Young Schema Questionnaire short version (2005)

(YSQ S3)
Name Date
INSTRUCTIONS
Listed belo are statements that !eo!le might use to describe themselves"
#lease read each statement$ then rate it based on ho accuratel% it &ts %ou
over the past year" 'hen %ou are not sure$ base %our anser on hat %ou
emotionally feel$ not on hat %ou thin( to be true"
A few of the items ask about your relationships with your parents or romantic
partners. If any of these people have died, please answer these items based on
your relationships while they were alive. If you do not currently have a partner
but had partners in the past, please answer the item based on your most
recent signifcant romantic partner.
)hoose the highest score from 1 to 6 on the rating scale belo that best
describes %ou$ then rite %our anser in the bloc( on the right o* each
statement"
RATING SCALE
+ , )om!letel% untrue o* me - , .oderatel% true o*
me
2 , .ostl% untrue o* me 5 , .ostl% true
o* me
3 , Slightl% more true than untrue / , Describes me !er*ectl%
+ 0 haven1t had someone to nurture me$ share him2hersel* ith me$ or care
dee!l% about ever%thing that ha!!ens to me"
2 0 &nd m%sel* clinging to !eo!le 01m close to because 0 am a*raid the%3ll
leave me"
3 0 *eel that !eo!le ill ta(e advantage o* me"
- 0 don1t &t in"
5 No man2oman 0 desire could love me once he or she sa m% de*ects"
/ 4lmost nothing 0 do at or( (or school) is as good as other !eo!le can
do"
5 0 do not *eel ca!able o* getting b% on m% on in ever%da% li*e"
6 0 can1t seem to esca!e the *eeling that something bad is about to
ha!!en"
7 0 have not been able to se!arate m%sel* *rom m% !arent(s) the a%
other !eo!le m% age seem to do"
+0 0 thin( that i* 0 do hat 0 ant$ 01m onl% as(ing *or trouble"

++ 03m the one ho usuall% ends u! ta(ing care o* the !eo!le 03m close to

+2
0 am too sel*8conscious to sho !ositive *eelings to others (e"g" a9ection$
shoing 0 care)

+3 0 must be the best at most o* hat 0 do: 0 can1t acce!t second best

+-
0 have a lot o* trouble acce!ting ;no; *or an anser hen 0 ant
something *rom other !eo!le
+5 0 can1t seem to disci!line m%sel* to com!lete routine or boring tas(s

+/ <aving mone% and (noing im!ortant !eo!le ma(e me *eel orthhile
+5 =ven hen things seem to be going ell$ 0 *eel that it is onl% tem!orar%
+6 0* 0 ma(e a mista(e$ 0 deserve to be !unished
+7 0 don3t have !eo!le to give me armth$ holding and a9ection
20 0 need other !eo!le so much that 0 orr% about losing them
2+
0 *eel that 0 cannot let m% guard don in the !resence o* other !eo!le$ or
else the% ill intentionall% hurt me
22 01m *undamentall% di9erent *rom other !eo!le
23 No one 0 desire ould ant to sta% close to me i* he or she (ne the real
me
2- 01m incom!etent hen it comes to achievement
25 0 thin( o* m%sel* as a de!endent !erson hen it comes to ever%da%
*unctioning
2/
0 *eel that a disaster (natural$ criminal$ &nancial$ or medical) could stri(e
at an% moment
25 .% !arent(s) and 0 tend to be overinvolved in each other3s lives and
!roblems
26
0 *eel 0 have no choice but to give in to other !eo!les1 ishes$ or else
the% ill retaliate or re>ect me in some a%
27
0 am a good !erson because 0 thin( o* others more than o* m%sel*
30 0 &nd it embarrassing to e?!ress m% *eelings to others
3+ 0 tr% to do m% best: 0 can1t settle *or ;good enough;
32
01m s!ecial and shouldn1t have to acce!t man% o* the restrictions !laced
on other !eo!le
33 0* 0 can3t reach a goal$ 0 become easil% *rustrated and give u!
3- 4ccom!lishments are most valuable to me i* other !eo!le notice them
35 0* something good ha!!ens$ 0 orr% that something bad is li(el% to *ollo

