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Emotional Abuse Test

This self-assessment is based on Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS), a 48-item self-assessment originally developed by DM Dar. Drdeenz provides an interactive digital version for educational, informational, and self-exploration purposes only. Read More

Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS)

Background

The purpose of Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS) is to measure psychological and behavioral tendencies often associated with emotional abuse. Physical abuse can be seen and measured, but emotional abuse does not leave visible signs; it deeply damages an individual's sense of self, confidence, and emotional security. DEAS is designed to measure six core dimensions of emotional abuse: Inadequacy, Dependency, Distrust, Restraint, Submissiveness, and Vulnerability. These six core domains capture how emotional abuse impacts psychological and social functioning. This interactive version of the questionnaire is provided in a quiz format that offers automatic scoring and detailed scoring charts for better interpretation of results.

Emotional abuse test is the digital adaptation of the preliminary version of Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS).

Procedure

Emotional abuse leaves scars on the soul that are not visible but are deeply felt. Abusers intentionally hurt, manipulate, embarrass, isolate, and humiliate others. Modern psychology emphasizes understanding, identifying, and addressing emotional abuse as a serious psychological concern that can impact interpersonal, social, and psychological well-being.

Emotional abuse is not limited to romantic relationships. Emotional abuse can occur in family relationships, workplaces, educational settings, friendships, and community environments.

The assessment consists of 48 statements and typically requires 5–10 minutes to complete. Participants respond to statements describing emotional experiences, interpersonal relationships, self-perceptions, and behavioral tendencies.

Scoring & Interpretation

The assessment contains 48 items scored on a five-point agreement scale.

Raw scores range from 0 to 192.

Results include an Overall Emotional Abuse Index and scores for six dimensions:

• Inadequacy
• Dependency
• Distrust
• Restraint
• Submissiveness
• Vulnerability

Dimension scores are standardized to a 0–100 scale.

Overall results are classified into five interpretive ranges:

• Minimal (0–20)
• Mild (21–40)
• Moderate (41–60)
• High (61–80)
• Very High (81–100)

Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS) Questionnaire

Instructions & Terms

Below is the Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS), a digitally adapted 48- items self-assessment questionnaire.



Sources
Deen Mohd Dar. Development and Validity of the Deenz Emotional Abuse Scale (DEAS-18). 2025. HAL Open Science.

Version History

2025-01-15|v1.0|Initial digital implementation.
2025-08-10|v1.1|Updated scoring framework and reporting system.
2026-06-07|v1.2|Integrated into DrDeenz Psychometric Engine.