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Misophonia Test

This new scale measures misophonia, a condition rooted in the aversion to specific sounds.

Mark Travers, Ph.D.

By Mark Travers, Ph.D.

October 12, 2023

Mark Travers, Ph.D., is the lead psychologist at Awake Therapy, responsible for new client intake and placement. Mark received his B.A. in psychology, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His academic research has been published in leading psychology journals and has been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker, among other popular publications. He is a regular contributor for Forbes and Psychology Today, where he writes about psycho-educational topics such as happiness, relationships, personality, and life meaning. Click here to schedule an initial consultation with Mark or another member of the Awake Therapy team. Or, you can drop him a note here.

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The MisoQuest is a new questionnaire that has recently been developed to measure the condition of 'misophonia,' which triggers psychophysiological reactions and sensations in response to certain sounds.

The MisoQuest measures seven different factors that are used to diagnose misophonia, including how people react physically and emotionally to unpleasant or triggering sounds, how these reactions are controlled, attitudes towards these reactions, and avoidance and functioning in relation to these sounds.

Since misophonia has historically been under-researched, the MisoQuest has been an invaluable tool in assessing, diagnosing and understanding misophonia, its symptoms and its causes.

You can take this test here. Please follow all of the steps to receive your results.

References: Siepsiak, M., Śliwerski, A., & Łukasz Dragan, W. (2020). Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest—A New Self-Report Questionnaire for Misophonia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(5), 1-15.

Step 1: Rate the following statements based on how much you agree with them on a scale of strongly disagree to strongly agree.

1. I find some sounds made by the human body unbearable.

2. Some unpleasant sounds make me instantly angry.

3. I start feeling anger the moment I see a thing/animal/person that might make an unpleasant sound at any time.

4. When I hear unpleasant sounds, I start sensing emotions in my body (e.g., I sweat, feel pain, feel pressure, my muscles tense).

5. Unpleasant sounds make me feel overwhelmed.

6. I become anxious at the mere thought of an unpleasant sound.

7. Some sounds bother me so much that I have difficulty controlling my emotions.

8. I put a lot of effort into controlling emotions when I hear an unpleasant sound.

9. I believe that my reactions to sounds are exaggerated but I can’t get rid of them.

10. If I can, I avoid meeting with certain people because of the sounds they make.

11. I feel that my mental state worsens if I cannot leave a place where there’s an unpleasant sound.

12. I often think about how to drown out unpleasant sounds.

13. I am scared that unpleasant sounds may impact my future.

14. When meeting with other people, I am sometimes irritated because of unpleasant sounds that are present.

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Step 2: Enter your age, gender, region, and first name so we can provide you with a detailed report that compares your test scores with people similar to you.

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Step 3: Check to make sure you've provided answers to all of the statements/questions above. Once you've done that, click the button below to send your responses to Awake Therapy's Lead Psychologist, Mark Travers, Ph.D. He will provide you with an overview of how you scored relative to others (all answers are anonymized and confidential to protect users' privacy). He can also answer any follow-up questions you may have.