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CTQ-SF

Childhood Trauma Questionnaire — Short Form (CTQ-SF). The following statements refer to experiences you may have had while growing up. Although some are personal in nature, please answer as honestly as you can, indicating how often each situation happened. Retrospective screening instrument: it is not a diagnosis nor forensic evidence on its own.

1. 1.I didn't have enough to eat.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

2. 2.I knew there was someone to take care of me and protect me.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

3. 3.People in my family called me things like "stupid", "lazy" or "ugly".

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

4. 4.My parents were too drunk or high to take care of the family.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

5. 5.There was someone in my family who helped me feel important or special.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

6. 6.I had to wear dirty clothes.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

7. 7.I felt loved.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

8. 8.I thought that my parents wished I had never been born.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

9. 9.I got hit so hard by someone in my family that I had to see a doctor or go to hospital.

   • [1]Never true
   • [2]Rarely true
   • [3]Sometimes true
   • [4]Often true
   • [5]Very often true

10. 10.There was nothing I wanted to change about my family.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

11. 11.People in my family hit me so hard that it left me with bruises or marks.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

12. 12.I was punished with a belt, a board, a cord or some other hard object.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

13. 13.People in my family looked out for each other.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

14. 14.People in my family said hurtful or insulting things to me.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

15. 15.I believe that I was physically abused.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

16. 16.I had the perfect childhood.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

17. 17.I got hit or beaten so badly that it was noticed by someone outside the family.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

18. 18.I felt that someone in my family hated me.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

19. 19.People in my family felt close to each other.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

20. 20.Someone tried to touch me in a sexual way, or tried to make me touch them.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

21. 21.Someone threatened to hurt me or tell lies about me unless I did something sexual with them.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

22. 22.I had the best family in the world.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

23. 23.Someone tried to make me do sexual things or watch sexual things.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

24. 24.Someone molested me.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

25. 25.I believe that I was emotionally abused.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

26. 26.There was someone to take me to the doctor if I needed it.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

27. 27.I believe that I was sexually abused.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true

28. 28.My family was a source of strength and support.

    • [1]Never true
    • [2]Rarely true
    • [3]Sometimes true
    • [4]Often true
    • [5]Very often true