Pain Catastrophizing Scale

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A 13-item self-administered questionnaire that measures heightened negative cognitive and affective pain responses. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert style scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (all the time) with higher scores indicating more catastrophizing.

**Synonyms:** - PCS-A - Pain Catastrophizing-Adult