Fear Survey Schedule.

FSS (FSS-II / FSS-III)

What it measures

Breadth and intensity of fears across a wide range of stimuli/situations (animals, social, tissue-damage/death, classical-phobia, noises, etc.); a fear-inventory for behaviour therapy

Length and format

~51 (FSS-II, Geer 1965); ~72-108 (FSS-III, Wolpe & Lang 1964/1977 versions vary). 5- or 7-point fear rating per item (none to terror); subscale/total fear scores (checklist/symptom inventory)

Language versions

Many languages incl. NL, DE, ES, multiple cross-national versions (Arrindell international studies)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

Licence classification is a research judgement by the catalogue’s authors, not legal advice, and it can be out of date. Confirm terms with the copyright holder or publisher before using an instrument, especially for commercial use.

Reference

Wolpe, J., & Lang, P. J. (1964). A Fear Survey Schedule for use in behaviour therapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2(1), 27-30.