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title: "Empathic Impairment Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims – v2"
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author: "SCARS Research Team"
published: 2024-08-22
modified: 2026-09-27
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summary: "[raw] Empathic Impairment Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims · 25 Questions across 5 Sections Your Privacy Is Protected We never see your identity Your responses are processed in your browser and your email. Only you see any identifying information about…"
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# Empathic Impairment Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims – v2

# Empathic Impairment Self-Assessment Test

For Scam Victims · 25 Questions across 5 Sections

## Your Privacy Is Protected

#### We never see your identity

Your responses are processed in your browser and your email. Only you see any identifying information about you.

#### De-identified data supports research

With your permission and your identity removed, your de-identified answers are sent to the SCARS Institute for scientific research only. Data is never shared with third parties.

#### Keep your own copy

When you finish, you can save, email, or print your results on your own device — to keep, or to share with your therapist or mental health professional.

The SCARS Institute provides this tool to help you understand whether trauma from being scammed has affected your capacity for empathy. You can save your results to share with your therapist or mental health professional.

I give my consent for my fully de-identified assessment data to be used for research purposes only. I understand that all personal identifiers have been removed from my responses, this information will not be shared with any third parties, and my participation is completely voluntary.

## About This Assessment

This self-assessment helps scam victims find out whether they are experiencing empathic impairment — a recognized effect of psychological trauma in which the capacity to feel and express empathy toward others becomes temporarily reduced or disrupted.

Read each statement carefully and select the response that best reflects your honest feelings or behaviors. Be as honest as you can. Your identity stays private, and only you see any identifying information about you.

1 — Strongly Disagree

2 — Disagree

3 — Neutral

4 — Agree

5 — Strongly Agree

**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 gives you awareness and a useful starting point. We recommend taking a copy of your results to share with your counselor or therapist.

**Do not refresh or reload this page.** Your answers are stored only in this browser session — reloading will erase all your progress and you will need to start over.

Why we ask this

Select an answer to continue

**Save your results before leaving this page.** Reloading or closing this page will permanently erase your results. Use the "Save My Results" button below to keep a copy.

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