SPENCE CHILDREN’S ANXIETY SCALE
Your Name: DATE:
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 CAN’T 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 CAN’T 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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