Pain Catastrophizing Scale PCS Code Name * Date * Phone * Email * 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. Likert Scale * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I worry all the time about whether the pain will end * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I feel I can’t go on * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time It’s terrible and I think it’s never going to get any better * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time It’s awful and I feel that it overwhelms me * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I feel I can’t stand it anymore * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I become afraid that the pain will get worse * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I keep thinking of other painful events * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I anxiously want the pain to go away * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I can’t seem to keep it out of my mind * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I keep thinking about how much it hurts * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I keep thinking about how badly I want the pain to stop * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time There’s nothing I can do to reduce the intensity of the pain * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time I wonder whether something serious may happen * Not all all To a slight degree To a moderate degree To a great degree All the time Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
