PDQ-4+

PERSONALITY QUIZ
(Spanish adaptation of Calvo, N. and Torrubia, R. 1.999)

Date : _________________

PERSONAL DATA

Name and surname: _______________________________ Sex: HM Age: ______ years

Date of birth: _________ Place of birth: _____________ Marital status: ______
Studies completed: ________________________ Profession:___________________________

INSTRUCTIONS

The goal of this Questionnaire is for you to describe the type of person you are. When answering
the questions, think about how you have felt, thought and acted in recent years. To remember this,
at the top of each page you will find the statement: “In recent years…”.
V (True) means that the statement is generally true for you. F (False) means that the statement is
generally false for you. Even if you are not completely sure about the answer, indicate “T” or “F”
for each question.
For example, for the question: xx.I tend to be stubborn. If you have indeed been stubborn over the
past few years, you should answer “True” by circling the V. If it is not completely true, you should
answer “False” by circling the F.
There are no correct answers. There is no time limit to respond.

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In recent years...

1. I avoid working with people who could criticize V F

me................................................. ...........

2. I cannot make decisions without the advice or support of others............................... V F

3. I often dwell on the details and lose sight of the main objective I
intend................................................. .................................................. ........................ V F
................

4. I need to be the center of V F

attention.............................................. ........................................

5. I have come much further than others recognize me. V F

6. I would do anything to prevent those I love from abandoning me........... V F

7. People complain that I don't perform at work or fulfill my obligations... V F

8. On several occasions I have had problems with the law (or if I had, they would have
caught me)............................... .................................................. ..................... V F
9. I am not interested in spending time with family or V F
friends................................................. ....

10. I find special messages in the things that happen around me.................... V F

11. I know that if I allow it, people will take advantage of me or try to trick me. V F

12. Sometimes I get V F

upset................................................. .................................................. ..........

13. I make friends with people only when I'm sure they like me...... V F

14. I am generally depressed................................................. .................................... V F

15. I prefer that others assume responsibilities for me................................................. V F

16. I waste time trying to make things too perfect................................................. V F

17. I'm sexier than most people... ........................... V F

18. I often think about how important I am or will be. ................ V F

19. I can go from love to hate for no reason............................................... .................... V F

20. I get into a lot of fights............................................... .................................................. V F

21. I feel like others don't understand me or appreciate V F

me................................................. ......

22. I prefer to do things alone rather than with other people. .. V F

23. I am able to know that some things will happen before they happen... V F

24. I often wonder if the people I meet are really trustworthy.................... V F

25. Sometimes I talk about people behind their backs... ......... V F

26. I become inhibited in my intimate relationships for fear of making a fool of myself. V F

27. I am afraid of losing the support of others if I disagree with them. V F

28. I suffer from low self- V F

esteem................................................. ............................................

29. I put my work before being with my family, with my friends or having fun............. V F

30. I show my emotions easily................................................. ................................ V F

31. Only some special people can truly appreciate and understand me...... V F

32. I often wonder who I really am................................................. .................... V F

33. I have difficulty paying the bills because I don't stay at any job for
long. .................................................. ........................... V F
34. I'm not interested in V F
sex................................................. .................................................. ....

35. Others consider me a bad-tempered and irascible person................................. V F

36. I can often perceive or feel things that others cannot perceive or feel........... V F

37. I am sure that others will use what I tell them against me. V F

38. There are people I don't V F

like................................................. ............................................

39. I am more sensitive to criticism or rejection than most people.......................... V F

40. It's hard for me to start something if I have to do it V F

alone................................................. .................

41. I have a greater moral sense than other V F

people................................................. .................

42. I am my worst V F
critic................................................. .................................................. ........

43. I use my physical appearance to get the attention I need................................. V F

44. I really need people to notice me or pay attention to me.................................... ..... V F

45. I have tried to hurt myself or commit suicide. ......................... V F

46. I do many things without considering the V F

consequences................................................. .............

47. There are few activities that interest V F

me............................................... ...........................

48. People often have a hard time understanding what I V F

say................................................. ..............

49. I resist my superiors telling me how I should do my job... V F

50. I remain on the lookout to decipher the true meaning of what people say V F

51. I have never told a lie............................................... ............................................ V F

52. I'm afraid of meeting new people because I feel inferior............................... V F

53. I want to please people so much that I am willing to do things I would rather not do. V F

54. I have accumulated piles of unnecessary things that I would not be able to part with.
.................................................. ........................... V F

55. Although I talk a lot, people say that it is difficult for me to focus on the V F
topics.................
56. I worry about V F
everything................................................ .................................................. ...

57. I expect others to do me favors even though I generally don't... V F

58. I am a very unstable person............................................... ........................................ V F

59. It is not difficult for me to lie and I do it V F

often................................................ ............................

60. I am not interested in having close V F

friends............................................... ..................................

61. I am frequently alert so that I am not taken advantage of. V F

62. I never forget or forgive those who hurt me................................................ ....... V F

63. I resent those who are luckier than me. V F

64. A nuclear war wouldn't be a bad idea. ......................... V F

65. When I am alone I feel helpless and unable to take care of myself...... V F

66. I prefer to do things myself if others are not able to do them

correctly................................................. .................................................. .................... V F
........

