Death Anxiety Scale-Extended
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Your age? 1. I am very much afraid to die. 2. The thought of death seldom enters my mind. 3. It doesn't make me nervous when people talk about death. 4. I dread to think about having to have an operation. 5. I am not at all afraid to die. 6. I am not particularly afraid of getting cancer. 7. The thought of death never bothers me. 8. I am often distressed by the way time flies so very rapidly. 9. I fear dying a painful death. 10. The subject of life after death troubles me greatly. 11. I am really scared of having a heart attack. 12. I often think about how short life really is. 13. I shudder when I hear people talking about a World War III. 14. The sight of a dead body is horrifying to me. 15. I feel that the future holds nothing for me to fear. 16. I'm afraid of dying on a hi-jacked plane. 17. I would feel uncomfortable to take a job as a gravedigger. 18. It makes me worry about dying when I hear a friend has died. 19. I am afraid of being embalmed. 20. I'm scared that a doctor will tell me I'm dying. 21. I feel uncomfortable around funeral directors. 22. I'm afraid to fall asleep because I might die. 23. I get uncomfortable when I hear of someone my age dying. 24. I'm anxious that I might die soon. 25. I think about death every day. 26. Religious matters trouble me. 27. Movies involving people dying trouble me. 28. If people are talking about dying I avoid the conversation. 29. I'm afraid of dying in an accident. 30. I worry about what will happen to me when I die. 31. I fear drowning. 32. I am very much afraid of perpetual torture after death. 33. I don't like discussing death related issues. 34. I do not like visiting nursing homes since many people there do not live very long. 35. Death is a dark, scary, and lonely thing. 36. I am afraid of dying from a life-threatening disease. 37. I do not smoke since I am afraid of dying from cancer. 38. I am afraid that I do not know when death is going to come. 39. I very much fear burning in hell. 40. I don't feel I have a purpose in life. 41. I dwell upon the sins I have committed. 42. I very much fear being tortured to death. 43. Dreams that bother me involve death. 44. Sometimes I feel like I can't stop thinking about death. 45. I'm scared to go to the hospital because I might die there. 46. I worry that when I leave home I might never return. 47. I worry a great deal about hell. 48. I do not to like to watch war movies. 49. I would be afraid of flying in a plane because an accident could kill me. 50. I am afraid of sleeping alone. 51. I am very much afraid of a terrorist attack. 52. I'm afraid of someone "pulling the plug" when I don't want them to. 53. I often dream about death. 54. When I think about death I can't get my mind off the subject. 55. I avoid stories involving death. 56. I'm afraid of being killed in my sleep. 57. When I'm in small places I worry about being trapped and dying. 58. I won't let doctors treat me because sometimes they accidentally kill people. 59. I worry about overdosing on medication. 60. The sight of a hearse makes me nervous. 61. I am afraid of being burned or cremated while I am still alive. 62. I have nightmares about dying. Dreams about dying often wake me. 63. I am afraid of people performing an autopsy on me. 64. It makes me nervous when I see an ambulance. 65. The thought that I will not live forever makes me nervous. 66. I am afraid of dying in a natural disaster. 67. I am fearful about death because I am concerned about the grief it may cause. 68. I fear being killed in a war. 69. The idea of reincarnation frightens me. 70. When I think about death I can't go to sleep. 71. The sight of a casket makes me nervous. 72. I don't like being around people who are very old. 73. I won't go to hospitals because that's where people die. 74. I am troubled about the purpose of life. 75. I fear not being able to move after I die. 76. The thought of no longer existing bothers me. 77. I worry about what will happen to my possessions when I die. 78. I worry that I might die today. Thank you for your time and for answering honestly. |