Shared methodology behind your personalized self-development book.Same assessment framework used across Rilev (anonymous, individual) and Rilev Pro (professional).

Scientific Methodology

The ResearchBehind Your Book.

23 assessment instruments measure 60 direct outcomes across 4 psychological layers. Published totals and subscales share evidence. Adapted forms are identified explicitly, and scores never determine a diagnosis or a fixed identity.

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Tests
60
Outcomes
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Life Domains

From your assessment to your book

  1. Your assessment

    Your responses describe experiences, beliefs, habits and the context of your life.

  2. What the results support

    Totals and supported subscales are interpreted together. Adapted measures are clearly identified, with their limits explained.

  3. What matters to your goal

    Your book brings those observations into your goal context, explaining the reasons behind its development suggestions.

Results are a starting point for understanding and development. They do not establish a diagnosis, a fixed identity, or a guarantee that a method will work.

Assessment Foundation

What Rilev Directly Assesses

60 outcome summaries across four areas. Explore each form to see what it measures, how it is scored, and what its results can tell you.

Layer 1: Symptom Check

12 Tests

What you're experiencing now

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PHQ-91 outcome

Depression Severity Scale

3-5 min9 items
Depressive symptom frequency
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GAD-71 outcome

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale

2-4 min7 items
Anxiety symptom frequency
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PCL-55 outcomes

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5

5-10 min20 items
Post-traumatic symptom burdenIntrusionAvoidance+2
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PROMIS Sleep1 outcome

Sleep disturbance questions (adapted)

2-3 min8 items (adapted)
Reported sleep disturbance (adapted)
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CBI3 outcomes

Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

4-6 min19 items
Personal exhaustionWork-related exhaustionClient-related exhaustion
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DOCS1 outcome

Obsessive-compulsive concerns (adapted)

5-8 min20 items (adapted)
Reported obsessive-compulsive concerns (adapted)
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MDQ1 outcome

Mood Disorder Questionnaire

3-5 min15 items
Lifetime mood screening result
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ASRS1 outcome

Adult ADHD Self-Report

2-3 min6 items
Adult attention screening response sum
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DSS-B1 outcome

Dissociative Symptoms Scale

2-3 min8 items
Dissociative experience frequency
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TAPS4 outcomes

Substance Use Screen

2-5 min4 items (adapted)
Tobacco use frequencyPrescription medication misuse frequencyOther drug use frequency+1
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WERCAP3 outcomes

Mood and unusual experiences (adapted)

2-4 min16 items (adapted)
Reported mood and unusual experiences (adapted)Unusual experiences (local grouping)Mood experiences (local grouping)
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EDE-QS1 outcome

Eating-related concerns (adapted)

3-4 min12 items (adapted)
Eating-related concerns (adapted)
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Assessment forms
60
Aggregate outcomes
12
Published subscales
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Assessment areas

Direct outcome reference

What the outcomes measure

Each entry identifies the form used, how it is scored, and its limits. Published totals and subscales are distinguished from adapted descriptive summaries. They are not diagnoses.

Layer 1

Clinical Symptoms

Self-reported symptoms and current capacity · 24 outcomes

Layer 2

Personality & Cognition

Personality traits, attention patterns, and core beliefs · 16 outcomes

Layer 3

Emotional Regulation & Relationships

How you manage emotions and connect with others · 14 outcomes

Layer 4

Meaning & Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, purpose, and overall wellbeing · 6 outcomes

How we connect your results

Different measures can suggest questions worth exploring together. An association does not establish a cause, and a total score and its subscales share evidence. We explain what each measure supports, account for uncertainty, and check its relevance to your goal with you.

How it works

How Your Book Is Created

Choose your edition first. Then complete your anonymous assessment and receive the personalized book created from your answers.

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Choose Your Edition

Select your digital, paperback, or hardcover edition and complete checkout before beginning.

Choose before you begin

One book. Three formats.

Digital Edition

Your complete book, ready to read privately.

Paperback Edition

Your printed book with a flexible matte cover.

Hardcover Edition

Your one-of-one printed edition, made to keep.

Select your edition at checkout, then begin your assessment.

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Complete Your Anonymous Assessment

Work through seven focused sessions. Your progress is saved between sessions.

Anonymous by design

Seven focused sessions

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Complete one focused session at a time.

Your progress is saved between sessions.

Your answers stay separate from your identity.

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Receive Your Personalized Book

Your answers become a one-of-one book with your practical 180-day development blueprint.

Questions

Frequently Asked

The assessment is divided into seven focused sessions. Most sessions take about 7–11 minutes, and a 10-minute pause separates one completed session from the next. Your progress is saved after each session, so you can return when ready.

Rilev uses published self-report instruments and explicitly identified adaptations. The evidence for an original questionnaire does not automatically validate adapted wording, item groups or cutoffs. Each entry explains the actual scoring and its limits. Rilev does not diagnose conditions or replace professional evaluation.

Most assessments stop at scores or generic results. Rilev examines direct outcomes together with cross-measure patterns, then uses the complete evidence set and your stated goal to create a one-of-one Personal Development Book. The book explains how you operate, identifies development priorities, and turns them into a practical 180-day blueprint.

Rilev is anonymous by design. You use an Access Key rather than a named assessment account, and Rilev cannot identify which assessment, results, or personalized book belongs to a purchaser or recipient. When a physical book is ordered, Shopify handles purchase and shipping information separately from Rilev's assessment system.

Rilev creates Your Personalized Self-Development Book: a research-grounded explanation of how you operate, the development priorities visible in your assessment, and a practical 180-day blueprint built around your goal. It is designed for self-understanding and development, not diagnosis or treatment.

    The Research Behind Your Self-Development Book | Rilev