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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Disord. 2012 Dec;26(6):848–866. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.6.848

Table 1.

Items from the Self-Report Questionnaire Selected to Assess Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Schizotypal PD Traits.

Item number Item Content
Antisocial Personality Disorder
−91 My emotions are fairly well balanced
−97 I do not like to waste money
112 Some people might think I am daring, but I like to take chances, throw myself into things, and finally take whatever comes
130 Some people have said, and they may be right, that I am unable to handle money
138 I have seen or heard things that have no logical explanation
141 I am not sure what people think about me, even if they know me very well
163 I feel that my needs are not met
Borderline Personality Disorder
−91 My emotions are fairly well balanced
93 I express my feelings freely when I am angry
−99 On average, I am calm and even-tempered
116 My mood will easily change in accordance with the environment
117 In social settings I feel tense and inhibited almost all the time
123 Because my emotions change rapidly, it is often difficult for me to keep a steady course
−125 I do not get angry easily
138 I have seen or heard things that have no logical explanation
−143 It is very hard for me to stick to my personal conviction, when other people insist on sticking to theirs
163 I feel that my needs are not met
167 Sometimes I get strange ideas in my head that I cannot get rid of
169 I sometimes feel that nobody wants to have anything to do with me
170 It seems that other people manage to make money last longer than I do, even though they do not have more to spend than I do
Histrionic Personality Disorder
−91 My emotions are fairly well balanced
−110 I keep both feet on the ground. I stick to what is tangible rather than become lost in reverie
112 Some people might think I am daring, but I like to take chances, throw myself into things, and finally take whatever comes
119 I often get too agitated, even when it comes to trivial matters
120 I would really like to be in show business
145 I am very intense in my emotional life
148 Many people regard me as a lively person
−156 I am quite reserved and withdrawn, except among close friends
159 I do things that I find are OK at the moment, but later I can hardly understand how I possibly could do such things at all
168 I feel as if I watch myself put on an act
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
−91 My emotions are fairly well balanced
−94 I do not brood over other people's remarks
96 Normally I feel confident and secure, even in new and unfamiliar situations
−110 I keep both feet on the ground. I stick to what is tangible rather than become lost in reverie
120 I would really like to be in show business
149 Some of the people that know me think that I am rather aggressive
168 I feel as if I watch myself put on an act