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Atychiphobia Severity Assessment (ASA)

Atychiphobia is an excessive and persistent fear of failure. Most people experience disappointment after making mistakes, but a person with atychiphobia often experience intense anxiety even before making attempt to complete a task. Fear of failure may cause people to avoid opportunities, delay important decisions, withdraw from challenges, or strive for unrealistic perfection in an effort to prevent mistakes.

Research has shown that fear of failure is associated with anxiety, perfectionism, procrastination, reduced self-confidence, avoidance behavior, and lower psychological well-being. Individuals with severe fear of failure often overestimate the consequences of making mistakes and underestimate their ability to recover from setbacks.

Atychiphobia Severity Assessment (ASA) was developed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of fear of failure by measuring emotional reactions, catastrophic thinking, physical symptoms, avoidance behaviors, functional impairment, and perfectionistic safety behaviors. The assessment also includes a Failure Trigger Inventory that identifies common situations and life circumstances that frequently provoke fear of failure.

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

The Atychiphobia Severity Assessment (ASA) consists of two components.

Part 1: Failure Trigger Inventory (FTI): This section identifies situations and circumstances that commonly trigger fear of failure.

The trigger inventory consists of four categories: Situations Involving Evaluation (8 triggers), Achievement Situations (8 triggers), Social and Interpersonal Situations (8 triggers), Personal Concerns (8 triggers)

Total Trigger Items: 32

Part 2: Emotional and Cognitive 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), Perfectionism & 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

Situations involving evaluation.

Examinations or tests

Job interviews

Performance reviews

Public speaking

Competitions

Presentations

Skill assessments

Being compared with others

Achievement situations.

Starting a new project

Applying for a promotion

Learning a new skill

Trying something unfamiliar

Taking leadership roles

Making important decisions

Setting ambitious goals

Working under pressure

Social and interpersonal situations.

Fear of disappointing others

Fear of criticism

Fear of rejection

Fear of embarrassment

Making mistakes in front of others

Being judged by others

Receiving negative feedback

Letting others down

Personal concerns.

Financial failure

Career failure

Academic failure

Relationship failure

Not meeting expectations

Making the wrong decision

Missing important opportunities

Fear of disappointing yourself

I become anxious when I think I might fail.

The possibility of failure makes me feel uneasy.

I worry about failing even before I begin.

I stay emotionally calm even when success is uncertain.

I often imagine the worst possible outcome.

I believe one failure means I am not capable.

I expect others will judge me if I fail.

I see failure as a normal part of learning.

My heart races when I fear failing.

I feel tense before important tasks.

I notice physical anxiety when I might fail.

I remain physically relaxed when facing difficult challenges.

I avoid situations where I might fail.

I delay tasks because I fear making mistakes.

I give up easily if success is uncertain.

I willingly take on challenging tasks despite the possibility of failure.

My fear of failure affects my work or studies.

My fear of failure limits my personal goals.

My fear of failure reduces my confidence.

My fear of failure rarely interferes with my daily life.

I prepare excessively to avoid making mistakes.

I repeatedly check my work because I fear failure.

I avoid submitting work until it feels perfect.

I can accept mistakes without excessive worry.