Mississippi PTSD Scale Test - the question form
Questions: 35 · 7 minutes
1. Before I entered the military, I had more close friends than I do now.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
2. I do not feel guilty about anything I did while serving in the military.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
3. If someone provokes me, I will probably lose control and use physical force.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
4. If something happens that reminds me of the war, it upsets me and is painful for me.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
5. People who know me very well are afraid of me.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
6. I am able to form close emotional relationships with other people.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
7. I have nightmares at night about things that actually happened in the war.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
8. When I think about some of the things I did in the military, I feel like I do not want to live.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
9. I appear emotionally numb.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
10. Lately, I have felt like I want to kill myself.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
11. I fall asleep easily, sleep well, and wake only when it is time to get up.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
12. I keep asking myself why I am still alive when others were killed in the war.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
13. In certain situations, I feel as if I am back in the military again.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
14. My dreams are so realistic that I wake up in a cold sweat and force myself to stay awake.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
15. I feel like I cannot go on anymore.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
16. Things that make other people laugh or cry do not affect me.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
17. I still enjoy the same things I used to.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
18. My fantasies feel realistic and frighten me.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
19. I have found it not difficult to work after being discharged from the military.
Not at all true
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
20. I have difficulty concentrating.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
21. I cry for no reason.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
22. I like being with other people.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
23. My urges and desires frighten me.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
24. I fall asleep easily.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
25. I startle badly at sudden noises.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
26. No one, not even members of my family, understands how I feel.
Not at all true
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
27. I am a calm, relaxed, even-tempered person.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
28. I feel that there are some things I did in the military that I could never tell anyone because no one would understand.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
29. At times, I use alcohol (drugs, or sleeping pills) to help myself fall asleep or to forget things that happened while I was in the military.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
30. I do not feel uncomfortable when I am in a crowd.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
31. I lose my temper and blow up over small things.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
32. I am afraid to fall asleep.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
33. I try to avoid anything that might remind me of what happened to me in the military.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
34. My memory is as good as it used to be.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true
35. I have difficulty expressing my feelings, even toward people close to me.
Completely false
Sometimes true
Somewhat true
True
Completely true