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Internal Control Scale
Part of the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale: how far you can control your emotions, desires and impulses.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Internal Control Scale
- 18 questions
- About 4 minutes
- For adults
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
Confirm your email address
Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
Indicate how well each statement describes you by choosing the most suitable option.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
High internal control
Your internal control is high, and so are your emotional control, control of desires and sexual control. You feel able to manage your emotions, wishes and impulses to a large extent. According to the scale, this pattern is closer to Generation X.
Moderate internal control
Your internal control is moderate, and so are your emotional control, control of desires and sexual control. You are close to neither Generation X nor Generation Z, but in between.
Low internal control
Your internal control is low, and so are your emotional control, control of desires and sexual control. According to the scale, this pattern is closer to Generation Z. If anger, anxiety or impulsive behaviour is making life hard for you, talking to a professional can help.
Total score
out of 90
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A (2022), Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale.
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
The Internal Control Scale is one of the 12 sub-scales of the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale; it measures emotional control, control of desires and sexual control. It has 18 items and takes about 4 minutes. Scores range from 18 to 90; a lower score means more internal control. The result shows which generation’s values your answers are closer to; it is not a mental health assessment.
- Developed by
- Prof. Dr. K. Nevzat Tarhan
Score ranges of this test
| 18–41 | High internal control |
| 42–65 | Moderate internal control |
| 66–90 | Low internal control |
Internal Control Scale (sub-scale of the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale) · Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A (2022), Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale.
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.