Assessment Category
Cognitive Patterns & Perfectionism
These assessments explore habitual thinking styles that may influence mood, anxiety, motivation, and self-esteem. Rather than focusing on specific diagnoses, this section looks at underlying cognitive patterns such as perfectionism, rigid standards, negative automatic thoughts, and longstanding core beliefs (“schemas”).
You may consider this category if you:
- Set extremely high standards for yourself
- Feel that nothing you do is ever “good enough”
- Engage in persistent self-criticism
- Overanalyze decisions or fear making mistakes
- Notice repetitive negative thoughts that feel automatic
- Feel stuck in long-standing relational or self-worth patterns
If your primary concern is symptom severity (for example, depression or anxiety), those categories may be more appropriate. This section focuses on how you think, not just how you feel.
Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS)
What this looks at
The FMPS evaluates different dimensions of perfectionism, including concern over mistakes, personal standards, perceived parental expectations, doubts about actions, and organization.
You may want to take this if:
- Fear making mistakes or being evaluated negatively
- Feel intense pressure to meet high standards
- Struggle with procrastination linked to perfectionism
- Experience anxiety when tasks feel incomplete
You may not need this if:
High standards do not cause distress or impairment, or you are more concerned with intrusive thoughts unrelated to performance.
Start Assessment →Perfectionistic Cognitions Inventory (PCI)
What this looks at
The PCI measures the frequency of perfectionistic thoughts, such as “I should always be doing more” or “I must not fail.”
You may want to take this if:
- Experience constant mental pressure to achieve
- Have repetitive “should” or “must” thoughts
- Feel mentally exhausted by self-imposed standards
You may not need this if:
You want a broader personality assessment of perfectionism instead.
Start Assessment →Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire – Believability (ATQ-B)
What this looks at
This measure evaluates how strongly you believe common negative automatic thoughts, such as self-critical or hopeless statements.
You may want to take this if:
- Frequently think “I’m not good enough” or similar thoughts
- Notice harsh internal dialogue
- Want to understand how much you believe your negative thoughts
- Are engaged in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
You may not need this if:
Negative self-talk is not a major concern.
Start Assessment →Brief Early Schema Questionnaire (BESQ)
What this looks at
The BESQ evaluates long-standing core beliefs (schemas) about yourself and others, such as beliefs related to abandonment, mistrust, defectiveness, or unrelenting standards.
You may want to take this if:
- Feel stuck in repetitive relational patterns
- Experience chronic feelings of shame or inadequacy
- Notice deep-rooted beliefs that feel difficult to change
- Are engaged in schema-focused or depth-oriented therapy
You may not need this if:
You are only interested in surface-level thought patterns rather than long-standing beliefs.
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