused tools.

The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is a psychological assessment tool designed to measure impulsivity in individuals. Used in many behavioral and clinical studies, it identifies different facets of impulsivity, such as attentional, motor and non-planning impulsiveness.

The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) is a clinical tool that measures 4 dimensions of perfectionism, distinguishing adaptive traits (high standards) from dysfunctional ones (fear of mistakes, doubts). It helps identify patterns linked to anxiety, depression or early parental schemas. In therapy, it helps target goals such as tolerance of imperfection or the management of internalized criticism. Its use is particularly relevant in OCD, eating disorders or CBT approaches.

The PEC assesses both intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional competencies. It helps understand and analyze how a person perceives, uses, understands, and manages their own emotions and those of others.

The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) is a brief questionnaire assessing the four so-called Dark Tetrad personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism. It aims to provide a profile of these dimensions in adults, in the general population as well as in clinical or research settings.

The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is a self-report tool designed to measure an individual's level of self-compassion by distinguishing different dimensions, such as self-kindness, self-judgment, a sense of common humanity, and mindfulness. The SCS is particularly useful for clinical assessment, research, or monitoring intervention programs in positive psychology or psychotherapy. It is commonly used to detect patterns of self-criticism and self-kindness.

The VIA-IS is a self-report questionnaire from positive psychology, designed to profile the 24 character strengths grouped into 6 virtues. It helps identify an adult's most salient personal resources, structure clinical work built on the person's strengths and inform psychoeducation, guidance, coaching or prevention approaches. The tool is particularly useful for exploring signature strengths, supporting the therapeutic alliance, enriching case formulation and promoting interventions oriented toward meaning, engagement, adaptation and well-being. It is not a diagnostic test but an inventory of positive functioning, to be interpreted alongside the clinical interview and other assessment data.

The VLQ is a self-report questionnaire rooted in ACT, designed to assess the extent to which a person lives in accordance with their values. It explores 10 central life domains, then measures, for each one, its subjective importance and the degree of consistency between these values and the actions actually taken over the past week. In clinical practice, it helps identify gaps between personal priorities and actual behaviors, clarify the focus of therapeutic work, support motivation to change, and track the progress of a values-based intervention. Its brief, concrete format makes it particularly useful in contextual behavioral psychotherapy, clinical assessment, and progress monitoring.

The APS-R is a self-report scale that measures the dimensions of perfectionism, in particular high standards, perceived disorder and discomfort with expectations. This scale aims to distinguish between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism in individuals.

The relational drivers questionnaire (also known as the "five drivers questionnaire") is an assessment tool derived from Transactional Analysis that identifies the main behavioral injunctions, known as "drivers", that shape people's relational attitudes. It highlights the internal patterns that influence ways of acting and interacting, with the aim of working on behavioral adjustment and improving communication and psychological well-being.

The ECR-R is a tool for assessing attachment styles in close relationships by measuring two main dimensions: anxiety and avoidance.

The C-SSRS is a structured clinical assessment tool designed to measure the severity, intensity and course of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. It enables psychologists to identify and monitor suicide risk in their patients, and to guide clinical decision-making according to the level of severity detected.

The HSPS is designed to identify people who experience high sensitivity to environmental stimuli, whether emotional or sensory. It is often used to understand the prevalence of high sensitivity and how it affects the individual's daily life.

The PTQ is a self-report questionnaire that measures the persistence of repetitive negative thinking across different forms of psychopathology, focusing on the generic aspects of the ruminative thinking style without being limited to a specific disorder. It assesses the frequency, intrusiveness, and uncontrollability of repetitive negative thoughts. The tool is relevant for research and clinical practice to identify a transdiagnostic cognitive style of rumination or worry.

The EQCA is a questionnaire used to assess a person's level of autonomy and adaptation in daily life. It measures different domains such as communication, social skills, personal autonomy and practical skills, in order to better understand an individual's adaptive functioning. This test is used in particular to support the diagnosis of intellectual disability or neurodevelopmental disorders and to guide interventions and support plans.

The SSQ6 is a short-form tool designed to assess the perceived availability of, and satisfaction with, the social support received. It provides valuable insights into an individual's support network and the perceived quality of that support, which are useful in diagnosis, psychotherapeutic support, and research.

The SPAQ is a self-report questionnaire used to screen for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as well as other seasonal variations in mood and behavior. It measures the frequency and intensity of variations in mood, sleep, appetite, weight, energy and social activity in relation to the seasons.

