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Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

The Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory (WPI)—also called the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet or Woodworth Psychopathic Questionnaire—is often cited as a forerunner of modern personality inventories. Psychologist Robert S. Woodworth developed it during World War I to screen U.S. Army recruits.

Origins and influence on psychological testing

The sheet was meant to gauge emotional stability and screen out unstable recruits, but by the time it appeared in 1919, World War I had ended. It still spread widely, was used in clinical research, and remained popular through the 1920s and into the 1930s.

That early use helped shape later assessment practice, and follow-up studies drew on WPI-style items and scoring ideas. Many later inventories owe something to the approach Woodworth pioneered.

Today's scores should not be read against century-old norms in any literal way—samples, wording, and reporting norms all differ, so averages are not directly comparable. The WPI is now mainly of historical interest alongside more current instruments.

Instructions

You will answer 116 simple yes-or-no questions. Most people finish in about ten to fifteen minutes. This version is for information, education, and entertainment only. It cannot replace assessment by a qualified professional and should not be used as a basis for decisions about your health or life.

1. Do you usually feel well and strong?
2. Do you usually sleep well?
3. Are you often frightened in the middle of the night?
4. Are you troubled with dreams about your work?
5. Do you have nightmares?
6. Do you have too many sexual dreams?
7. Do you ever walk in your sleep?
8. Do you have the sensation of falling when going to sleep?
9. Does your heart ever thump in your ears so that you cannot sleep?
10. Do ideas run through your head so that you cannot sleep?
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