67. I have a flair for the dramatic............................................... ........................................ V F

68. Some people think I take advantage of others................................................. V F

69. I feel like my life is boring and V F

empty................................................. ................................

70. I am critical of others................................................. .................................................. V F

71. I don't care what people say about me... ............................ V F

72. I find it difficult to relate to others............................................... ............................ V F

73. People often complain that I don't notice their problems. V F

74. Because of my appearance, people might think that I am quite strange, eccentric or V F
strange....

75. I enjoy doing risky things................................................ .................................. V F

76. I have lied a lot in this questionnaire.............................................. ......................... V F

77. I complain a lot about my bad V F

luck............................................... ...................................

78. It is difficult for me to control my anger or bad V F

temper............................................... ............................
79. Some people are envious of me............................................... ................................ V F

80. I am easily influenced by others............................................... .................... V F

81. I consider myself a thrifty person, but others see me as a stingy... V F

82. When an intimate relationship ends, I need to find another partner immediately V F

83. I suffer from low self- V F

esteem................................................. ............................................

84. I am a V F
pessimist................................................. .................................................. ..............

85. I don't wait a moment to get even with people who offend me... V F

86. It makes me nervous to be around people... ........................... V F

87. I worry about feeling uncomfortable in new V F

situations....................................................

88. I am horrified that they will abandon me and have to take care of V F
myself.................................

89. People complain that I am “stubborn as a mule.” .............. V F

90. I take relationships more seriously than my V F

partners............................................... ...........

91. I can behave unpleasantly towards someone, and apologize immediately

afterwards... .................................................. ......... V F

92. Others consider me arrogant............................................... ................................ V F

93. When I am stressed I have paranoia or I feel that the things around me are
unreal................................... .................................................. .................................... V F

94. I'm not worried about harming others if I get what I want. V F

95. I keep my distance from others............................................... .................................. V F

96. I often wonder if my partner has been unfaithful to V F

me................................................. ..........

97. I often feel guilty................................................. ............................................ V F

98. I have done things impulsively (like the ones below) that can cause me difficulties.
(Mark with a cross those that refer to you):
a. Spending more money than I
have................................................ ................................ __
b. Having sexual relations with people I barely know... __
c. Excesive __
drinking............................................... .................................................. ..... __
d. Consume drugs................................................ .................................................. .. __
e. Binge eating................................................... ........................................ __
 f. Reckless driving................................................... ...................................

99. Before I was 15 years old, I engaged in some behaviors typical of a juvenile
delinquent, such as those indicated below:
(Mark with a cross those that refer to you)
a. I was considered a __
bully.............................................. ............................................ __
b. He used to start fights with other boys. ........................... __
c. I used weapons in the fights I __
had................................................. ................................ __
d. I robbed or assaulted other __
people............................................... .................................... __
e. I used physical cruelty against other __
people................................................. ........... __
f. I used physical cruelty against animals.............................................. ................... __
g. I forced someone to have sexual relations with me................................................ __
... __
h. He lied a lot................................................. .................................................. ....... __
i. I spent nights away from home without my parents' permission... . __
j. I __
stole................................................. .................................................. ....................
.
k. I started fires................................................. ..................................................
l. I broke windows or destroyed
property................................................. ....................
m. I ran away from home during the night... .................................
n. I played “truant” at school before I was
13................................................. ...........
o. I forcibly entered other people's houses, buildings or
cars................................................... .......

PLEASE CHECK IF YOU HAVE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS.

SCORE SHEET
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SCORE SHEET Name: __________________________
 SCHIZOID SCHIZOTYPICAL
PARANOID
- Needs 4 - - Needs 5 -
- Needs 4 -
___________ ___________
___________

9 _____ 10 _____
11 _____
22 _____ 23 _____
24 _____
34 _____ 36 _____
37 _____
47 _____ 48 _____
50 _____
^60_____ 61 _____
62 _____
71 _____ 72 _____
85 _____
95 _____ 74 _____
96 _____
^60_____ (^60 counts only one

86 _____ maybe if it's true)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

HISTRIONIC NARCISSISTIC LIMIT ANTISOCIAL

- Needs 5 - - Needs 5 - - Needs 5 - - Needs B+3 -
___________ ___________ ___________ _____________

4 _____ 5 _____ 6 _____ B.99 (Nec.3) _____

17 _____ 18 _____ 19 _____ 8 _____
30 _____ 31 _____ 32 _____ 20 _____
43 _____ 44 _____ 98 (Nec.2) _____ 33 _____
55 _____ 57 _____ 45 _____ 46 _____
67 _____ 68 _____ 58 _____ 59 _____
80 _____ 73 _____ 69 _____ 75 _____
90 _____ 79 _____ 78 _____ 94 _____
92 _____ 93 _____

BY DEPENDENCY OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE

BY AVOIDANCE
- Needs 4 - - Needs 5 - - Needs 4 -
___________ ___________ ___________

