The PNS-Q: A Self-Report Questionnaire

Copyright Poreh 2002

This questionnaire consists of items that describe various thoughts and experiences that individuals may
have. Please read every item and respond whether or not you have recently had such thoughts and/or
experiences.

with others.
1 Sometimes I hear my thoughts inside○myYes ○ No 25 Sometimes I hear voices that say bad○or
Yes ○ No
head. good things about me.
2 People tell me that my tone of voice○Yes ○ No 26 I tend to be inactive. ○Yes ○ No
does not reflect my real feelings. 28 My sexual drive is less than in the past.
4 My train of thought is frequently ○Yes ○Yes ○ No
○ No 29 I receive secret messages from the TV or
interrupted. ○Yes ○ No
5 I believe that others are capable of ○Yes the radio.
○ No 30 I have trouble concentrating.
reading my thoughts. ○Yes ○ No
6 Frequently, I do nothing. ○Yes ○ No 31 My clothes are not clean. ○Yes ○ No
8 I feel that my sexual drive has ○Yes ○ No 32 Several times I have seen things that○Yes ○ No
decreased. others cannot see.
9 I often repeat the same sentences. ○Yes ○ No 33 My speech is not organized and I often
○Yes ○ No
10 While doing things, I have trouble switch from one subject to another
○Yes ○ No 34 My (mental) disorder has a specific ○Yes
concentrating. ○ No
11 I have good ideas, but I have difficulty philosophical meaning.
○Yes ○ No 35 I frequently laugh without any reason.
focusing on them. ○Yes ○ No
12 I hear voices inside my head. ○Yes ○ No 36 I have difficulty sitting still. ○Yes ○ No
13 People sometimes do not comprehend ○Yes ○ No 37 When others laugh from jokes on TV, I
○Yes ○ No
why I am so happy or sad. usually do not.
14 I often think about creatures from outer
○Yes ○ No 38 I have trouble thinking as logically as○IYes ○ No
space that want to conquer the earth. once did.
15 I usually do not outwardly express my○Yes ○ No 40 I cannot enjoy or be enthusiastic about○Yes ○ No
feelings. things.
16 I often feel anger or shout without any
○Yes ○ No 42 People say that my speech is vague, ○Yes ○ No
trigger. unclear.
43 I feel distant from all people. ○Yes ○ No
17 When people ask me questions, I cannot
○Yes ○ No
find the strength to respond. 44 I have difficulties finishing my work. ○Yes ○ No
18 People tell me that my ideas are ○Yes ○ No 45 I sometimes look too much at details○Yes ○ No
disorganized or confused. and then lose track of my thoughts.
19 Sometimes I just stare. ○Yes ○ No 46 I prefer being alone. ○Yes ○ No
20 When I see a happy movie, I sometimes○Yes ○ No 47 Sometimes I get orders from voices that
○Yes ○ No
look sad. are being broadcasted to me.
22 I have difficulty maintaining eye contact
○Yes ○ No 48 I have trouble concentrating while ○Yes ○ No
 reading. thoughts.
49 I have committed a sin and this is ○Yes ○ No 63 Others say that my body odor is ○Yes ○ No
unforgivable. bad.
50 The medication I receive has special○Yes ○ No 64 Some individuals on the unit are ○Yes ○ No
powers. in fact FBI workers.
51 If it were up to me, I would ○Yes ○ No 65 I do not have friends. ○Yes ○ No
rarely change my clothes. 66 Sometimes I cannot finish the
52 Sometimes people easily annoy
○Yes ○ No
○Yes ○ No sentence I just started.
me. 67 Others say that I am not
53 Sometimes I get into trouble due ○Yes ○Yes ○ No
○ No attentive to my surroundings.
to my sexual behavior. 68 Others say that I spread around
54 I often do not know what I am ○Yes ○ No
○Yes ○ No bad smells.
feeling. 69 Sometimes I hear strange voices.
55 People have difficulty
○Yes ○ No
○Yes ○ No 70 I have difficulty starting a
understanding my speech. ○Yes ○ No
56 I often do not know what to conversation with other people.
○Yes ○ No 72 People broadcast thoughts
answer when asked a question. ○Yes ○ No
57 Sometimes I laugh because of inside my head.
○Yes ○ No 73 People from outer space control
the voices I hear. ○Yes ○ No
58 People might say that I am not my thoughts.
○Yes ○ No 75 Others say that my clothes are
interested in many things. ○Yes ○ No
59 People say that I look "frozen". not tidy.
○Yes ○ No
76 If I were invited to a party, I ○Yes ○ No
60 People say that I am a loner. ○Yes ○ No would go to it.
61 When people ask me questions, ○Yes ○ No 77 I have difficulty explaining ○Yes ○ No
I answer them only after myself.
considerable delay. 79 Sometimes others do not ○Yes ○ No
62 When I listen to others, I ○Yes ○ No understand why I laugh.
sometimes lose track of my

Scoring

P1 1+ 12+ 25+ 32 + 47 + 69
P2 5 + 14+29+34+49+50+64+72+73
P3 9+16+31+36+52+53+75
P4 11+18+33+38+55+77
P5 13+20+35+57+79

N1 2+15+22+37+40+54+59
N2 4+17+42+56+61+66
N3 6+19+26+44+51+63+68
N4 8+28+43+46+60+65+76
N5 10+30+45+48+62+67
The PNS-Q: Family Member Questionnaire
Copyright Poreh 2007

This questionnaire consists of items that describe various situations and experiences that your patient/family
member might have in daily life. Please read every item and respond whether he/she has recently had such an
experience.

