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Thank you for participating in this research project about Constellation Work. This is an exciting and innovative research, and your cooperation helps us to finalize our questionnaire.
The questions that you have are PRELIMINARY. You will find them to be repetitive and some of them will seem to ask the same thing twice. This is necessary for statistical reasons. It is important that you answer all the questions as best you can.

If a question is unclear, please answer "Unclear".
If the question does not apply to you, please answer "Not Applicable".

It should take you about one hour to answer these questions, and we are very appreciative of your help. There is a 4 hours timeout for the questionnaire, so once you started please make sure you finish in couple of hours. After we have received about 100 of these long questionnaires, we will subject them to a statistical analysis and will select about the best questions for the actual research project.

We hope that this research project will be of value to scientists seeking to understand the constellation process. It will also be of great value to constellation facilitators in refining our work and in understanding what most helps.

Thank you for your help.
ISCA Research Committee

The fields marked with * are required.

Basic data

Gender *

Male
Female

Your Age (years) *

Your nationality *

The country you live in *

Your highest educational qualification *

Family/marital status *

DATA ON THE CONSTELLATION(S)

No. of constellations you have had so far: *

Date of the most recent constellation: *

In that constellation what was the issue you worked with?

Who/What stood in the closing picture?

Are you in psychotherapy/counselling now? *

Yes
No

Have you ever been in psychotherapy/counselling before? *

Yes
No

for about how long? (sessions)

Have you ever been hospitalized for a psychological illness? *

Yes
No

If so, were you an outpatient or an inpatient?

outpatient
inpatient

RELEVANT FACTS CONCERNING YOUR LIFE AND YOUR FAMILY SYSTEM

Early death of your mother (when you were younger than 16) *

Yes
No

Early death of your father (when you were younger than 16) *

Yes
No

Early loss of a partner: *

Yes
No

Early death of your children (younger than 20) : *

Yes
No

If Yes, how many?

Stillbirth *

Yes
No

If yes, how many?

Miscarriage: *

Yes
No

If Yes, how many?

Abortion: *

Yes
No

If Yes, how many?

Traumatic separation from your parents in early childhood: *

Father
Mother
Both
None

If Yes, what happend?

How long were you separated?

Divorce of your parents (before your age of 13): *

Yes
No

Losing contact with one of the parents (very little or no contact): *

Father
Mother
None

If Yes, from what age:

Losing contact with both parents (very little or no contact) *

Yes
No

If Yes, from what age?

Losing the contact with a sibling: *

Yes
No

If Yes, from what age?

Early death of a sibling: *

Yes
No

Have you had a vanishing twin? *

Yes
No

Severe physical illness or disability of your father: *

Yes
No

If yes, how old were you when it happened?

If yes, what was the illness?

Severe physical illness or disability of your mother *

Yes
No

If yes, how old were you when it happened?

If Yes, what was the illness?

Severe psychological problems of your father: *

Yes
No

If yes, how old were you when it happened?

If Yes, what was the problem?

Severe psychological problems of your mother *

Yes
No

If yes, how old were you when it happened?

If Yes, what was the problem?

Suicide of parents, grandparents or other members of the system: *

Yes
No

Have you had a severe physical illness in your childhood? *

Yes
No

If Yes, what was the diagnosis?

If Yes, how old were you when it happened?

Have you had a severe physical illness as a grown-up: *

Yes
No

If yes, what was the diagnosis?

If Yes, at what age?

Have you been abused sexually? *

Yes
No

If Yes, how old were you when it happened?

If yes, by whom?

Was a serious deed committed in your family of origin? *

Yes
No

If Yes, who did what?

Was a legally punishable offence committed in your family of origin? *

Yes
No

If Yes, who did what?

Did traumatic events (such as accident, being a victim of crime or other catastrophy) happen in your life? *

Yes
No

If Yes, what happened?

Did traumatic events (such as accident, being a victim of crime or other catastrophy) happen in your family? *

Yes
No

If Yes, what happened?

Did traumatic changes (such as severe poverty, loss of employment, forced change of domicile, other) happen in your life? *

Yes
No

if Yes, what happened?

Did traumatic changes (such as severe poverty, loss of employment, forced change of domicile, other) happen in your family? *

Yes
No

if Yes, what happend?

Your mother’s pregnancy: *

Normal
Complications

What complications?

Your birth: *

Normal
Complications

What complications?

