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PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) Test

Take the online PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) Test - AI psychologist FreudlyYou can take PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) Testhere. Online version of a simple and accurate psychological test with interpretation.en
In about 4 minutes, it helps you understand the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms and their impact on daily life. With 17 items, it supports fast check-ins and tracking progress over time for timely support.
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October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score
9/15
Hyperarousal (H)
Measures the severity of hyperarousal symptoms such as irritability, sleep disturbance, heightened vigilance, and concentration problems related to trauma stress.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 5: Low | 6 – 10: Moderate | 11 – 15: High
A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable level of hyperarousal symptoms that may affect daily functioning.
example score
10/21
Avoidance Scale (AS)
Measures how strongly a person avoids thoughts, feelings, situations, or people associated with a traumatic event.
Low avoidance
Moderate avoidance
High avoidance
0 – 7: Low avoidance | 8 – 14: Moderate avoidance | 15 – 21: High avoidance
A score of 10 falls in the Moderate avoidance range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to avoid trauma-related cues that may affect daily functioning.
example score
7/15
Re-Experiencing (RE)
Measures the frequency and intensity of intrusive trauma-related memories, nightmares, and flashbacks.
Low
Moderate
High
0 – 4: Low | 5 – 9: Moderate | 10 – 15: High
A score of 7 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not highest level of re-experiencing symptoms in recent functioning.
example score
26/51
Total Score (TS)
Measures the overall severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms across intrusion, avoidance, and emotional arousal domains.
Low
Clinically significant
0 – 13: Low | 14 – 51: Clinically significant
A score of 26 falls in the clinically significant range, indicating a relatively elevated level of PTSD-related symptoms on this screening measure.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Frontline medical staff
44%OF USERS
Doctors, nurses, and paramedics in high-intensity settings use it to check whether repeated critical incidents are causing intrusive memories, avoidance, or heightened reactions.
Crisis and trauma responders
33%OF USERS
Emergency teams and clinicians working with disasters or violence take it to quickly gauge symptom severity and track changes over time.
Healthcare workers in recovery
23%OF USERS
Medical professionals already in counseling or after a difficult event use it to monitor progress and decide when extra support may be needed.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Elevated Arousal Scale (EAS)
Elevated Arousal Scale (EAS)
Average
11.1
Normal range
8.7 — 13.5
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max.
15
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Avoidance Scale (AS)
Avoidance Scale (AS)
Average
10.9
Normal range
7.1 — 14.7
min.
0
max.
21
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Re-experiencing Scale (RS)
Re-experiencing Scale (RS)
Average
10.1
Normal range
7.9 — 12.3
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max.
15
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Overall score (Os)
Overall score (Os)
Average
35.8
Normal range
29.3 — 42.2
min.
0
max.
51
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a list of problems that people sometimes experience following a traumatic event. Please rate how often you have been bothered by these problems during the past two weeks, using the response scale provided.
    • Not at all
    • Once a week or less / rarely / once
    • 2 to 4 times a week / sometimes / half the time
    • 3 to 5 times a week / very often / almost always
    • Not at all
    • Once a week or less / rarely / once
    • 2 to 4 times a week / sometimes / half the time
    • 3 to 5 times a week / very often / almost always
    • Not at all
    • Once a week or less / rarely / once
    • 2 to 4 times per week / sometimes / half the time
    • 3 to 5 times per week / very often / almost always
These are 3 of the 17 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.
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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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PTSD Symptom Scale, PSS-SR Test

PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) Test - Symptoms and Signs

psychopathology
ptsd

This self-report measure is designed to screen and quantify the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms over a defined recent period. The PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) provides a structured way to capture symptom burden and support symptom monitoring over time.

It consists of 17 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Items reflect core PTSD symptom clusters and yield a symptom severity profile that can be used to inform clinical interviewing, track change, and support treatment planning; results should be interpreted in the context of clinical history and other assessment data.

The PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) was developed by Brian O. Rothbaum and David S. Riggs and is commonly used in clinical and research settings where brief, repeatable assessment is needed.

Author: Brian O. Rothbaum, David S. Riggs, Edna B. Foa
Literature: Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M., Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P. P. The PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2013.; Foa, E. B., Riggs, D. S., Dancu, C. V., & Rothbaum, B. O. Reliability and validity of a brief instrument for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 1993.
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