MALE Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST)
Questions YesNo
1. Were you sexually molested or abused as a child or adolescent? |
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2. Have you subscribed to or regularly purchased sexually explicit magazines? |
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3. Did your parents have trouble with sexual behavior? |
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4. Do you find yourself preoccupied with sexual struggles? |
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5. Do you feel that your sexual behavior is not normal? |
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6. Does your spouse (or significant other) ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior? |
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7. Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate? |
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8. Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior? |
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9. Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you or your family? |
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10. Have you ever sought help for sexual behavior that you did not like? |
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11. Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual behavior? |
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12. Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior? |
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13. Are any of your sexual activities against the law? |
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14. Have you made promises to yourself to quit some aspect of your sexual behavior? |
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15. Have you made efforts to quit a type of sexual behavior and failed? |
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16. Do you have to hide some aspects of your sexual behavior from others? |
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17. Have you attempted to stop some parts of your sexual activities? |
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18. Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior? |
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19. Has sex been a way for you to escape from your problems? |
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20. When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards? |
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21. Have you felt the need to discontinue a certain form of sexual activity? |
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22. Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life? |
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23. Have you been sexual with minors? |
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24. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire? |
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25. Do you think that your sexual desire is stronger than you are? |
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TOTAL |
Note: Affirmative answers to 13 or more strongly suggest sexual addiction. Female, gay or bisexual individuals may score low on this assessment and will need a different test. Taken from Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.