1 Sometimes he/she hears his/her ○Yes ○ No 17 When people ask questions, ○Yes ○ No
thoughts inside his/her head. he/she cannot find the strength to
respond.
2 People tell him/her that their ○Yes ○ No 18 People tell him/her that his/her ○Yes ○ No
tone of voice does not reflect ideas are disorganized or confused.
his/her real feelings.
4 His/her train of thought is ○Yes ○ No 19 Sometimes he/she just stares. ○Yes ○ No
frequently interrupted.
5 He/She believes that others are ○Yes ○ No 20 When he/she sees a happy movie, ○Yes ○ No
capable of reading their they sometimes looks sad.
thoughts.
6 Frequently, he/she does ○Yes ○ No 22 He/She has difficulty maintaining ○Yes ○ No
nothing. eye contact with others.
8 He/She feels that his/her sexual ○Yes ○ No 25 h/she reports hearing voices that ○Yes ○ No
drive has decreased. say bad or good things about
him/her.
9 He/She often repeats the same ○Yes ○ No 26 He/She tends to be inactive. ○Yes ○ No
sentences.
10 While doing things, he/she has ○Yes ○ No 28 His/her sexual drive is less than in ○Yes ○ No
trouble concentrating. the past.
11 He/She has good ideas, but ○Yes ○ No 29 He/She reports receiving secret ○Yes ○ No
he/she has difficulty focusing on messages from the TV or the radio.
them.
12 He/She hears voices inside ○Yes ○ No 30 He/She has trouble concentrating. ○Yes ○ No
his/her head.
13 People sometimes do not ○Yes ○ No 31 His/her clothes are not clean. ○Yes ○ No
comprehend why he/she is so
happy or sad.
14 He/She often thinks about ○Yes ○ No 32 Several times he/she has reported ○Yes ○ No
creatures from outer space that seeing things that others cannot
want to conquer the Planet see.
Earth.
15 He/She usually does not Express ○Yes ○ No 33 While talking, his/her speech is ○Yes ○ No
his/her feelings. disorganized
16 He/She often feels anger or ○Yes ○ No 34 He/She reports that his/her ○Yes ○ No
shouts without any trigger. (mental) disorder has a specific
philosophical meaning.
35 He/She frequently laughs for no ○Yes ○ No 56 He/She often does not know what ○Yes ○ No
reason. to answer when asked a question.
36 He/She has difficulty sitting still. ○Yes ○ No 57 Sometimes he/she laughs because ○Yes ○ No
of the voices he/she hears.
37 When others laugh from jokes ○Yes ○ No 58 People might say that he/she is not ○Yes ○ No
on TV, he/she usually does not. interested in many things.
38 He/She has trouble thinking as ○Yes ○ No 59 People say that he/she looks ○Yes ○ No
logically as he/she once did. "frozen".
40 He/She does not seem to enjoy ○Yes ○ No 60 People might say that he/she is a ○Yes ○ No
or be enthusiastic about things. loner.
42 People say that his/her speech ○Yes ○ No 61 When people ask him/her ○Yes ○ No
is vague, unclear. questions, he/she answers them
only after considerable delay.
43 He/She feels distant from all ○Yes ○ No 62 When he/she listens to others, ○Yes ○ No
people. he/she sometimes loses track of
his/her thoughts.
44 He/She has difficulties finishing ○Yes ○ No 63 Others say that his/her body odor ○Yes ○ No
his/her work. is bad.
45 He/She sometimes looks too ○Yes ○ No 64 Sometimes he/she believes that ○Yes ○ No
much at details and then loses individuals on the unit are in fact
track of his/her thoughts. FBI workers.
46 He/She prefers being alone. ○Yes ○ No 65 He/She does not have friends. ○Yes ○ No
47 Sometimes he/she gets orders ○Yes ○ No 66 Sometimes he/she cannot finish ○Yes ○ No
from voices. the sentence he/she just started.
48 He/She has trouble ○Yes ○ No 67 Others say that he/she is not ○Yes ○ No
concentrating while reading. attentive to his/her surroundings.
49 He/She feels that he/she has ○Yes ○ No 68 Others say that he/she “spreads ○Yes ○ No
committed a sin that is around” bad smells.
unforgivable.
50 The medication he/she receives ○Yes ○ No 69 Sometimes he/she hears strange ○Yes ○ No
has special powers. voices.
51 If it were up to him/her, he/she ○Yes ○ No 70 He/She has difficulty starting a ○Yes ○ No
would rarely change his/her conversation with other people.
clothes.
52 Sometimes people easily annoy ○Yes ○ No 72 He/She reports that people ○Yes ○ No
him/her. broadcast thoughts inside his/her
head.
53 Sometimes he/she gets into ○Yes ○ No 73 He/She reports that people from ○Yes ○ No
trouble due to his/her sexual outer space control his/her
behavior. thoughts.
54 He/She frequently does not ○Yes ○ No 75 Others say that his/her clothes are ○Yes ○ No
know what he/she is feeling. not tidy.
55 People have difficulty ○Yes ○ No 76 If he/she were invited to a party, ○Yes ○ No
understanding his/her speech. he/she would go to it.
P1 1+ 12+ 25+ 32 + 47 + 69
P2 5 + 14+29+34+49+50+64+72+73
P3 9+16+31+36+52+53+75
P4 11+18+33+38+55+77
P5 13+20+35+57+79

N1 2+15+22+37+40+54+59
N2 4+17+42+56+61+66
N3 6+19+26+44+51+63+68
N4 8+28+43+46+60+65+76
N5 10+30+45+48+62+67