Manage Acute Stress Severity

APA DSM-5 TR Severity of Acute Stress Symptoms—Adult*

*National Stressful Events Survey Acute Stress Disorder Short Scale (NSESSS)

Instructions: People sometimes have problems after extremely stressful events or experiences. How much have you been bothered during the PAST SEVEN (7) DAYS by each of the following problems that occurred or became worse after an extremely stressful event/experience? Please respond to each item by marking ( or x) one box per row.

Having 'flashbacks', that is, you suddenly acted or felt as if a stressful experience from the past was happening all over again (for example, you reexperienced parts of a stressful experience by seeing, hearing, smelling, or physically feeling parts of the experience)?

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Feeling very emotionally upset when something reminded you of a stressful experience?

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Feeling detached or distant from yourself, your body, your physical surroundings, or your memories?

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Trying to avoid thoughts, feelings, or physical sensations that reminded you of a stressful experience?

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Being 'super alert', on guard, or constantly on the lookout for danger?

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Feeling jumpy or easily startled when you hear an unexpected noise.

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Being extremely irritable or angry to the point where you yelled at other people, got into fights, or destroyed things?

N.A.

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

Manage Acute Stress Severity

APA DSM-5 TR Severity of Acute Stress Symptoms—Adult*

*National Stressful Events Survey Acute Stress Disorder Short Scale (NSESSS)

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