Assessments

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale: Adult (LSAS)

The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a questionnaire developed by Dr. Michael R. Liebowitz, a psychiatrist and researcher.

This measure assesses the way that social phobia plays a role in your life across a variety of situations. Read each situation carefully and answer two questions about that situation. The first question asks how anxious or fearful you feel in the situation. The second question asks how often you avoid the situation.

If you come across a situation that you ordinarily do not experience, imagine “what if you were faced with that situation,” and then, rate the degree to which you would fear this hypothetical situation and how often you would tend to avoid it.

Please base your ratings on the way that the situations have affected you in the last week.

How much fear or anxiety do you feel using a telephone in public?

How often do you avoid using a telephone in public?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel participating in a small group activity?

How often do you avoid participating in a small group activity?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel eating in public?

How often do you avoid eating in public?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel drinking with others?

How often do you avoid drinking with others?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel talking to someone in authority?

How often do you avoid talking to someone in authority?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel acting, performing or speaking in front of an audience?

How often do you avoid acting, performing or speaking in front of an audience?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel going to a party?

How often do you avoid going to a party?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel working while being observed?

How often do you avoid working while being observed?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel writing while being observed?

How often do you avoid writing while being observed?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel calling someone you don't know very well?

How often do you avoid calling someone you don't know very well?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel talking face to face with someone you don't know very well?

How often do you avoid talking face to face with someone you don't know very well?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel meeting strangers?

How often do you avoid meeting strangers?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel urinating in a public bathroom?

How often do you avoid urinating in a public bathroom?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel entering a room when others are already seated?

How often do you avoid entering a room where others are already seated?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel being the center of attention?

How often do you avoid being the center of attention?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel speaking up at a meeting?

How often do you avoid speaking up at a meeting?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel taking a test of your ability, skill or knowledge?

How often do you avoid taking a test of your ability, skill or knowledge?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel expressing disagreement or disapproval to someone you don't know very well?

How often do you avoid expressing disagreement or disapproval to someone you don't know very well?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel looking someone who you don't know very well straight in the eyes?

How often do you avoid looking someone who you don't know very well straight in the eyes?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel giving a prepared oral talk to a group?

How often do you avoid giving a prepared oral talk to a group?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel trying to make someone's acquaintance for the purpose of a romantic/sexual relationship?

How often do you avoid trying to make someone's acquaintance for the purpose of a romantic/sexual relationship?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel returning goods to a store for a refund?

How often do you avoid returning goods to a store for a refund?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel giving a party?

How often do you avoid giving a party?

How much fear or anxiety do you feel resisting a high pressure sales person?

How often do you avoid resisting a high pressure sales person?

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