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PTSD Checklist 5 (Pcl-5) : Novopsych

The PCL-5 is a 20-item checklist that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD. It asks respondents to rate how much they have been bothered by each problem in the last month using a 5-point scale ranging from "Not at all" to "Extremely". The checklist covers symptoms such as intrusive memories and dreams of a traumatic event, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with traumatic events.

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PTSD Checklist 5 (Pcl-5) : Novopsych

The PCL-5 is a 20-item checklist that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD. It asks respondents to rate how much they have been bothered by each problem in the last month using a 5-point scale ranging from "Not at all" to "Extremely". The checklist covers symptoms such as intrusive memories and dreams of a traumatic event, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with traumatic events.

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PTSD Checklist 5 (PCL-5)

Instructions:
Below is a list of problems and complaints that people sometimes have in response to
stressful life experiences. How much you have been bothered by that problem IN THE LAST
MONTH.

Not at all A little bit Moderately Quite a bit Extremely

Repeated, disturbing, and unwanted memories


1
of the stressful experience?
0 1 2 3 4

Repeated, disturbing dreams of the stressful


2
experience?
0 1 2 3 4
Suddenly feeling or acting as if the stressful
3 experience were actually happening again (as if you 0 1 2 3 4
were actually back there reliving it)?
Feeling very upset when something reminded
4
you of the stressful experience?
0 1 2 3 4
Having strong physical reactions when something
5 reminded you of the stressful experience (for example, 0 1 2 3 4
heart pounding, trouble breathing, sweating)?
Avoiding memories, thoughts, or feelings
6
related to the stressful experience?
0 1 2 3 4
Avoiding external reminders of the stressful
7 experience (for example, people, places, 0 1 2 3 4
conversations, activities, objects, or situations)?
Trouble remembering important parts of the
8
stressful experience?
0 1 2 3 4
Having strong negative beliefs about yourself, other people, or the work
(for example, having thoughts such as: I am bad, there is something
9 seriously wrong with me, no one can be trusted, the world is completely 0 1 2 3 4
dangerous)?

Blaming yourself or someone else for the


10
stressful experience or what happened after it?
0 1 2 3 4

Having strong negative feelings such as fear,


11
horror, anger, guilt, or shame?
0 1 2 3 4

Loss of interest in activities that you used to


12
enjoy?
0 1 2 3 4

13 Feeling distant or cut off from other people? 0 1 2 3 4


Trouble experiencing positive feelings (for example,
14 being unable to feel happiness or have loving feelings 0 1 2 3 4
for people close to you)?
Irritable behaviour, angry outbursts, or acting
15
aggressively?
0 1 2 3 4

Taking too many risks or doing things that could


16
cause you harm?
0 1 2 3 4

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Not at all A little bit Moderately Quite a bit Extremely

17 Being “superalert” or watchful or on guard? 0 1 2 3 4

18 Feeling jumpy or easily startled? 0 1 2 3 4

19 Having difficulty concentrating? 0 1 2 3 4

20 Trouble falling or staying asleep? 0 1 2 3 4

Developer Reference:
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., Palmieri, P.A., Marx, B.P., & Schnurr, P.P.
(2013).The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Scale available from the National Center for
PTSD at www.ptsd.va.gov.

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