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Comprehensive Coping Inventory (CCI-20)

Comprehensive Coping Inventory (CCI-20) Test

Understand how you cope with stress in just 4 minutes. Get clear insights into avoidance, worry, reappraisal, and stress tolerance to guide focused support and faster progress.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

20/25

Stress Intolerance (SI)

Measures how strongly a person believes they cannot cope with stressful circumstances and the emotions they evoke.

Low

Moderate

High

5 – 11: Low | 12 – 18: Moderate | 19 – 25: High

A score of 20 falls in the High range, suggesting a strong tendency to feel overwhelmed by stress and doubt one’s ability to manage it.

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18/25

Cognitive Reappraisal (CR)

Measures how often you tend to interpret neutral or safe situations as threatening and then mentally reframe them in a threat-focused way under stress.

Low

Moderate

High

5 – 11: Low | 12 – 18: Moderate | 19 – 25: High

A score of 18 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to misread neutral situations as threats, though not at the highest level on this scale.

example score

17/25

Worry (W)

Measures the tendency toward persistent worry and negative forecasting that can disrupt effective problem-solving under stress.

Low

Moderate

High

5 – 12: Low | 13 – 19: Moderate | 20 – 25: High

A score of 17 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable tendency toward ongoing worry and negative expectations that may sometimes make it harder to focus on solutions when stressed.

example score

16/25

Avoidance (A)

Measures how strongly a person tends to reduce anxiety by avoiding triggering people, places, situations, objects, or internal sensations.

Low avoidance

Moderate avoidance

High avoidance

5 – 11: Low avoidance | 12 – 18: Moderate avoidance | 19 – 25: High avoidance

A score of 16 falls in the Moderate avoidance range, suggesting avoidance is used fairly often as a way to manage anxiety-provoking triggers.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Anxious or overwhelmed adults

41%OF USERS

People feeling persistent stress, worry, or panic take it to see whether they cope by avoiding, overthinking, or struggling to tolerate stress.

Clients starting therapy

34%OF USERS

People beginning counseling use it to quickly map their default coping style and set clearer therapy goals for everyday triggers.

Clinicians screening coping patterns

25%OF USERS

Psychologists and therapists use it as a brief intake measure to identify maladaptive coping mechanisms and guide treatment focus.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Stress Intolerance (SI)

Average

13.3

Normal range

10 — 16.5

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Cognitive Reappraisal (CR)

Average

10.3

Normal range

7.5 — 13.2

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Anxiety (A)

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11.1 — 16.8

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Avoidance (A)

Average

19.2

Normal range

16.3 — 22

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures common coping responses used during stress, including avoidance, worry, cognitive reappraisal, and stress intolerance.

How long does it take to complete?

Completion usually takes about four minutes.

How are responses recorded?

Each item is rated based on how often or how strongly the statement applies in stressful situations. Responses should reflect typical patterns rather than rare events.

Is there a right or wrong way to answer?

No; the questionnaire is not a test of knowledge or ability. Accurate results depend on consistent, straightforward ratings.

How are results used?

Scores summarize which coping patterns are most prominent and which may interfere with recovery and adaptation. The results can guide treatment planning and progress monitoring.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Comprehensive Coping Inventory (CCI-20) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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Coping responses to stress are often habitual and may influence adjustment and symptom maintenance. The Comprehensive Coping Inventory (CCI-20) is a brief self-report measure designed to characterize common coping patterns used in response to stressful experiences.

The instrument includes 20 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. It provides an estimate of coping tendencies across broad domains commonly described in clinical formulations (e.g., avoidance, worry, cognitive reappraisal, and low stress tolerance), supporting discussion of coping strengths and potential targets for intervention.

The Comprehensive Coping Inventory (CCI-20) may be used in clinical and counseling settings as an adjunct to intake, case conceptualization, and monitoring of coping-related change over time; results should be interpreted in the context of presenting concerns and other assessment data.

Author: r-s-lazarus, s-folkman

Literature: Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R. S. An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 1980.; Carver, C. S., Scheier, M. F., & Weintraub, J. K. Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1989.

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