The UCLA Loneliness Scale is a self-report questionnaire for assessing the subjective level of loneliness felt by a person. It is widely used in psychology to explore perceived social isolation and feelings of exclusion, mainly in adults and adolescents.

The ATQ is a self-report tool used to identify and quantify the frequency of negative automatic thoughts associated with depression. It assesses cognitive schemas, supporting diagnosis and treatment monitoring, particularly in CBT.

The ESQ-R is a brief self-report questionnaire on executive functioning in daily life. It explores five clinically useful domains: plan management, time management, organization, emotional regulation, and behavioral regulation. The tool helps the psychologist identify strengths and difficulties that affect studies, work, autonomy, and everyday adjustment, particularly in the presence of attentional complaints, impulsivity, or neurodevelopmental profiles. It is most relevant for screening, clinical formulation, psychoeducation, and monitoring change, rather than as a stand-alone diagnostic tool.

The ICI-80 is designed to assess interpersonal communication skills and effectiveness. It notably explores active listening, emotional expression, empathy, assertiveness, verbal and nonverbal communication, and conflict management. It makes it possible to identify a person's strengths and areas for improvement in their social and professional interactions.

The VVIQ is a self-report questionnaire on the vividness of visual mental imagery. It estimates how well a person can form internal images that are clear, detailed, and close to real perception when calling up various familiar scenes. The tool is used in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and mental imagery research, particularly to explore individual differences ranging from very poor to very vivid imagery. In clinical practice, it can complement the exploration of representational functioning, memory strategies, the use of imagery in psychotherapy, and complaints related to the absence or excess of mental visualization. Its main advantage is that it provides a simple, quick, and easy-to-administer subjective measure.

The TCI is a self-administered questionnaire designed to assess personality dimensions according to Cloninger's biopsychosocial model. It measures four temperament dimensions (novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence and persistence) and three character dimensions (cooperativeness, self-directedness and self-transcendence). The TCI is often used in research and clinical practice to better understand individual differences and vulnerability to psychiatric disorders.

The MAAS is a self-report questionnaire on dispositional mindfulness, focused on attention to and awareness of the present moment in daily life. Its 15 items mainly explore episodes of inattention, distraction, and functioning on autopilot rather than complex meditative skills. The tool is unidimensional, quick to administer, and useful in clinical practice as well as research to identify the general level of mindful attention, monitor progress during psychotherapy or a mindfulness-based program, and objectify changes between two assessment points.

The ACE questionnaire assesses exposure to potentially traumatic events experienced during childhood (abuse, neglect, household dysfunction) and their later influence on physical and mental health. It helps psychologists better understand the impact of these early experiences on the adult patient's well-being.

The Sport Motivation Scale II measures the different types of motivation in the sports context, ranging from intrinsic motivation to forms of extrinsic regulation, as well as amotivation. It is often used to understand the motivations that influence sports behavior.

The RIASEC test, or Holland Occupational Themes test, assesses a person's career preferences according to 6 personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional.

The MAIA is a self-report tool that measures different aspects of interoceptive awareness. It is used to assess a person's bodily perception and awareness, which can be useful for understanding their relationship with their internal sensations and their overall well-being.

The Purpose in Life Test (PIL) is a self-report questionnaire that measures an individual's perception of the meaning and purpose of their life, based on Viktor Frankl's existential model. It explores a person's ability to give meaning to their life, which is a key indicator of psychological well-being and resilience.

The SATAQ-3 assesses the extent to which an individual has internalized sociocultural standards of physical appearance, particularly those conveyed by the media. It is widely used to examine the influence of societal pressure on body image and the risk of eating disorders, breaking this internalization down into several dimensions (general internalization, pressures, information, etc.).

The MPFI-24 is a brief self-report questionnaire derived from the 60-item MPFI, designed to provide a multidimensional measure of psychological flexibility and psychological inflexibility according to the hexaflex model of acceptance and commitment therapy. It covers 12 processes, i.e., 6 flexibility dimensions and 6 inflexibility dimensions, with two items per subscale. The tool is useful for clinical screening, building a functional profile, monitoring progress in psychotherapy, and assessing change processes. Its main value is to offer a short but relatively comprehensive measure of the mechanisms targeted in ACT, including acceptance, contact with the present moment, self-as-context, defusion, contact with values, and committed action, as well as their inflexibility counterparts.

The CFQ is a brief self-report questionnaire that measures cognitive fusion, that is, the tendency to get caught up in one's thoughts to the point that they strongly direct emotions, attention and behavior. It is mainly used in ACT and in approaches focused on psychological flexibility. The tool notably explores the difficulty of disengaging from distressing thoughts, the struggle against mental content and the excessive place given to cognitions in everyday experience. Its short 7-item form is the version most widely used by psychologists, in both clinical practice and research, for screening, initial assessment and monitoring progress over the course of treatment.

