Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)

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    Sefedin Rakipi, Psy. D.
    Clinical Psychologist


    Pain Catastrophizing Scale (Copyright 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009 Michael JL Sullivan, PhD)
    Everyone experiences painful situations at some point in their lives. Such experiences may include headaches, tooth pain,
    joint or muscle pain. People are often exposed to situations that may cause pain such as illness, injury, dental procedures or
    surgery


    We are interested in the types of thoughts and feeling that you have when you are in pain. Listed below are thirteen statements
    describing different thoughts and feelings that may be associated with pain. Using the scale, please indicate the degree to
    which you have these thoughts and feelings when you are experiencing pain.

    Not at all
    0

    To a slight degree
    1

    To a moderate degree
    2

    To a great degree
    3

    All the time
    4

    1. I worry all the time about whether the pain will end

    2. I feel I can't go on

    3. It's terrible and I think it's never going to get any better

    4. It's awful and I feel that it overwhelms me

    5. I feel I can't stand it anymore

    6. I become afraid that the pain will get worse

    7. I keep thinking of other painful events

    8. I anxiously want the pain to go away

    9. I can't seem to keep it out of my mind

    10. I keep thinking about how much it hurts

    11. I keep thinking about how badly I want the pain to stop

    12. There's nothing I can do to reduce the intensity of the pain

    13. I wonder whether something serious may happen

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