COMBAT STRESS QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED BY O. BLINOV (QСSB)

Abstract

The psychological and diagnostic combat stress questionnaire designed by the author is considered in the article. It can be used for: determining the level of psychological stress among people who took part in extreme activities; identifying resources to overcome the consequences of traumatic stress; establishing the degree of personal adaptability in conditions which threaten life. The contents of the questionnaire, the stages of work, the characteristics of the subclasses and the distribution of the questions are represented. It has been found that assessment of the combat stress (valued in in scores) can be carried out through the following three levels. The questionnaire consists of the following four subscales: identifying acute stress disorders (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), resource issues, external and internal stress factors emotionally affected people. The outline of the questionnaire (24 questions) and R. Lickert’s five-point scale, which reveals the peculiarities of personal opinion on combat stress are presented. The main stages of stress development, as well as personal changes at cognitive, emotional and behavioral levels, which can be considered as a result of the influence of stress factors, are identified. The sequence of determining the integral indicator of combat stress, managing the scale of combat stress and graphic design of psychological profile for specialists are described. The psychological profile of a specialist is created using the chart's capabilities. The results of correlation analysis between the structural components of the questionnaire are shown.

Keywords

• questionnaire, combat stress, military personnel, integral index, diagram.