Complicated Grief Scale, ICG Test - the question form
Questions: 19 · 4 minutes
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1. I think about this person so much that it is hard for me to carry out my everyday activities.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
2. Memories of the person who died cause me distress.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
3. I cannot accept the death of the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
4. I yearn for the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
5. I feel drawn to places and things associated with the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
6. I cannot help feeling angry about his/her death.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
7. I cannot believe what happened.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
8. I feel stunned or shocked by what happened.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
9. Since he died, I have found it hard to trust people.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
10. Since he died, I have lost the ability to care about other people, or I feel myself becoming distant from people I care about.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
11. I feel pain in the same area, or have the same symptoms, as the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
12. I do everything I can to avoid reminders of the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
13. I feel that life is empty without the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
14. I hear the deceased speak to me.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
15. I see the deceased in front of me.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
16. I feel it is unfair to live when this person has died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
17. I feel bitterness related to this person’s death.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
18. I feel jealous of people who have not lost someone close to them.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
19. I feel lonely most of the time since he died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
1. I think about this person so much that it is hard for me to carry out my everyday activities.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
2. Memories of the person who died cause me distress.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
3. I cannot accept the death of the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
4. I miss the person who died.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
5. I feel drawn to places and things associated with the person who died.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
6. I cannot help feeling angry about his/her death.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
7. I cannot believe what happened.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
8. I feel stunned and shocked by what happened.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
9. Since he died, I have found it hard to trust people.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
10. Since he died, I have lost the ability to care about other people, or I feel distant from people I care about.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
11. I have pain in the same area, or the same symptoms, as the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
12. I do everything I can to avoid reminders of the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
13. I feel that life is empty without the person who died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
14. I hear the deceased speak to me.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
15. I see the deceased in front of me.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
16. I feel it is unfair that I should live when this person died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
17. I feel bitterness related to this person's death.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
18. I envy people who have not lost someone close to them.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
19. I feel lonely most of the time since he died.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always