Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS Test - the question form
Questions: 13 · 3 minutes
1. When I am in pain, I keep thinking about whether the pain will end.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight extent
3 – To a moderate extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – All the time
2. I feel that I can’t go on like this anymore.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight extent
3 – To a moderate extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – All the time
3. It is terrible and I feel it is never going to get any better.
1 - Not at all
2 - To a slight degree
3 - To a moderate degree
4 - To a great degree
5 - All the time
4. It is terrible and I feel it is overwhelming me.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Moderately
4 – A lot
5 – All the time
5. I feel I cannot go on.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight degree
3 – To a moderate degree
4 – To a great degree
5 – All the time
6. I become afraid that the pain will get worse.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight extent
3 – To a moderate extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – All the time
7. I keep thinking about other episodes of pain.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Moderately
4 – A lot
5 – All the time
8. I want the pain to go away.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight degree
3 – To a moderate degree
4 – To a great degree
5 – All the time
9. I keep thinking about it and cannot stop.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight degree
3 – To a moderate degree
4 – To a great degree
5 – All the time
10. I keep thinking about how much it hurts.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight degree
3 – To a moderate degree
4 – To a great degree
5 – All the time
11. I keep thinking about how much I want the pain to stop.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight extent
3 – Moderately
4 – To a great extent
5 – All the time
12. There is nothing I can do to reduce the intensity of the pain.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight degree
3 – To a moderate degree
4 – To a great degree
5 – All the time
13. I wonder whether something serious may happen.
1 – Not at all
2 – To a slight degree
3 – Moderately
4 – To a great degree
5 – All the time