Assessment methodology
Inner Critic Assessment
Inner Work construct focused on self-criticism and shame, threat sensitivity, avoidance and shutdown.
Instrument type
Scenario-based self-report using critic voice translation.
Evidence lens
Scenario inference
Diagnostic status
Reflective and educational. Not diagnostic, clinical, or a substitute for care.
Purpose
This can identify the role your critic may be trying to play.
Limitations
It cannot measure depression, self-harm risk, or clinical severity. Maps self-critical strategies. It does not measure clinical depression or self-harm risk.
What this gathers
critic tonefeared outcomeprotective function
Scholarly reference base
- AERA, APA, and NCME (2014), Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
- Messick (1995), validity and interpretation in psychological assessment.
- Neff (2003), self-compassion and self-judgment.
- Hayes, Strosahl, and Wilson (1999), acceptance and committed action.
Question 1 of 12
Question 1
When you make a mistake, the first inner response is usually:
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