PTSD Checklist

1. Repeated, disturbing memories, thoughts, or images of a stressful police experience?

2. Repeated, disturbing dreams of a stressful police experience?

3. Suddenly acting or feeling as if a stressful police experience were happening again (as if you were reliving it)?

4. Feeling very upset when something reminded you of a stressful police experience?

5. Having physical reactions (e.g., heart pounding, trouble breathing, or sweating) when something reminded you of a stressful police experience?

6. Avoid thinking about or talking about a stressful police experience or avoid having feelings related to it?

7. Avoid activities or talking about a stressful police experience or avoid having feelings related to it?

8. Trouble remembering important parts of a stressful police experience?

9. Loss of interest in things that you used to enjoy?

10. Feeling distant or cut off from other people?

11. Feeling emotionally numb or being unable to have loving feelings for those close to you?

12. Feeling as if your future will somehow be cut short?

13. Trouble falling or staying asleep?

14. Feeling irritable or having angry outbursts?

15. Having difficulty concentrating?

16. Being “super alert” or watchful on guard (hyper-vigilance)?

17. Feeling jumpy or easily startled?

Has anyone indicated that you’ve changed since the stressful police experience? Yes __ No__

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