Table 5 English language version of the PaSS-24

1

People with my condition are less useful to society

SS

2

The restricted rights of people with my condition is scandalous

RA

3

Because of people’s ignorance about my condition, I do not speak to anybody about the problems linked to it

ND

4

I tell myself, “What is the point of struggling to have the same rights?”

SS

5

I am really fed up with preconceived ideas about my condition

RA

6

Because of people’s preconceptions, I do not speak to anybody about the problems linked to my condition

ND

7

People with my condition should be banned from certain jobs

SS

8

The public’s lack of knowledge about my condition outrages me

RA

9

To stop myself from getting into trouble, I avoid situations where my condition might be revealed

ND

10

Why bother making any effort when I am inferior to others?

SS

11

The lack of accurate information about my condition is scandalous

RA

12

I use strategies to avoid talking about my condition

ND

13

People with my condition should not be allowed to carry out certain activities

SS

14

The stereotypes about my condition make me angry

RA

15

To avoid being discriminated against, I use strategies not to have to talk about my condition

ND

16

People with my condition will never have a happy life

SS

17

The media’s lack of knowledge about my condition is appalling

RA

18

To avoid disagreeable remarks, I use strategies not to have to talk about my condition

ND

19

People with my condition should stay among themselves

SS

20

I am angry about the way my condition is caricatured on television

RA

21

To avoid any prejudice, I choose who I talk to about my condition

ND

22

I have come to terms with the idea that I will never be able to have a satisfying social life

SS

23

Certain people’s attitudes towards my condition appal me

RA

24

I do not reveal my condition to anybody to avoid being judged

ND