PCL-C INSTRUCTIONS: Below is a list of problems and complaints that people sometimes have in response to stressful life experiences. Please read each one carefully and then circle one of the numbers to the right to indicate how much you have been bothered by that problem in the past month. Not at all A little bit Moderately Quite a bit Extremely 1. Repeated, disturbing 1 2 3 4 5 memories, thoughts, or images of a stressful experience from the past? 2. Repeated, disturbing of a stressful experience 1 2 3 4 5 dreams from the past? 3. Suddenly or as if a stressful experience 1 2 3 4 5 acting feeling (as if you were reliving it)? were happening again 4. Feeling when of a 1 2 3 4 5 very upset something reminded you stressful experience from the past? 5. Having (e.g., heart pounding, 1 2 3 4 5 physical reactions trouble breathing, sweating) when something of a stressful experience from the past? reminded you 6. Avoiding or a stressful 1 2 3 4 5 thinking talking about experience from the past or avoiding having feelings related to it? 7. Avoiding or because 1 2 3 4 5 activities situations they of a stressful experience from the past? reminded you 8. Trouble of a stressful 1 2 3 4 5 remembering important parts experience from the past? 9. in activities that you used to enjoy? 1 2 3 4 5 Loss of interest 10. Feeling or from other people? 1 2 3 4 5 distant cut off 11. Feeling or unable to have 1 2 3 4 5 emotionally numb loving feelings for those close to you? 12. Feeling as if your will somehow be 1 2 3 4 5 future cut short? 13. Trouble or 1 2 3 4 5 falling staying asleep? 14. Feeling or having 1 2 3 4 5 irritable angry outbursts? 15. Having 1 2 3 4 5 difficulty concentrating? 16. Being or watchful or on guard? 1 2 3 4 5 “super-alert” 17. Feeling or easily startled? 1 2 3 4 5 jumpy PCL-C for DSM-IV (11/1/94) Weathers, Litz, Huska, & Keane National Center for PTSD Behavioral Science Division –
PCL-C INSTRUCTIONS: Below is a list of problems and complaints that people sometimes have in response to stressful life experiences. Please read each one carefully and then circle one of the numbers to the right to indicate how much you have been bothered by that problem in the past month. Not at all A little bit Moderately Quite a bit Extremely 1. Repeated, disturbing memories, thoughts, or images of a stressful experience from the past? 1 2 3 4 5 2. Repeated, disturbing dreams of a stressful experience from the past? 1 2 3 4 5 3. Suddenly acting or feeling as if a stressful experience were happening again (as if you were reliving it)? 1 2 3 4 5 4. Feeling very upset when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past? 1 2 3 4 5 5. Having physical reactions (e.g., heart pounding, trouble breathing, sweating) when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past? 1 2 3 4 5 6. Avoiding thinking or talking about a stressful experience from the past or avoiding having feelings related to it? 1 2 3 4 5 7. Avoiding activities or situations because they reminded you of a stressful experience from the past? 1 2 3 4 5 8. Trouble remembering important parts of a stressful experience from the past? 1 2 3 4 5 9. Loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy? 1 2 3 4 5 10. Feeling distant or cut off from other people? 1 2 3 4 5 11. Feeling emotionally numb or unable to have loving feelings for those close to you? 1 2 3 4 5 12. Feeling as if your future will somehow be cut short? 1 2 3 4 5 13. Trouble falling or staying asleep? 1 2 3 4 5 14. Feeling irritable or having angry outbursts? 1 2 3 4 5 15. Having difficulty concentrating? 1 2 3 4 5 16. Being “super-alert” or watchful or on guard? 1 2 3 4 5 17. Feeling jumpy or easily startled? 1 2 3 4 5 PCL-C for DSM-IV (11/1/94) Weathers, Litz, Huska, & Keane National Center for PTSD – Behavioral Science Division
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