Anthropophobia Test

Anthropophobia Severity Assessment (AnSA)

Background

Anthropophobia, is also known as the fear of people or fear of social interaction. It is a type of specific phobia characterized as excessive fear, anxiety, or distress when a person interact with others or observed in social situations. Sometimes a person may feel nervous around strangers or during public situations, but a person with anthropophobia may feel persistent fear that can interfere with work, education, relationships, and everyday activities.

Individuals with anthropophobia often fear being judged, criticized, embarrassed, rejected, or negatively evaluated by others. As a result, they may avoid conversations, public places, meetings, or other social situations, leading to loneliness, reduced confidence, and impaired quality of life.

Anthropophobia Severity Assessment (AnSA) has been developed to measure the severity by evaluating fear of people and by measuring emotional reactions, fear-related thoughts, physical symptoms, avoidance behaviors, functional impairment, and safety behaviors. The assessment also includes a Social Trigger Inventory that identifies situations and environments commonly associated with fear of people and social interaction.

Procedure

Read each statement carefully and indicate how often it applies to you based on your typical experiences during the past several months.

Scoring & Interpretation

The Anthropophobia Severity Assessment (AnSA) consists of two components.

Part 1:
Social Trigger Inventory

This section identifies situations and environments that commonly trigger fear, anxiety, or discomfort during social interaction.

The Trigger Inventory consists of four categories:

• Interactions with Unfamiliar People (8 triggers)

• Public Situations (8 triggers)

• Close Social Relationships (8 triggers)

• Performance and Evaluation (8 triggers)

Total Trigger Items: 32

Part 2:
Emotional and Physical Responses

Dimensions:

• Emotional Reactions (4 items)

• Fear Cognitions (4 items)

• Physical Reactions (4 items)

Total Items: 12

Part 3:
Behavioral Impact

Dimensions:

• Avoidance Behavior (4 items)

• Functional Impact (4 items)

• Safety Behaviors (4 items)

Total Items: 12

Items in Parts 2 and 3 use a five-point response scale ranging from 0 (Never) to 4 (Very Often).

The last item within each dimension is reverse scored.

Raw Score Range:
0–240

Percentage Score = (Raw Score ÷ 240) × 100

Dimension scores are converted into percentages ranging from 0–100. The overall severity classification is determined using standardized severity thresholds. The Social Trigger Inventory is interpreted separately and presented as an independent Trigger Profile.

Anthropophobia Severity Assessment (AnSA) Questionnaire

Instructions & Terms

Below is the Anthropophobia Severity Assessment (AnSA), a digitally adapted 28- items self-assessment questionnaire.

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Sources

Dar, D. M. Anthropophobia Severity Assessment (AnSA-24). DrDeenz Research Project.

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Version History

Version 1.0 – Initial release.