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Disgust Tolerance Test

15 Questions
3 Minutes

How much can you stomach?

We each have our own tolerance for what we find disgusting. While some things are considered universally gross (poop), others may be more or less repulsive depending on personality and cultural background. How much do you revile the repulsive? Or are you better able to stomach the sickening?

Using the key below, answer the questions based on how strongly you agree or disagree with the statement.

No problem
It's fine
Neutral
Revolting!
Gross!
1. Sitting on a public toilet seat.
It's fine
Gross!
2. A strawberry with mold on it.
It's fine
Gross!
3. Being offered a friend’s bath towel and noticing it’s damp from previous use.
It's fine
Gross!
4. Having my blood drawn.
It's fine
Gross!
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5. Accidentally stepping barefoot on a bug.
It's fine
Gross!
6. Touching a dead human body.
It's fine
Gross!
7. Shaking the hand of someone who’s just sneezed in their elbow.
It's fine
Gross!
8. Eating a slice of pizza that a cockroach has walked on.
It's fine
Gross!
9. Watching a medical show that has graphic images of wounds and bodies.
It's fine
Gross!
10. A person clearing a mucous-y throat.
It's fine
Gross!
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11. Seeing a dead animal on the side of the road.
It's fine
Gross!
12. Sleeping in a bed where someone died.
It's fine
Gross!
13. Walking past a person with sores or open wounds.
It's fine
Gross!
14. Seeing a rat.
It's fine
Gross!
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15. Someone at a restaurant eating messy food with their fingers.
It's fine
Gross!
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Who Is This Disgust Test For?

This test is for anyone curious about their disgust response. This test is designed for adults and is not intended to be prescriptive. 

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How to Get Help

If you need help with disgust tolerance, speak to a mental health professional. You can easily find a therapist in your area on the Psychology Today Therapy Directory.

Sources

Rozin, P., & Fallon, A. E. (1987). A perspective on disgust. Psychological Review

Knowles KA, Jessup SC, Olatunji BO. Disgust in Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Recent Findings and Future Directions. Curr Psychiatry 2018 Aug

Dalmaijer ES, Lee A, Leiter R, Brown Z, Armstrong T. Forever yuck: Oculomotor avoidance of disgusting stimuli resists habituation. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2021 Aug

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