Did you cause an accident or were you responsible for somebody's severe injury or death? *

Yes
No

If Yes, what happened?

Has there been persecution in your family of origin? *

Yes
No

If yes, who was persecuted by whom?

Has there been persecution in your present family? *

Yes
No

If yes, who was persecuted by whom?

Did you or family members suffer from an addiction such as to alcohol, substance abuse or gambling? *

Yes
No

Did a previous partner have a tough or difficult destiny? *

Yes
No

If Yes, what happened?

Has there been repudiation or exclusion? *

Yes
No

If Yes, who has been excluded by whom?

INVESTIGATION OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE YOUR LAST CONSTELLATION BEGAN
For the questions below please choose one answer.
If the question does not apply to you please choose "Not Applicable".
If the question is unclear please choose "The question is unclear."

SECTION 1. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
A. PARENTS AND SIBLINGS
RESOLVING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARENTS

1. My relationship with my parents has changed for the better / worse without having worked on it in the constellation. *

2. My feelings of deprivation concerning the things my parents could not give me have *

3. My old anger towards my parents (as a couple) has *

4. I used to be angry with one of my parents on behalf of my other parent. This anger has *

5. The amount of the intense emotion I used to bear towards one of my parents on behalf of the other has *

6. My gratitude to my father has *

7. My gratitude to my mother has *

8. My respect for my father and his destiny has *

9. My respect for my mother and her destiny has *

10. My respect for my grandparents and /or my other ancestors and their destiny has *

11. I am more/less involved in the emotional life and relationship of my parents. *

12. I can be equally thankful for my life to both of my parents and I feel accordingly. *

13. I feel, live and behave more/less as if I were my parent’s partner. *

14. I feel, live and behave more/less as if I were my parent’s parent. *

15. I feel that my distance from my parents is more/less the one that is ideal for me. *

16. I respect the secrets of my parents *

17. I respect the decisons of my parents *

18. As far as my relationships to my parents and my grandparents are concerned I am simply and essentially their child and grandchild. *

19. My parents gave me all they could, even though there were needs that they did not meet. *

20. I The things I did not get and the difficulties I suffered were that had to be paid if I were to have my life. *

21. I recognise that I take the part of one of my parents against the other. *

22. I may allow myself to feel that I belong to my family if my life is not any better than theirs. *

23. I feel true to my family and belong to them even if my life is better than theirs. *

24. I think the old mistakes my parents made are the cause of my present difficulties. *

25. I feel more/less sorry for myself because of my childhood difficulties. *

26. I accept my tough childhood experiences as part of my life. *

27. My old wounds hurt *

28. My relationship to my dead parent(s) has changed in a positive/negative direction. *

29. My relatonship to my living parent(s) has changed in a positive / negative direction. *

30. I undertake more/less of an active role in my parents’ conflicts. *

31. My step parent(s) come first, my biological parent(s) come(s) second. *

32. All in all the family I have is just the right one for me. *

33. I am able to feel the grief which I could not allow myself to experience before the constellation. *

34. I can accept that someone has a shorter life than I do. *

35. I repeat the mistakes of my parents. *

RESOLVING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SIBLINGS

36. My relationship with my sibling(s) has changed for the *

37. My relationship with my sibling(s) has changed for the better/worse without having specifically worked on it in the constellation. *

38. I see what was behind my conflict with my sibling(s). *

39. As regards my emotions and behaviour I stand on my own place in the line of my siblings. *

B. PARTNER AND NEW FAMILY AND CHILDREN RELATIONSHIPS

If you have never had a partner, liaison nor suffered a sexual assault, then choose "Not Applicable" for each question.

THE NEW FAMILY (AFTER FIRST OR SUBSEQUENT PARTNERSHIPS OR MARRIAGES)

40. My relationship to my new family has changed for the better / worse without having specifically worked on it in the constellation. *

41. My new family now comes first. *

42. I am more/less emotionally present in my new family. *

PRESENT PARTNER RELATIONSHIP

43. My relationship with my partner has changed for the better/worse without having specifically worked on it in the constellation. *