The Problem Attitude Questionnaire (QAP) is a tool used to assess an individual's attitudes when faced with problems. It helps understand how a person approaches, avoids, or solves the difficulties they encounter in various contexts.

The AAQ-II is a self-report instrument that measures the level of psychological flexibility, a core concept in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It assesses a person's ability to accept their difficult emotions and thoughts while pursuing actions in line with their personal values.

The BPNSFS is used to assess the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs according to self-determination theory. It measures three fundamental needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. This tool helps to understand the motivational dynamics that influence psychological well-being.

The Big Five is used to assess the key aspects of an individual's personality. Unlike other personality models, it is considered comprehensive, covering a wide variety of human behaviors, while being flexible enough to be used across different cultures. This model is highly valued for its effectiveness and empirical validity, based on decades of research and studies across different populations.

The SDSC for ages 4 to 16 is a screening questionnaire for sleep disorders in children and adolescents, completed by a parent or caregiver based on observations over the past six months. The validated French version has 25 items and explores five clinically useful dimensions: insomnia, parasomnias, nocturnal breathing problems, nonrestorative sleep, and excessive daytime sleepiness. The tool is particularly relevant in psychology, child psychiatry, and pediatric consultations, and in identifying difficulties associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and with emotional, attentional, or behavioral difficulties.

The Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences is a brief self-report questionnaire designed to identify the patient's preferences regarding how psychotherapy or counseling should be conducted. It helps clarify the working style expected of the therapist on four clinically useful dimensions: therapist directiveness versus client directiveness, emotional intensity versus emotional reserve, past orientation versus present orientation, and warm support versus focused challenge. Its main value is to structure an early conversation about what suits the patient best, in order to tailor care, support the therapeutic alliance, and foster a truly person-centered approach.

The TOSCA-3 is a self-report questionnaire that measures self-conscious emotional reactions, such as shame, guilt, embarrassment, and pride, in response to various imagined social situations. It helps explore patterns of emotional responses that may be relevant for clinical assessment or for research on personality, empathy, or emotion regulation.

The CARE is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure how individuals perceive and cognitively appraise different types of risky events, particularly those associated with alcohol and substance use. It assesses the perceived likelihood, anticipated frequency, benefits, and potential consequences of risky behaviors.

The Personality Inventory is a self-report tool for measuring maladaptive personality traits according to DSM-5 criteria. This questionnaire explores 25 personality facets, grouped into 5 broad domains: negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, and psychoticism. It is used to better understand personality functioning, identify possible disorders, and provide an overview of the psychopathological dimensions present.

The Empathy Quotient (EQ) is a questionnaire designed to measure a person's ability to recognize and understand the emotions of others. It is often used in clinical assessments, particularly to detect traits associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The DSQ-40 is a brief self-report questionnaire that explores the conscious derivatives of 20 defense mechanisms and groups them into three defensive styles: mature, neurotic, and immature. It is mainly used in clinical psychology, psychiatry, and research to identify habitual ways of managing internal conflict, anxiety, and stress, and to monitor certain changes in psychotherapy. Its administration is simple and quick, which makes it a useful tool to complement the clinical interview, particularly when exploring personality functioning. It is not a diagnostic tool on its own, and its subscores should be interpreted with caution, taking into account the clinical context and the overall level of psychological distress.

The DPQ is a self-report instrument designed to screen for features of dependent personality disorder according to DSM criteria. It assesses the intensity of emotional dependency, indecisiveness, and submissiveness traits, which are often present in individuals with this disorder. The DPQ is useful for clinical screening and research, particularly in the exploration of personality disorders.

The PVQ-RR is designed to measure basic human values through concrete descriptions of people. It is particularly useful for understanding individuals' motivations and priorities in various cultural and personal contexts.

The MLQ is a self-report questionnaire that measures two essential dimensions of meaning in life: Presence of Meaning (the extent to which a person perceives their life as meaningful) and Search for Meaning (the extent to which a person is actively searching for meaning in their life). It is widely used in positive psychology, counseling and research on well-being.

The A-MISO-S is a self-report scale designed to assess the severity of misophonia, a disorder characterized by negative emotional reactions or impulsive behaviors in response to certain specific sounds. This questionnaire draws on formats used in psychiatry to assess the severity of obsessive symptoms.