1 _____ 2 _____ 3 _____

13 _____ 15 _____ 16 _____
26 _____ 27 _____ 29 _____
39 _____ 40 _____ 41 _____
52 _____ 53 _____ 54 _____
83 _____ 65 _____ 66 _____
87 _____ 82 _____ 81 _____
88 _____ 89 _____

DEPRESSANT ESC. SOCIAL INFREQUENCY

PASSIVE- CONFORMITY SCALE
AGGRESSIVE
(NEGATIVIST)
- Needs 4 - - Needs 5 - - Needs 2 - - Need 1 -
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

7 _____ 14 _____ *12 _____ 64 _____

21 _____ 28 _____ *25 _____ 76 _____
35 _____ 42 _____ *38 _____
49 _____ 56 _____ 51 _____

63 _____ 70 _____ (*F is pathological Rs) PUNCTUATION

77 _____ 84 _____ TOTAL PDQ-4+:
91 _____ 97 _____ ________________

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SCORE KEY

1. EVI 1 7. neg 1 13. EVI 2 19. LIM 2 25. *CS 2 31. NAR 3
2. RIP 1 8. ANT 1 14. depr 1 20. ANT 2 26. EVI 3 32. LIM 3
3. OC 1 9. ESZ 1 15. RIP 2 21. neg 2 27. RIP 3 33. ANT 3
4. HIS 1 10. ETP 1 16. OC 2 22. ESZ 2 28. depr 2 34. ESZ 3
5. NAR 1 11. PAR 1 17. HIS 2 23. ETP 2 29. OC 3 35. neg 3
6. LIM 1 12.*CS 1 18. NAR 2 24. PAR 2 30. HIS 3 36. ETP 3

37. PAR 3 43. HIS 4 49. neg 4 55. HIS 5 61. ETP 5 67. HIS 6
38. *CS 3 44. NAR 4 50. PAR 4 56. depr 4 62. PAR 5 68. NAR 6
39. EVI 4 45. LIM 5 51. CS 4 57. NAR 5 63. neg 5 69. LIM 7
40. RIP 4 46. ANT 4 52. EVI 5 58. LIM 6 64. INF 1 70. depr 5
41. OC 4 47. ESZ 4 53. DEP 5 59. ANT 5 65. RIP 6 71. ESZ 6
42. depr 3 48. ETP 4 54. OC 5 60. ESZ 5 66. OC 6 72. ETP 6
&ETP8

73. NAR 7 79. NAR 8 85. PAR 6 91. neg 7 97. depr 7
74. ETP 7 80. HIS 7 86. ETP 9 92. NAR 9 98. LIM 4/2
75. ANT 6 81. OC 7 87. EVI 7 93. LIM 9 99. ANT B/3
76. INF 2 82. DEP 7 88. DEP 8 94. ANT 7
77. neg 6 83. EVI 6 89. OC 8 95. ESZ 7
78. LIM 8 84. depr 6 90. HIS 8 96. PAR 7
 ABBREVIATIONS

PAR= TP paranoid NAR= TP Narcissistic DEP= TP by Dependency Depr= TP Depressant

ESZ= TP Schizoid LIM= TP Limit OC= TP Obsessive compulsive Neg= TP Negativist
ETP = TP schizotypal ANT=TP Antisocial CS= Esc. Social Compliance (Passive –
Aggressive)
HIS= TP Histrionic EVI= TP by Avoidance INF= Esc. Infrequency

(In general, V is the pathological response for each item. *Indicates that F is the pathological response)

Clinical significance scale

The evaluator should assess the clinical significance of each of the disorders for which the
patient meets the criteria.

You have indicated that the items listed below are true for you:
(read the pathological items for each disorder, one after the other, to the patient).
A. Are there any of the items that are not completely true for you?
Please indicate which one: ____________________________________
(Cross out those items indicated that the patient indicates are not completely true
for him).

B. Since when have these items been part of your personality?

Less than 1 year ____
From 1 to 5 years ______
*Most of your life or before age 18 ____

C. Have these items been part of your personality only when you were depressed,
anxious, using alcohol/drugs or physically ill or have been present the
most of the time regardless of your mood, anxiety level, use of
alcohol/drugs or general health?
Only when I was depressed ____
Only when I was anxious _____
Only when using alcohol/drugs _____
Only when he was physically ill _____
*Not related to any of the above ____

D. In what areas have these items caused you difficulties?:

At home ____
At work ____
In ____ relationships
Others (specify) __________
* To satisfy D, deterioration is needed in at least one area.

E. Are you worried about the above?

* Yeah _____
No _____

* To be clinically significant the personality disorder must still reach the level after the
patient has been given the opportunity to indicate that the items were not entirely true (A),
the disorder must have existed for a long time (B), the disorder must not be limited to
times when the patient has been depressed, anxious, using alcohol/drugs, or physically ill
(C), the disorder must have produced impairment (D) or stress (E).

Repeat for each disorder when the PDQ-4 is positive.