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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SELF-TEST
If you suspect that you might suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, complete the following self-test by marking "yes" next to each question that applies to you, print out the test and show the results to your health care professional.
HOW CAN I TELL IF IT'S PTSD?
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Have you experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event that caused intense fear, helplessness or horror? |
Do you re-experience the event in at least one of the following ways:
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- Repeated, distressing memories and/or dreams |
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- Acting or feeling as if the event were happening again (flashbacks or a sense of reliving it) |
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- Intense physical and/or emotional distress when you are exposed to things that remind you of the event |
Do you avoid reminders of the event and feel numb, compared to the way you felt before, in three or more of the following ways:
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- Avoiding thoughts, feelings, or conversations about it |
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- Avoiding activities, places, or people who remind you of it |
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- Blanking on important parts of it |
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- Losing interest in significant activities of you life |
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- Feeling detached from other people |
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- Feeling your range of emotions is restricted |
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- Sensing that your future has shrunk (for example, you don't expect to have a career, marriage, children, or a normal life span)? |
Are you troubled by two or more of the following:
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- Problems sleeping |
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- Irritability or outbursts of anger |
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- Problems concentrating |
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- Feeling "on guard" |
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- An exaggerated startle response |
Having more than one illness at the same time can make it difficult to diagnosis and treat the different conditions. Illnesses that sometimes complicate an anxiety disorder include depression and substance abuse. With this in mind, please take a minute to answer the following questions:
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- Have you experienced changes in sleeping or eating habits? |
More days than not, do you feel:
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- Sad or depressed |
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- Disinterested in life |
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- Worthless or guilty |
During the last year, has the use of alcohol or drugs:
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- Resulted in your failure to fulfill responsibilities with work, school, or family |
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- Placed you in a dangerous situation, such as driving a car under the influence |
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- Gotten you arrested - Continued despite causing problems for you and/or your loved ones |
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Lou Walsh, M.A., L.P.C.
30 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 523
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Appointments: 312.514.5689
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