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Name ________________________________ Age _______ Sex (Circle): Girl Boy
Todays Date (write month, day and year) ____________________ Grade in School ____________
School ________________ Teacher _____________________ Town __________________
Below is a list of VERY SCARY, DANGEROUS, OR VIOLENT things that sometimes happen to people. These are times
where someone was HURT VERY BADLY OR KILLED, or could have been. Some people have had these experiences, some
people have not had these experiences. Please be honest in answering if the violent thing happened to you, or if it did not
happen to you.
FOR EACH QUESTION:
Check "Yes" if this scary thing HAPPENED TO YOU
Check "No" if it DID NOT HAPPEN TO YOU
1) Being in a big earthquake that badly damaged the building you were in.
2) Being in another kind of disaster, like a fire, tornado, flood or hurricane.
3) Being in a bad accident, like a very serious car accident.
4) Being in place where a war was going on around you.
5) Being hit, punched, or kicked very hard at home.
(DO NOT INCLUDE ordinary fights between brothers & sisters).
6) Seeing a family member being hit, punched or kicked very hard at home.
(DO NOT INCLUDE ordinary fights between brothers & sisters).
7) Being beaten up, shot at or threatened to be hurt badly in your town.
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8) Seeing someone in your town being beaten up, shot at or killed.
9) Seeing a dead body in your town (do not include funerals).
10) Having an adult or someone much older touch your private sexual body parts
when you did not want them to.
11) Hearing about the violent death or serious injury of a loved one.
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12) Having painful and scary medical treatment in a hospital when you were
very sick or badly injured.
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1998 Robert Pynoos, M.D., Ned Rodriguez, Ph.D.,
Alan Steinberg, Ph.D., Margaret Stuber, M.D., Calvin Frederick, M.D.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
DO NOT duplicate or distribute without permission
Contact: UCLA Trauma Psychiatry Service
300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Ste 2232
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6968 (310) 206-8973
EMAIL: rpynoos@mednet.ucla.edu
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13) OTHER than the situations described above, has ANYTHING ELSE ever
happened to you that was REALLY SCARY, DANGEROUS, OR VIOLENT?
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14) a) If you answered "YES" to only ONE thing in the above list of questions #1 to #13, place the
number of that thing (#1 to #13) in this blank: # ____________
b) If you answered "YES" to MORE THAN ONE THING, place the number of the thing that
BOTHERS YOU THE MOST NOW in this blank: #___________
c) About how long ago did this bad thing (your answer to [a] or [b]) happen to you? _________________
d) Please write what happened: ___________________________________________________________
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FOR THE NEXT QUESTIONS, please CHECK [YES] or [NO] to answer HOW YOU FELT during or
right after the bad thing happened that you just wrote about in Question 14.
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Were you scared that you would die?
Were you scared that you would be hurt badly?
Were you hurt badly?
Were you scared that someone else would die?
Were you scared that someone else would be hurt badly?
Was someone else hurt badly?
Did someone die?
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22) Did you feel very scared, like this was one of your most scary experiences ever? Yes [
23) Did you feel that you could not stop what was happening or that
you needed someone to help?
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24) Did you feel that what you saw was disgusting or gross?
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25) Did you run around or act like you were very upset?
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26) Did you feel very confused?
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27) Did you feel like what was happening did not seem real in some way, like
it was going on in a movie instead of real life?
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Here is a list of problems people sometimes have after very bad things happen. Please THINK about the bad thing that happened to
you that you wrote about in Question #14 on the page 2. Then, READ each problem on the list carefully. CIRCLE ONE of the
numbers (0, 1, 2, 3 or 4) that tells how often the problem has happened to you in the past month. Use the Rating Sheet on Page 5
to help you decide how often the problem has happened in the past month.
PLEASE BE SURE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
HOW MUCH OF THE TIME DURING
THE PAST MONTH
1D4 I watch out for danger or things that I am afraid of.
2B4 When something reminds me of what happened, I get very upset,
afraid, or sad.
3B1 I have upsetting thoughts, pictures, or sounds of what happened come
into my mind when I do not want them to.
4D2 I feel grouchy, angry or mad.
5B2 I have dreams about what happened or other bad dreams.
6B3 I feel like I am back at the time when the bad thing happened, living
through it again.
7C4 I feel like staying by myself and not being with my friends.
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HOW MUCH OF THE TIME DURING THE
PAST MONTH
8C5 I feel alone inside and not close to other people.
9C1 I try not to talk about, think about, or have feelings about what
happened.
10C6 I have trouble feeling happiness or love.
11C6 I have trouble feeling sadness or anger.
12D5 I feel jumpy or startle easily, like when I hear a loud noise or when
something surprises me.
13D1 I have trouble going to sleep or I wake up often during the night.
14AF I think that some part of what happened is my fault.
15C3 I have trouble remembering important parts of what happened.
16D3 I have trouble concentrating or paying attention.
17C2 I try to stay away from people, places, or things that make me
remember what happened.
18B5 When something reminds me of what happened, I have strong feelings
in my body, like my heart beats fast, my head aches, or my stomach
aches.
19C7 I think that I will not live a long life.
20AF I am afraid that the bad thing will happen again.
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FREQUENCY RATING SHEET
HOW OFTEN OR HOW MUCH OF THE TIME
DURING THE PAST MONTH, THAT IS SINCE ____________________,
DOES THE PROBLEM HAPPEN?
NONE
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A MONTH
1-2 TIMES 2-3 TIMES
A WEEK
EACH WEEK
ALMOST
EVERY DAY