44. My sex life has changed for the *

45. My sexual relationship with my partner has changed for the *

46. I feel more/less negative emotions arising without any reason towards my partner. *

47. I act and feel more/less as a substitute for an important person my partner misses. *

48. Now I feel more/less of a real man(woman) by my partner’s side. *

49. The degree of commitment in my relationship has *

50. The degree of passion in my relationship has *

51. The degree of intimacy in my relationship has *

52. My relationship with my partner resembles that between siblings *

53. It bothers me more/less that my partner has had other relationships before me. *

54. The things my partner has brought form his/her family of origin bother me *

55. We both are equally responsible for our failures. *

56. I would like to merge completely with my partner. *

57. My partner and I respect each-other’s boundaries *

58. I see more/less what was in the background of the conflict with my partner. *

59. All in all my relationship with my partner has changed for the *

60. I feel more/less ready to start a new partner relationship. *

61. I trust the strength of our relationship *

62. I am more/less afraid of losing my partner. *

63. In the relationship with my partner the balance between giving and taking has become *

ABORTION

64. I blame my partner for our abortion *

65. The abortion was our joint decision and loss. *

66. Now we have mourned for our aborted child together. *

67. I blame myself for our abortion *

MISCARRIAGE

68. I blame myself for my miscarriage. *

70. I blame my partner for my miscarriage. *

71. Now we have mourned for our miscarried child together. *

72. Since the miscarriage and before the constellation I had not been present in my life. *

72A. Now I am more present. *

DEATH OF A CHILD

73. We have mourned for the death of our child together with my partner and family. *

74. I blame myself for the death of our child. *

75. I blame my partner for the death of our child. *

76. Ever since my child died I could not be present in my life either. *

76A. Now I am more present. *

THE CHILD

77. My relationship with my child(ren) has got *

78. The physical symptoms of my child have changed for the *

79. The psychological symptoms of my child have changed for the *

80. The child is the small one, I am the big one. *

81. I see all the good things in our child that it has got from my partner. *

82. The child equally belongs both to me and my partner. *

83. I accept even those of my partner’s qualities/traits in my child which I dislike. *

84. I love my partner in our child(ren). *

85. The child(ren) get(s) more/ less involved in the matters of the big ones. *

86. I share those things with the child that belong to my adult life *

87. I can lean on my child when in trouble. *

88. The relationship between the children has changed for the *

89. The relationship between the children has changed in the positive/negative direction without having specifically worked on it in the constellation. *

90. The child(ren)’s behaviour is more/less adequate to its/their age. *

91. My relationship to my children has changed in the positive/negative direction without having specifically worked with it in the constellation. *

RELATIONSHIP TO THE PREVIOUS IMPORTANT PARTNERS

92. I and my ex-partner are equally responsible for the break-up of our relationship. *

93. My destiny and that of my ex-partner were stronger than our love for each-other. *

94. It is my ex-partner who is responsible for our failure. *

95. I keep the place and memory of my ex-partner in my heart. *

RELATIONSHIP TO YOUR PARTNER’S FAMILY

96. My relationship with my partner’s mother has got *

97. My relationship with my partner’s father has got *

98. My attitude towards all those things that come from my partner’s family of origin has got *

99. I have more / less conflicts with my partner’s family of origin. *

100. I respect my partner’s family of origin *

101. My relationship with my partner’s family of origin has changed in the positive/negative direction without having specifically worked on it in the constellation. *

SECTION 2. SYMPTOMS AND DISEASES

For the questions below please choose one answer.
If the question does not apply to you please choose "Not Applicable".
If the question is unlear please choose "The question is unclear".

PHYSICAL STATE/DISEASE OR SYMPTOMS

102. My physical symptom which I have worked on in the constellation has got *

103. My physical symptom which I have not worked on in the constellaton has got *

104. My physical state has got *

105. My general well-being and stamina have got *

106. Those around me say my physical state has got *

107. My hope for my physical recovery and healing has *

108. The treatments I continue getting seem to be more/less effective since the constellation. *

109. It may well be that by falling ill I have been following someone into death and bad faith. *

110. It may well be that my falling ill was an expression of my hidden loyalty to someone in the system. *

111. Family constellations is a suitable approach for the treatment of my physical symptoms. *

PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE/DISEASE OR SYMPTOMS

112.My psychological symptoms which I had worked on in the constellation have got *

