Fear of Flying Test

A number of different aspects of commercial air travel are listed below. Please choose a number from the scale below to show how much you be troubled or disturbed by each of these hems as they would occur if you were to fly today.

0 = Not at all disturbing
2 = Slightly disturbing
4 = Definitely disturbing
6 = Markedly disturbing
8 = Very severely disturbing

• Making reservations for a flight
• Traveling to the airport
• Waiting in line for seat assignment
• Getting and undesirable seat Which is better (circle one) WINDOW or AISLE
• Waiting in boarding area
• Standing in line on boarding ramp - boarding plane
• Walking through the cabin of the plane toward your seat
• Demonstration of safety features of plane
• Looking out of window while on the ground
• Taxiing to takeoff area
• Take-off
• Looking out of window during takeoff
• Looking out of window while in the air
• Being on a crowded plane
• Being on a relatively empty plane
• Thinking of your family while flying
• Listening to engine sounds
• Watching other passengers
• Experiencing turbulence (plane lurches)
• Listening to pilot's announcements
• Eating a meal while in flight
• Using the plane's washroom
• Flying though clouds
• Flying over water
• Thinking about the altitude (how high you are in the air)
• Thinking about the speed of the plane
• Listening to announcements of landing preparations
• Hearing landing gear moving into position
• Feelings of descent during landing
• Feeling of touchdown on landing strip
• Braking of plane during landing
• Taxiing to terminal after landing
• Waiting in line to board plane
• Total Score

Now add up your total score. The average score for people with fear of flying is 148. People who do not have a fear of flying have an average score of 35 Any score higher than 50 indicates that you may be helped by CBT.