The Internalized Shame Scale (ISS) assesses an individual's level of internalized shame, with an emphasis on chronic personal feelings of shame and inadequacy. It is mainly used in clinical settings to detect issues related to self-esteem, social anxiety and attachment disorders.

The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a tool that measures an individual's perception of social support from three main sources: family, friends, and significant others. Used in clinical settings as well as in research, it assesses the extent and quality of a person's perceived support network, which has strong implications for psychological health and well-being.

The Experience of Shame Scale (ESS) is a self-report questionnaire that assesses an individual's disposition to feel shame across different dimensions (behavior, appearance and character). It measures the frequency and intensity of the shame experienced, offering psychologists a reliable tool for examining the role of this feeling in psychopathology.

The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire is a self-report scale of subjective happiness and overall psychological well-being. This 29-item version was designed as a more homogeneous and easier-to-administer form than the original inventory. It provides an overall score based on statements covering, in particular, positive affect, life satisfaction, energy, sense of mastery, meaning in life, and the quality of relationships with others. The OHQ is particularly useful in research, positive psychology, non-diagnostic clinical assessment, and the monitoring of well-being-focused interventions. It does not replace a clinical evaluation and is best interpreted together with the interview and other emotional or quality-of-life measures.

The YPI is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess the perception of parental attitudes during childhood. It identifies emotional schemas potentially stemming from parenting style, and helps to better understand the origins of maladaptive schemas according to Jeffrey Young's schema theory. It serves as a complement to clinical assessment, particularly in schema therapy.

The Blocking Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) is a self-report tool developed by James Knipe in 1998 to identify dysfunctional or limiting beliefs that can hinder therapeutic progress, particularly in EMDR interventions. It makes it possible to target the beliefs that may block treatment in order to tailor psychotherapeutic care.

This questionnaire is designed to provide an initial global assessment of common psychiatric symptoms in adults. It makes it possible to quickly identify the presence of clinically significant symptoms across different diagnostic categories, and can guide the clinician toward additional, more specific assessments. The tool is intended for use during the initial assessment or follow-up, to obtain an overview of the patient's mental health.

The SoMe is an in-depth self-report questionnaire designed to explore how a person constructs the meaning of their life from concrete sources of commitment, values and experiences. It assesses 26 sources of meaning, as well as two central and distinct dimensions: meaningfulness and crisis of meaning. The tool provides a nuanced profile of a patient's existential resources, rather than a simple overall score, which makes it particularly useful in clinical psychology, existential counseling, career guidance, well-being research and the exploration of periods of transition or vulnerability. It helps identify what supports the sense of a life that is coherent, directed, significant and experienced as belonging to a larger whole, while distinguishing this from an experience of emptiness, frustration or loss of meaning. The sources of meaning are grouped into broad dimensions such as self-transcendence, self-actualization, order, and well-being and relatedness, with a frequent distinction between vertical and horizontal transcendence.

The RRQ is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure two distinct dimensions of self-focused thinking: rumination (negative orientation, preoccupations) and reflection (contemplative reflection on oneself). It explores an individual's tendency to engage in self-reflective thoughts, either in a dysfunctional way (rumination) or in a more constructive way (reflection). This tool is commonly used in research in personality psychology and mental health.

The Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) is a psychometric tool used to identify and measure 10 basic human values as defined by Schwartz. This questionnaire helps to understand the individual values that underlie people's attitudes and behaviors, thus offering insights into individuals' intrinsic motivations.

The Weiss Symptom Record is a screening tool developed to assess symptoms related to ADHD and other comorbid disorders. It is designed to gather detailed information about symptoms and their functional impact in adults and children.

The WHOQOL-BREF is an abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-100 questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization. It assesses perceived quality of life in four main domains: physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment. Suited to clinical and research use, it provides a comprehensive picture of patients' subjective well-being and life satisfaction.

The URICA is a self-report questionnaire derived from the transtheoretical model of change, designed to assess a person's motivational stage regarding a psychological, addictive, or behavioral problem. It classically explores four dimensions (precontemplation, contemplation, action, and maintenance) to estimate readiness for change and to guide the clinical interview, the therapeutic alliance, and the choice of motivational interventions. Widely used in clinical psychology, addiction medicine, and research, this tool helps identify ambivalence, resistance to change, and engagement in the therapeutic process.

This test quickly identifies a patient's dominant drivers (Please Others, Be Perfect, Be Strong, Hurry Up, Try Hard), that is, the internal injunctions that guide their behavior, stress management, and relationships with others. It helps to better understand the coping mechanisms and implicit beliefs that may maintain certain psychological difficulties.