3/ 0* 0 don3t tr% m% hardest$ 0 should e?!ect to lose out
35 0 haven1t *elt that 0 am s!ecial to someone
36 0 orr% that !eo!le 0 *eel close to ill leave me or abandon me
37 0t is onl% a matter o* time be*ore someone betra%s me
-0 0 don1t belong: 01m a loner
-+ 01m unorth% o* the love$ attention and res!ect o* others
-2 .ost other !eo!le are more ca!able than 0 am in areas o* or( and
achievement
-3 0 lac( common sense
-- 0 orr% about being !h%sicall% attac(ed b% !eo!le
-5
0t is ver% di@cult *or m% !arent(s) and me to (ee! intimate details *rom
each other$ ithout *eeling betra%ed or guilt%
-/ 0n relationshi!s$ 0 usuall% let the other !erson have the u!!er hand
-5
0 am so bus% doing *or the !eo!le that 0 care about that 0 have little time
*or m%sel*
-6 0 &nd it hard to be *ree8s!irited and s!ontaneous around !eo!le
-7 0 must meet all m% res!onsibilities
50 0 hate to be constrained or (e!t *rom doing hat 0 ant
5+
0 have a ver% di@cult time sacri&cing immediate grati&cation or !leasure
to achieve a long8range goal
52 Anless 0 get a lot o* attention *rom others$ 0 *eel less im!ortant
53 You can3t be too care*ul" Something ill ala%s go rong
5- 0* 0 don3t do the >ob right 0 should su9er the conseBuences
55
0 have not had someone ho reall% listens to me$ understands me or is
tuned into m% true needs and *eelings
5/
'hen someone 0 care *or seems to be !ulling aa% or ithdraing *rom
me$ 0 *eel des!erate
55 0 am Buite sus!icious o* other !eo!le1s motives
56 0 *eel alienated or cut o9 *rom other !eo!le
57 0 *eel that 03m not lovable
/0 0 am not as talented as most !eo!le are at their or(
/+ .% >udgment cannot be counted on in ever%da% situations
/2 0 orr% that 01ll lose all m% mone% and become destitute or ver% !oor
/3
0 o*ten *eel as i* m% !arent(s) are living through me 8 that 0 don3t have a
li*e o* m% on
/-
03ve ala%s let others ma(e choices *or me$ so 0 reall% don1t (no hat 0
ant *or m%sel*
/5 03ve ala%s been the one ho listens to ever%one else3s !roblems
//
0 control m%sel* so much that man% !eo!le thin( that 0 am unemotional
or un*eeling
/5 0 *eel there is constant !ressure *or me to achieve and get things done
/6
0 *eel that 0 shouldn3t have to *ollo the normal rules and conventions
that other !eo!le do
/7
0 can3t *orce m%sel* to do things 0 don3t en>o%$ even hen 0 (no its *or
m% on good
50
0* 0 ma(e remar(s at a meeting$ or am introduced in a social situation$
it3s im!ortant *or me to get recognition and admiration
5+
No matter ho hard 0 or($ 0 orr% that 0 could be i!ed out &nanciall%
and lose almost ever%thing
52
0t doesn3t matter h% 0 ma(e a mista(e" 'hen 0 do something rong 0
should !a% the conseBuences
53
0 haven3t had a strong or ise !erson to give me sound advice or
direction hen 0 am not sure hat to do
5- Sometimes 0 am so orried about !eo!le leaving me that 0 drive them
aa%
55 0 am usuall% on the loo(out *or other !eo!le3s ulterior or hidden motives
5/ 0 ala%s *eel on the outside o* grou!s
55
0 am too unacce!table in ver% basic a%s to reveal m%sel* to other
!eo!le or let them get to (no me ell
56 0 am not as intelligent as most !eo!le hen it comes to or( (or school)
57 0 don3t *eel con&dent about m% abilit% to solve ever%da% !roblems that
come u!
60 0 orr% that 01m develo!ing a serious illness$ even though nothing
serious has been diagnosed b% a doctor
6+ 0 o*ten *eel that 0 do not have a se!arate identit% *rom m% !arent(s) or
!artner
62
0 have a lot o* trouble demanding that m% rights be res!ected and that
m% *eelings be ta(en into account
63 Cther !eo!le see me as doing too much *or others and not enough *or
m%sel*
6- #eo!le see me as u!tight emotionall%
65 0 can3t let m%sel* o9 the hoo( easil% or ma(e e?cuses *or m% mista(es
6/
0 *eel that hat 0 have to o9er is o* greater value than the contributions
o* others
65 0 have rarel% been able to stic( to m% resolutions
66 Lots o* !raise and com!liments ma(e me *eel li(e a orthhile !erson
67 0 orr% that a rong decision could lead to disaster
70 03m a bad !erson ho deserves to be !unished

D 2005 Ee9re% Young$ #h"D" S!ecial than(s to Far% Gron$ #h"D"$ Scott Hellogg$
#h"D"$ Flenn 'aller$$ #h"D"$ and the man% other thera!ists and researchers ho
contributed items and *eedbac( in the develo!ment o* the YSQ" AnauthoriIed
re!roduction$ translation or modi&cation in an% *orm hatsoever ithout ritten
consent o* the author is !rohibited" Jor more in*ormation riteK Schema Lhera!%
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