Severity Measure for Specific Phobia – Adult (SMSP; Craske et
al., 2013)
First participants are asked to indicate the category of phobia that
makes them the most anxious (driving, flying, tunnels or enclosed
spaces; animals or insects; heights, storms or water; blood, needles or
injections; choking or vomiting). Secondly, 10 items assess the severity
of the phobia on a 0-4 Likert scale representing a range of responses
from “never ” through to “all of the time” applied to
statements such as how often in the past 7 days the individual has“felt anxious, worried, or nervous about these situations ”, or“avoided, or did not approach or enter these situations” .
Scores can range from 0-40, with higher scores indicating greater
severity of phobia.