A Self-Assessment

Stress Coping Resources Inventory

Instructions: People differ remarkably in their responses to potentially stressful events. For instance, about one in ten hostages comes out of captivity a mentally healthier person that when entering, while the others my face extreme emotional difficulty. What are the factors associated with coping success? The questions below relate to factors most closely associated with the capacity to cope successfully with stress. Circle the letter which lists the option that you choose. Answer each question as honestly as possible.

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1. How frequently do you moderately exercise?
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2. How often do you get a full, restful night of sleep?
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3. To what extent is your energy sufficient for our work and daily activities?
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4. How closely does your weight approach the ideal level?
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5. To what extent do you eat a nutritious diet?
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6. Which of the following best describes your use of tobacco?
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7. Which of the following best describes your use of alcohol?
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8. To what extent do you believe that you have a history of coping well with highly stressful situations?
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9. How confident are you of being able to control your emotions in stressful situations?
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10. When things are not going well, how likely are you to view the situation as being temporary rather than permanent?
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11. When something bad happens to you, how likely are you to exaggerate its importance?
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12. When stressed by a complex situation, how likely are you to focus your attention on those aspects of the situation that you can manage?
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13. When highly stressed, how capable are you of changing your thinking to calm down?
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14. When confronted with a stressful situation, how likely are you to wait passively for events to develop rather than to take charge?
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15. Which of the following courses of action are you most likely to take when you have become thoroughly frustrated?
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16. If you had worn an article of clothing one day and then found it to be flawed, how likely would you be to return it and ask for a refund?
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17. When an unexpected, negative event happens to you, how likely are you to actively seek information about the event and how to cope with it?
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18. How much decision-making power so you have in your family?
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19. How much decision-making power do you have in your working environment? (if not working outside the home at present, use your last job as a basis for answering this question.)
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20. To what extent do you believe that events in your life are merely the result of luck, fate, or chance?
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21. What is your best guess as to the extent and quality of contact you had with your parent(s) shortly after birth?
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22. During your early childhood, to what extent was your mother both calm and generally permissive?
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23. How easily do you make friends in a strange situation?
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24. When highly stressed, how likely are you to ask friends or relatives for help?
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25. In comparison with other people, how likely are you to see others as threatening, uncooperative, or exploitative?
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26. How often are you confused about the intentions of others toward you?
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27. To what extent are you aware of practical, healthy ways of relaxing?
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28. How frequently do you pursue some highly relaxing practice?
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29. How often do you engage in a spiritual practice such as prayer, mediation, or inspirational reading to enrich your interior life?
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30. How connected do you feel to your conception of a higher power or to a worthy cause?
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31. To what extent do you believe your life has purpose?
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32. How much contact do you have with what you would consider a spiritual community?
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Your score is as follows

Wellness Scale
 (sum of scores for questions 1-7 divided by 7)
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Thought Control Scale
 (sum of scores for questions 8-13, divided by 6)
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Active Coping Scale
(sum of scores for questions 14-20, divided by 7)
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Social Ease Scale
(sum of scores for questions 21-26, divided by 6)
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Tension reduction Scale
 (sum of scores for questions 27-28, divided by 2)
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Spiritual Practice Scale
 (sum of scores for questions 29-32 divided by 4)
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Overall Score
 (sum of the scale scores above, divided by 6)
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