Mitchell, G and Hastings, RP 1998, disability care staff emotional reactions to aggressive ‘Learning challenging behaviours: Development of a measurement British Journal of Clinical tool’, Psychology, 37, 441–449. Emotional Reactions to Behaviours of Concern Scale Instructions: Below is a list of emotions that caregivers have said they experience when they have to work with people who display behaviours of concern. We want to know how you typically feel in this situation when working with [INSERT NAME]. Think of your own recent experiences of behaviours of concern displayed by [INSERT NAME]. Consider each of the emotional reactions and select the responses next to each item that best describes how you feel when working with [INSERT NAME]. For each time, tick the box that is most relevant for you. For example, if there have only been a few occasions when you have by [INSERT NAME] behaviour then tick the but felt ‘shocked’ ‘yes, infrequently’ box. Yes, but Yes, very No, never infrequently Yes, frequently frequently 1. Shocked 0 1 2 3 2. Confident 0 1 2 3 3. Guilty 0 1 2 3 4. Hopeless 0 1 2 3 5. Comfortable 0 1 2 3 6. Afraid 0 1 2 3 7. Angry 0 1 2 3 8. Invigorated 0 1 2 3 9. Incompetent 0 1 2 3 10. Happy 0 1 2 3 11. Frustrated 0 1 2 3 12. Helpless 0 1 2 3 13. Self-assured 0 1 2 3 14. Disgusted 0 1 2 3 15. Relaxed 0 1 2 3 16. Resigned 0 1 2 3 17. Frightened 0 1 2 3 18. Cheerful 0 1 2 3 19. Humiliated 0 1 2 3 20. Betrayed 0 1 2 3 21. Sad 0 1 2 3 22. Excited 0 1 2 3 23. Nervous 0 1 2 3 Adapted from: Special Projects Team: Directorate of Learning Disability Services, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust 2010, A guide for the specialist behaviour team (operational guidance), GIG CYRMU, . hitchhiker’s
Mitchell, G and Hastings, RP 1998, ‘Learning disability care staff emotional reactions to aggressive challenging behaviours: Development of a measurement tool’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37, 441–449. Emotional Reactions to Behaviours of Concern Scale Instructions: Below is a list of emotions that caregivers have said they experience when they have to work with people who display behaviours of concern. We want to know how you typically feel in this situation when working with [INSERT NAME]. Think of your own recent experiences of behaviours of concern displayed by [INSERT NAME]. Consider each of the emotional reactions and select the responses next to each item that best describes how you feel when working with [INSERT NAME]. For each time, tick the box that is most relevant for you. For example, if there have only been a few occasions when you have felt ‘shocked’ by [INSERT NAME] behaviour then tick the ‘yes, but infrequently’ box. No, never Yes, but infrequently Yes, frequently Yes, very frequently 1. Shocked 0 1 2 3 2. Confident 0 1 2 3 3. Guilty 0 1 2 3 4. Hopeless 0 1 2 3 5. Comfortable 0 1 2 3 6. Afraid 0 1 2 3 7. Angry 0 1 2 3 8. Invigorated 0 1 2 3 9. Incompetent 0 1 2 3 10. Happy 0 1 2 3 11. Frustrated 0 1 2 3 12. Helpless 0 1 2 3 13. Self-assured 0 1 2 3 14. Disgusted 0 1 2 3 15. Relaxed 0 1 2 3 16. Resigned 0 1 2 3 17. Frightened 0 1 2 3 18. Cheerful 0 1 2 3 19. Humiliated 0 1 2 3 20. Betrayed 0 1 2 3 21. Sad 0 1 2 3 22. Excited 0 1 2 3 23. Nervous 0 1 2 3 Adapted from: Special Projects Team: Directorate of Learning Disability Services, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust 2010, A hitchhiker’s guide for the specialist behaviour team (operational guidance), GIG CYRMU, .
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