DES-II (Dissociation Scale)

1. Some people have the experience of driving or riding in a car or on a bus or subway and suddenly realizing that they don't remember what has happened during all or part of the trip. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

2. Some people find that sometimes they are listening to someone talk and they suddenly realize that they did not hear part or all of what was said. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

3. Some people have the experience of finding themselves in a place and having no idea how they got there. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

4. Some people have the experience of finding themselves dressed in clothes that they don't remember putting on. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

5. Some people have the experience of finding new things among their belongings that they don't remember buying. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

6. Some people sometimes find that they are approached by people that they do not know who call them by another name or insist that they have met them before. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

7. Some people sometimes have the experience of feeling as though they are standing next to themselves or watching themselves do something and they actually see themselves as if they were looking at another person. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

8. Some people are told that they sometimes do not recognize friends or family members. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

9. Some people find that they have no memory of some important events in their lives (for example, a wedding or graduation). Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

10. Some people have the experience of being accused of lying when they do not believe that they have lied. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

11. Some people have the experience of looking in a mirror and not recognizing themselves. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

12. Some people have the experience of feeling that other people, objects, and the world around them are not real. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

13. Some people have the experience of feeling that their body does not seem to belong to them. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

14. Some people have the experience of sometimes remembering a past event so vividly that they feel as if they were reliving that event. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

15. Some people have the experience of not being sure whether things that they remember happening really did happen or whether they just dreamed them. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

16. Some people have the experience of being in a familiar place but finding it strange and unfamiliar. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

17. Some people find that when they are watching television or a movie they become so absorbed in the story that they are unaware of other events happening around them. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

18. Some people find that they become so involved in a fantasy or daydream that it feels as though it were really happening to them. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

19. Some people find that they sometimes are able to ignore pain. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

20. Some people find that they sometimes sit staring at space and thinking of nothing and are not aware of the passage of time. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

21. Some people sometimes find that when they are alone they talk out loud to themselves. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

22. Some people find that in one situation they may act so differently compared with another situation that they feel almost as if they were two different people. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

23. Some people sometimes find that in certain situations they are able to do things with amazing ease which would usually be difficult for them (for example, sports, work, writing, etc.). Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

24. Some people sometimes find that they cannot remember whether they have done something or have just thought about doing that thing (for example, not knowing whether they have just mailed a letter or have just thought about mailing it). Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

25. Some people find evidence that they have done things that they do not remember doing. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

26. Some people sometimes find writings, drawings, or notes among their belongings that they must have done but cannot remember doing. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

27. Some people sometimes find that they hear voices inside their head that tell them to do things or comment on things that they are doing. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.

28. Some people sometimes feel as if they are looking at the world through a fog so that people and objects appear far away or unclear. Mark the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you.