Decision-Making Self-Assessment Test
For Scam Victims · 14 Questions across 2 Sections
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The SCARS Institute provides this tool to help you understand your current decision-making tendencies — whether they are primarily emotionally driven or cognitively driven — and how those tendencies may be affecting your recovery. We do not see your results, do not have access to your responses, and we do not store any data from this assessment. Your results exist only on your device.
About This Assessment
This self-assessment is designed to help you identify your current decision-making tendencies following a scam. It measures two distinct dimensions: the degree to which your decisions are being driven by emotions and impulse, and the degree to which they are guided by deliberate, cognitive reasoning.
The assessment has two sections. The first explores emotional and impulsive decision-making. The second explores cognitively driven decision-making. Both are scored separately, giving you a clear picture of where the balance currently sits.
Read each statement carefully and select the response that best reflects your honest experience right now.
Please Note. This assessment was developed by the scientists and psychologists at the SCARS Institute based on experience working with large numbers of scam victims. It is not a diagnosis of a mental health condition — it is designed to give you awareness and a useful starting point. We recommend taking a copy of your results to share with your counselor or therapist.
Why we ask this
