CAT-PD: Romantic Disinterest — Complete 6-Worksheet Self-Assessment Bundle

Do you rarely think about sex or romance — and wonder if that's simply who you are?

Many adults experience low or absent romantic and sexual motivation as a consistent, lifelong pattern — not a phase, not a symptom, and not something that needs fixing. Yet the pressure to feel otherwise can be exhausting. This science-backed worksheet bundle gives you a structured, non-judgmental way to explore where you fall on the romantic motivation spectrum, understand what the research actually says, and build a personal plan that honors your experience.

The CAT-PD: Romantic Disinterest Worksheet Bundle is a complete 6-part self-assessment and psychoeducation kit based on the CAT-PD-RD (Computerized Adaptive Assessment of Personality Disorder — Romantic Disinterest), a validated academic instrument developed by Simms and colleagues (2011) as part of the CAT-PD Short Form battery. It is designed for adults seeking clarity about their personality traits around romantic and sexual motivation — without clinical jargon or pathologizing language.

What's Inside the Bundle

Worksheet 1 — Introduction: Understand the purpose and scientific background of the CAT-PD-RD scale. Learn how the 6-item assessment works, what it measures, and how to approach it with honesty and self-compassion.

Worksheet 2 — Scoring: Step-by-step scoring guide with reverse-coding instructions for Items 4 and 6, domain subtotals for Romantic Motivation and Sexual Desire, and a visual score profile chart to locate yourself on the spectrum (1.0–5.0).

Worksheet 3 — Psychoeducation: A research-informed deep dive into what romantic disinterest actually means. Covers current findings on trait stability, the distinction from depression or trauma, daily life implications, common myths debunked, and guided self-reflection questions.

Worksheet 4 — Action Plan: A practical planning tool with SMART goals, a 7-day weekly implementation schedule, an obstacle-and-solution worksheet, a support system map, and a 4-week progress tracker with 30-day review.

Worksheet 5 — Clinician Reference: A professional-grade reference sheet covering the theoretical framework (Five-Factor Model, detachment spectrum), psychometric properties (reliability α ≈ 0.78, convergent validity), differential considerations, and the original academic citation for clinicians and researchers integrating this tool into their practice.

Worksheet 6 — Informed Consent: A clear, participant-ready consent form outlining voluntary participation, confidentiality, benefits, risks, and signature fields — suitable for use in educational, research, or supervised wellness contexts.

Who This Bundle Is For

This bundle is ideal for adults who have always felt indifferent to romance or sex and want to understand this pattern through a science-based lens. It is also well suited for individuals exploring asexual or aromantic identity, people in therapy or self-directed personal development work, researchers or psychology students studying personality and the detachment spectrum, and clinicians looking for a structured psychoeducational handout to use with clients.

This is not a clinical diagnostic tool and is not intended to replace professional mental health care. It is an educational resource grounded in peer-reviewed personality science.

If you have been searching for language, clarity, and a structured framework to understand your relationship with romance and desire — this bundle gives you all of that in one place. Download it, work through it at your own pace, and finally have a science-backed answer to a question you may have been carrying for years.