SPENCE CHILDREN’S ANXIETY SCALE
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1. I WORRY ABOUT THINGS......................................................…………........…................
2. AM SCARED OF THE DARK......................................................…………........…..............
3. WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM, I GET A FUNNY FEELING IN MY STOMACH…............…............
4. I FEEL AFRAID...................................................................………..………....................
5. I WOULD FEEL AFRAID OF BEING ON MY OWN AT HOME......…………………...................
6. I FEEL SCARED WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE A TEST.......................………………....................
7. I FEEL AFRAID IF I HAVE TO USE PUBLIC TOILETS OR BATHROOMS...........……..................
8. I WORRY ABOUT BEING AWAY FROM MY PARENTS......................………………..............
9. I FEEL AFRAID THAT I WILL MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.......................
10. I WORRY THAT I WILL DO BADLY AT MY SCHOOL WORK...............…………..…..............
11. I AM POPULAR AMONGST OTHER KIDS MY OWN AGE.................……………..….............
12. I WORRY THAT SOMETHING AWFUL WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY.................
13. I SUDDENLY FEEL AS IF I CANT BREATHE WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS...............
14. I HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING THAT I HAVE DONE THINGS RIGHT (LIKE THE SWITCH
IS OFF, OR THE DOOR IS LOCKED).....……………………………………......................
15. I FEEL SCARED IF I HAVE TO SLEEP ON MY OWN....................……………….…...............
16. I HAVE TROUBLE GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS BECAUSE I FEEL NERVOUS
OR AFRAID...................................................…………………………........................
17. I AM GOOD AT SPORTS....................................………………........................................
18. I AM SCARED OF DOGS.....................................................……………….......................
19. I CANT SEEM TO GET BAD OR SILLY THOUGHTS OUT OF MY HEAD...………….................
20. WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM, MY HEART BEATS REALLY FAST....………………..................
21. I SUDDENLY START TO TREMBLE OR SHAKE WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS............
22. I WORRY THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO ME...…........………………................
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SPENCE CHILDREN’S ANXIETY SCALE
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23. I AM SCARED OF GOING TO THE DOCTORS OR DENTISTS.........…………………...............
24. WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM, I FEEL SHAKY...............................……………….................
25. I AM SCARED OF BEING IN HIGH PLACES OR LIFTS (ELEVATOR)…………………..............
26. I AM A GOOD PERSON......................................................…………...…….....................
27. I HAVE TO THINK OF SPECIAL THOUGHTS TO STOP BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING
(LIKE NUMBERS OR WORDS).......................………………………….…...................
28. I FEEL SCARED IF I HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THE CAR, OR ON A BUS OR A TRAIN.....................
29. I WORRY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF ME......................…………………..................
30. I AM AFRAID OF BEING IN CROWDED PLACES (LIKE SHOPPING CENTRES, THE
MOVIES, BUSES, BUSY PLAYGROUNDS).........…………………………………..........
31. I FEEL HAPPY...............................................................................………......................
32. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL REALLY SCARED FOR NO REASON AT ALL……………..............
33. I AM SCARED OF INSECTS OR SPIDERS.....................................……………….................
34. I SUDDENLY BECOME DIZZY OR FAINT WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS....................
35. I FEEL AFRAID IF I HAVE TO TALK IN FRONT OF MY CLASS.....…………………................
36. MY HEART SUDDENLY STARTS TO BEAT TOO QUICKLY FOR NO REASON…………............
37. I WORRY THAT I WILL SUDDENLY GET A SCARED FEELING WHEN THERE IS NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF....................................…………………………….......................
38. I LIKE MYSELF................................................................……………...........................
39. I AM AFRAID OF BEING IN SMALL CLOSED PLACES, LIKE TUNNELS OR SMALL ROOMS.......
40. I HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN (LIKE WASHING MY HANDS,
CLEANING OR PUTTING THINGS IN A CERTAIN ORDER)...………………………..........
41. I GET BOTHERED BY BAD OR SILLY THOUGHTS OR PICTURES IN MY MIND…………..........
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42. I HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY TO STOP BAD THINGS
HAPPENING................................................…………………….……......................
43. I AM PROUD OF MY SCHOOL WORK.......................................…….……….....................
44. I WOULD FEEL SCARED IF I HAD TO STAY AWAY FROM HOME OVERNIGHT………............
45. Is there something else that you are really afraid of? .....…………...............................
46. PLEASE WRITE DOWN WHAT IT IS:
HOW OFTEN ARE YOU AFRAID OF THIS THING?
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SEPARATION ANXIETY: ………………....................
PHYSICAL INJURY FEARS: ……………....................
SOCIAL PHOBIA: ………………………...................
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE: ……………....................
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