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C 2002 Wadsworth Group. Wadsworth is an imprint of the Wadsworth Group, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc.

ATSPPH SCALE
Directions: Read each statement carefully and indicate your agreement or disagreement, using the scale
below. Please express your frank opinion in responding to each statement, answering as you honestly feel
or believe.
0 = Disagreement

1= Probable disagreement

2= Probable agreement

3= Agreement

_____1. Although there are clinics for people with mental troubles, I would not have much faith in them.
_____2. If a good friend asked my advice about a mental health problem, I might recommend that he see a
psychiatrist.
_____3. I would feel uneasy going to a psychiatrist because of what some people might think.
_____4. A person with strong character can get over mental conflicts by himself, and would have little
need of a psychiatrist.
_____5. There are a few times when I have felt completely lost and would have welcomed professional
advice for a personal or emotional problem.
_____6. Considering the time and expense involved in psychotherapy, it would have doubtful value for a
person like me.
_____7. I would willingly confide intimate matters to an appropriate person if I thought it might help me or
a member of my family.
_____8. I would rather live with certain mental conflicts than go through the ordeal of getting psychiatric
treatment.
_____9. Emotional difficulties, like many things, tend to work out by themselves.
_____10. There are certain problems that should not be discussed outside ones immediate family.
_____11. A person with a serious emotional disturbance would probably feel most secure in a good mental
hospital.
_____12. If I believed I was having a mental breakdown, my first inclination would be to get professional
attention.
_____13. Keeping ones mind on a job is a good solution for avoiding personal worries and concerns.
_____14. Having been a psychiatric patient is a blot on a persons life.
_____15. I would rather be advised by a close friend than by a psychologist, even for an emotional problem.
_____16. A person with an emotional problem is not likely to solve it alone; he or she is likely to solve it
with professional help.
_____17. I resent a person- professionally trained or not- who wants to know about my personal difficulties.
_____18. I would want to get psychiatric attention if I was worried or upset for a long period of time.
_____19. The idea of talking about problems with a psychologist strikes me as a poor way to get rid of
emotional conflicts.
_____20. Having been mentally ill carries with it a burden of shame.
_____21. There are experiences in my life I would not discuss with anyone.
_____22. It is probably best not to know everything about oneself.
From Orientations to Seeking Professional Help: Development and Research Utility of an Attitude Scale,
by E.H. Fischer and J.L. Turner, 1970. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 35, pp. 82-83.
Copyright 1970 by the American Psychological Association.

C 2002 Wadsworth Group. Wadsworth is an imprint of the Wadsworth Group, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc.

_____23. If I were experiencing a serious emotional crisis at any point in my life, I would be confident that I
could find relief in psychotherapy.
_____24. There is something admirable in the attitude of a person willing to cope with his conflicts and
fears without resorting to professional help.
_____25. At some future time I might want to have psychological counseling.
_____26. A person should work out his own problems; getting psychological counseling would be a last
resort.
_____27. Had I received treatment in a mental hospital, I would not feel that it had to be covered up.
_____28. If I thought I needed psychiatric help, I would get it no matter who knew about it.
_____29. It is difficult to talk about personal affairs with highly educated people such as doctors, teachers,
and clergymen.

From Orientations to Seeking Professional Help: Development and Research Utility of an Attitude Scale,
by E.H. Fischer and J.L. Turner, 1970. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 35, pp. 82-83.
Copyright 1970 by the American Psychological Association.

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