113. My psychological symptoms which I had not worked on in the constellation have got *

114. My psychological state has got *

115. My anxiety and fears have *

116. Those around me say my psychological state has got *

117. My hopes of getting better psychologically has *

118. Family constellations is a suitable approach for the treatment of my psychological symptoms. *

119. My joy in life has *

120. My negative emotions have *

121. My psychological stamina has *

122. My stress tolerance has *

123. My feelings for myself have changed in the positive / negative direction. *

124. My opinion about myself has changed in the positive / negative direction. *

125. The content of communication in my relationships is more frequently *

126. The content of my internal dialoge has changed in the positive direction ever since the constellation. *

127. The difficulties I had in the past have made me stronger. *

128. I like to live more / less. *

129. I find more/ less joy in my relationships. *

130. I love myself *

131. I blame myself *

132. I accept responsibility for those of my deeds of which I am not especially proud *

133. I have the right to live and to live well. *

134. I am loveable. *

135. I have the right to live only if I am of use to others. *

136. I stand up for my own interests more / less. *

137. In my relationships I give more-or-less as much as I take. *

138. I manage to set my boundaries more/less clearly. *

139. I resepct the boundaries of others *

140. I am more/less afraid that I will be lonely. *

CHILD-BEARING

141. A hidden fear might have been in the background of my childlessness. *

142. I am more/less afraid of having a child. *

143. I long more / less to have a child. *

144. I can accept my childlessness *

SECTION 3: ACHIEVEMENT AND WORK

For the questions below please choose one answer.
If the question does not apply to you please choose "Not Applicable".
If the question is unlear please choose "The question is unclear".

MYSELF AND ACHIEVEMENT

145. I deserve good money for a good achievement. *

146. My work achievement has got *

147. I enjoy doing my work *

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

148. My working relationships have changed in the positive/negative direction. *

149. My working relationships resemble my family relationships *

150. My relationships at work have changed to the positive / negative direction without having specifically worked with them in the constellation. *

SECTION 4: CONSCIOUSNESS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS LIFE

For the questions below please choose one answer.
If the question does not apply to you please choose "Not Applicable".
If the question is unlear please choose "The question is unclear".

151. I feel that destiny is my personal enemy. *

152. Destiny might overwrite a person’s will and intentions. *

153. I think my life is precious. *

154. My life feels precious. *

155. The hardships I have behind me make my life more precious. *

CHANGES ON THE LEVEL OF META FEELINGS

156.There is an order in the world even if I don’t understand everything. *

157. At times I feel a great love for every human being. *

157A. At times I feel a great love for every living creature. *

158. I trust the world more / less. *

159. I am part of something bigger. *

160. I live, and that’s the most important thing of all. *

161. I am more/less understanding towards others. *

162. I feel more/less compassion for others. *

163. Loving kindness is more/less a part of my interpersonal relationships. *

164. I feel the world consists of more than I can perceive with my five senses. *

165. I see the journey of my life from a new perspective. *

166. I watch myself with understanding and compassion as I walk my path. *

167. I watch others with understanding and compassion as they walk their path. *

168. I have more/less of an aversion to the things beyond the rational. *

169. Family constellation helps you in sensing even the subtleties in the world. *

170. Ever since the constellation the world seems to be wider place for me. *

171. I am more/less tolerant towards others who think, feel and live differently. *

172. Destiny is bigger than my own will. *

173. There are bigger forces that defend me. *

174. Love is a huge power. *

175. I am more/less present in my life. *

176. My glass is half full. *

177. The glass is half empty. *

178. I do not neet drama anymore. *

ATTITUDE TO TRAUMA

179. I try to exclude my traumatic experiences from my life. *

180. The difficult parts of my life are also parts of my life. *

181. I am on my feet again after all that has happened. *

182. My life seemed to have stopped ever since my trauma. *

182A. Now I feel it is moving again. *

183. You cannot get on well with your life anymore with a story like mine. *

184. What I have experienced was hard, but now I have the strength and support to build on it and expand my life. *

THE CONSTELLATION AS AN EXPERIENCE

185. The constellation as a whole was a rather positive / negative experience for me. *

186. The constellations of others have affected me more/less than my own one. *

187. Having been a representative was an experience that has made me more compassionate, appreciative and less rigid. *

188. Having merely seen the constellations of others has made me more compassionate, appreciative and less rigid. *

189. While acting as a prepresentative I have discovered that I was a much more sensitive person than I would have ever thought. *

190. My constellation was a cathartic experience for me. *

191. I was moved by my constellation. *

192. My constellation has shown me what I needed to see. *

193. Some facts have come to the light in the constellation that I had not known before. *

194. The facts that had been revealed in the constellation were proved later. *

195. I think the changes in my life are in large part due to the constellation. *

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