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__ Data obtained from this research will be collated and form part of Roisin Gallagher’s doctoral thesis and the results may be included in other publications
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117 Appendix 3
For most of the questions, just circle the letters that go with your answer. There are no right or wrong answers, we would just like your opinions. This set of questions asks about some of the experiences, feelings and opinions people with ADHD might have and how they are treated. Please do your best to answer each question. For each item circle your answer: strongly disagree (SD), disagree (D), agree (A) or strongly agree (SA).
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Agree Strongly
Agree
1. People who have ADHD feel guilty about it SD D A SA
2. People’s attitudes about ADHD may make persons with ADHD feel worse about themselves
SD D A SA
3. Someone who has ADHD would think it is risky to tell others about it
SD D A SA
4. People with ADHD lose their jobs when their employers find out
SD D A SA
5. People with ADHD work hard to keep it a secret SD D A SA
6. Someone with ADHD feel they aren’t as good a person because they have ADHD
SD D A SA
7. People with ADHD are treated like outcasts SD D A SA
8. People with ADHD feel damaged because of it SD D A SA
9. After learning they have ADHD, a person may feel set apart and isolated from the rest of the world
SD D A SA
10. Most people think that a person with ADHD is damaged SD D A SA 11. A person with ADHD feels that they are bad because of it SD D A SA 12. Most people with ADHD are rejected when others find out SD D A SA 13. People who have ADHD are very careful about who they
tell
SD D A SA
14. Some people who learn of another person having ADHD grow distant
SD D A SA
15. After learning they have ADHD, people worry about others discriminating against them
SD D A SA
16. Most people are uncomfortable around someone with ADHD
SD D A SA
17. People with ADHD worry that others may judge them when they find out they have ADHD
SD D A SA
18. People with ADHD regret having told some people that they have ADHD
SD D A SA
19.As a rule, people with ADHD feel that telling others that they have ADHD is a mistake
SD D A SA
20. People don’t want someone with ADHD around their children once they know that person has ADHD
SD D A SA
21. Some people act as though it’s the person’s fault that they have ADHD
SD D A SA
22. People with ADHD have lost friends by telling them that they have ADHD
SD D A SA
23. People with ADHD have told others close to them to keep The fact that they have ADHD a secret
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24. The good points of people with ADHD tend to be ignored SD D A SA 25. People seem afraid of a person with ADHD once they learn
they have ADHD
SD D A SA
26. When people learn that someone has ADHD, they look for flaws in their character
119 Appendix 4
Please read each statement and circle a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement. The rating scale is as follows:
0 Did not apply to me at all,
1 Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time
2 Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time 3 Applied to me very much, or most of the time
1. I found it hard to wind down 0 1 2 3
2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth 0 1 2 3
3. I couldn’t seem to experience any positive feeling at all
0 1 2 3
4. I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g., excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)
0 1 2 3
5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things
0 1 2 3
6. I tended to over-react to situations 0 1 2 3
7. I experienced trembling (e.g., in the hands) 0 1 2 3
8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy
0 1 2 3
9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself
0 1 2 3
10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to 0 1 2 3
11. I found it difficult to relax 0 1 2 3
12. I found myself getting agitated 0 1 2 3
13. I felt down-hearted and blue 0 1 2 3
14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing
0 1 2 3
15. I felt I was close to panic 0 1 2 3
16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything
0 1 2 3
17. I felt I wasn’t worth much as a person 0 1 2 3
18. I felt that I was rather touchy 0 1 2 3
19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g., sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)
0 1 2 3
20. I felt scared without any good reason 0 1 2 3
120 Appendix 5 Educator’s Survey How Often: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Never A few times a year or less Once a month or less A few times a month Once a week A few times a week Every day How Often 0 - 6
1. ______ I feel emotionally drained from my work. 2. ______ I feel used up at the end of the workday.
3. ______ I feel fatigued when I get up in the morning and have to face another day on the job. 4. ______ I can easily understand how my students feel about things.
5. ______ I feel I treat some students as if they were impersonal objects 6. ______ Working with people all day is really a strain on me.
7. ______ I deal very effectively with the problems of my students. 8. ______ I feel burned out from my work.
9. ______ I feel I’m positively influencing other people’s lives through my work.
10. ______ I’ve become more callous toward people since I took this job. 11. ______ I worry that this job is hardening me emotionally.
12. ______ I feel very energetic. 13. ______ I feel frustrated by my job.
14. ______ I feel I’m working too hard on my job.
15. ______ I don’t really care what happens to some students. 16. ______ working with people directly puts too much stress on me. 17. ______ I can easily create a relaxed atmosphere with my students. 18. ______ I feel exhilarated after working closely with my students. 19. ______ I have accomplished many worthwhile things in this job. 20. ______ I feel like I’m at the end of my rope.
21. ______ In my work, I deal with emotional problems very calmly. 22. ______ I feel students blame me for some of their problems.