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Childhood Wounds

Emotional Deprivation Test

Identify your emotional deficits and their coping strategies

60 questions4 dimensions
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  • Overall score with interpretation
  • Analysis of each dimension
  • 13 clinical reading frameworks (attachment, schemas, cognitive…)
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  • Personalized recommendations
  • Resources and exercises
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The Emotional Deprivation is a 60-question self-assessment measuring 4 key dimensions. Explore the different forms of emotional deprivation experienced during childhood and their impact on your adult life. After completing it you get an instant overview, then a detailed PDF report (1,99 €): scores per dimension, a radar chart, 13 clinical reading frameworks and a personalized action plan. This tool is for self-knowledge and does not replace a professional consultation.

About this test

This test explores the four dimensions of emotional deprivation: lack of affection, lack of validation, lack of security, and the coping strategies developed to fill these voids. Childhood emotional deprivation is often at the root of relationship difficulties and self-esteem issues in adulthood. By precisely identifying the nature of your deficits, you can better understand your current behaviors and begin healing work.

Dimensions assessed

  • Lack of Affection- Insufficient gestures of tenderness, words of love, and warm physical contact during childhood.
  • Lack of Validation- Absence of recognition, encouragement, and acknowledgment of your qualities and achievements.
  • Lack of Security- Deficit of a stable, predictable, and protective framework necessary for a child's healthy development.
  • Coping Strategies- Mechanisms developed to attempt to fill emotional deficits: perfectionism, dependency, avoidance, or overcompensation.

Why take this test?

Childhood wounds — abandonment, rejection, humiliation, betrayal, injustice — leave lasting imprints on our adult functioning. Identifying these wounds helps understand certain automatic behaviors and begin deep healing work.

The Emotional Deprivation specifically evaluates 4 key dimensions: Lack of Affection, Lack of Validation, Lack of Security, Coping Strategies. With 60 carefully crafted questions, it provides a detailed and nuanced picture of your psychological profile in this area. The test takes approximately 15 min and can be completed at your own pace, from any device.

Whether you’re seeking personal development, considering therapy, or simply curious about yourself, this test gives you concrete and actionable results to move forward with confidence.

Daily-life situations this test explores

To help you picture what to expect before you start, here are the concrete contexts the Emotional Deprivation sheds light on. This is not the list of questions (you discover them when you start the test) — it is the life situations it assesses.

In adult emotional relationships

Repetitions that surprise you: similar partner choices, conflicts with identical patterns, fears that always return to the same spot.

Facing criticism or rejection

Intensity of the wound when someone criticizes, ignores or fails to respond to you: reaction disproportionate to the current trigger.

In relation to authority

How you react to a parent, boss, figure of power: submission, opposition, avoidance, hypervigilance.

In self-image

Automatic thoughts about your worth, your legitimacy, your right to exist, to take space, to be loved.

The actual questions are not shown here: you discover them when you start the test (free up to question 5).

How does it work?

1

Take the test

Answer the 60 questions honestly. There are no right or wrong answers — just choose the option that best describes you. The test takes about 15 min.

2

See your preview

Once you finish, you immediately see a preview of your overall score and profile by dimension — no registration required.

3

Download your detailed PDF report

For a comprehensive analysis, get your PDF report (4 dimensions analyzed, radar chart, personalized recommendations, action plan). Instant download after secure payment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Emotional Deprivation measure?

This test evaluates 4 psychological dimensions: Lack of Affection, Lack of Validation, Lack of Security, Coping Strategies. Each dimension is scored individually, giving you a detailed view of your profile rather than a single overall number.

How long does the Emotional Deprivation take?

The test contains 60 questions and takes approximately 15 min to complete. You can answer at your own pace — your progress is automatically saved in your browser.

How does this test work?

The test is anonymous and requires no registration. After completing it, you immediately see a preview of your results. The detailed PDF report (8-15 pages) with in-depth analysis, charts and personalized recommendations is available for €1.99.

Is this test scientifically validated?

This test is based on established models in clinical psychology and psychometrics. It evaluates 4 dimensions (Lack of Affection, Lack of Validation, Lack of Security...) using validated assessment scales. However, it is a self-assessment tool and does not replace a professional clinical diagnosis.

What does the PDF report contain?

Your Emotional Deprivation report includes: your overall score with detailed interpretation, individual analysis of each of the 4 dimensions, a radar chart visualizing your profile, personalized recommendations for improvement, practical exercises, and additional resources.

Is my data kept confidential?

Absolutely. The test is 100% anonymous — no account creation, no email required. Your answers are stored only in your browser (localStorage) and are never sent to our servers until you purchase a report. All data is automatically deleted after 30 days.

Who is the Emotional Deprivation for?

This test is designed for any adult wishing to better understand their functioning in this area, whether out of curiosity, as part of a self-knowledge journey or to prepare a conversation with a professional. It is not a clinical diagnostic tool and does not replace a specialist consultation.

Can I retake the test later?

Yes, you can retake the Emotional Deprivation as many times as you wish. Some people take it again after several months to observe how their profile evolves. Each new attempt generates its own report — previous answers are not reused.

What should I do with my results?

Your report offers a clinical reading of your profile with concrete recommendations. You can use it as material for personal reflection, to open a conversation with someone close to you, or take it to a professional (psychologist, therapist, doctor) to enrich the consultation with a structured view of your dimensions.

Can people close to me also take it?

Yes. Each person gets their own anonymous, unique report, based on THEIR answers. Comparing profiles within a family or couple can be useful — provided each person takes the test honestly and on their own, without influencing one another during the answers.

Related Resources

Gildas Garrec, Psychopraticien TCC

About the author

Gildas Garrec · CBT Psychopractitioner

Certified practitioner in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), author of 16 books on applied psychology and relationships. Over 900 clinical articles published across Psychologie et Sérénité.

📚 16 published books📝 900+ articles🎓 CBT certified

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