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. 2010 Oct;78(1):27–34. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.04.009
Picture Assault-related (for assault survivors) MVA-related (for MVA survivors) Generally threatening (all participants) Neutral (all participants)
1 Man attacking woman Person in crashed car with airbag Building collapsing Basket
IAPS No: 6312 IAPS No: 9470 IAPS No: 7010
2 Bleeding head Bleeding head Man in chemical suit Book
IAPS No: 7090
3 Bloody hands Broken car window Brown rat Dustbin
4 Pedestrian in dark street Cyclist being cut off by car Drowning man Glass
5 Gang attacking men Swerving motorcyclist Flooded houses Keyboard
6 Hand with knife Smashed bike and car Man falling from roof Lamp
IAPS No: 6300 IAPS No: 7175
7 Man covered in blood Injured person trolley Tank Plug
IAPS No: 3550
8 Subway Man off bike Fire fighter rescuing woman Rolling pin
IAPS No: 9921 IAPS No: 7000
9 Man running away with bag Man being rescued from car Plane crash Toothpaste
IAPS No: 9050
10 Knife on throat Ambulance and stretcher Woman holding on to from roof TV
IAPS No: 6550
11 Skinheads with bats Pedestrian crossing road
12 Man being kicked Car crashed into tree
13 Man attacking with broken bottle Collision of car and motorbike
14 Policeman with truncheon Crashed bike and car
IAPS No: 2682
15 Woman being watched on street Woman in crashed car

Legend: MVA: motor vehicle accident; IAPS: International Affective Picture System