Do I have Operational Stress Injury?

This screening tool is designed as a guide to determine if you might have symptoms of an Operational Stress Injury

A high score on this screening tool does not mean you have an Operational Stress Injury. A licenced psychologist can complete a more thorough assessment to determine if this is what you are experiencing. This screening tool has 20 questions in total and should take about 3-5 minutes to complete. The test is completely confidential, and your responses will not be recorded by Archways Centre for CBT.

If your job involves service as a military member or first responder, please answer the following questions.

Yes No	Repeated, distressing memories, or dreams
Yes No	Fatigue/sleep disturbance (troubles falling asleep, nightmares, restless sleep, excessive sweating at night).
Yes No	Mood changes/irritability (short fuse/growing inflexible attitude
Yes No	Frustration with failure/frustration with incompetence of others.
Yes No	Difficulty managing stress
Yes No	Difficulty concentration/memory loss.
Yes No	Difficulty communicating (withdrawal/speaks in the form of orders/finds it hard to be told to do something).
Yes No	Difficulty with emotional connections and fluctuating emotions, which can affect intimacy (difficulty experiencing feelings, difficulty hugging children, change in sexual habits, etc.).
Yes No	Feels that he/she was not up to the task/feels guilt regarding ethe events that occurred on a mission or in relation to his/her family.
Yes No	Change in core beliefs (example: the world is unsafe).
Yes No	Greater threat sensitivity/feeling of vulnerability/putting safety plans in place (moves constantly so as not to be a target, walks on escalators, looks everywhere upon arriving in a new place, etc.).
Yes No	Flashbacks, repetitive memories, (images, sounds, smells).
Yes No	Jumpy and shows hypervigilance carries around an object for self-defence, is started by such things as the sound of a door slamming, etc.).
Yes No	Adrenaline-seeking (seeks thrills in action movies, video games, extreme sports, etc.).
Yes No	Hyperactivity (finds it hard to be doing nothing, all repairs are urgent, exhausts him/herself in order to be able to sleep, etc.).
Yes No	Risky driving (drives in the middle of the road, accelerates at intersections, tailgates, impatience behind the wheel, road rage, etc.).
Yes No	Avoidance behaviours (avoids crowds, hates waiting in line, avoids conversation or movies associated with his/her memories, etc.).
Yes No	Loss if interest in activities “I don’t care” attitude.
Yes No	Sense of hopelessness and sense of shame.
Yes No	Excessive use of alcohol or other substances/gambling addiction (to relax, get to sleep, manage difficult memories).
Yes No	Signs of anxiety and depression/dark thoughts.

OSI Screening Tool

Clinical Psychologist:

Gita Canaran, M.A., C.Psych.

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