Comprehensive Coping Inventory, CCI-20 Test - the question form
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1. I try to stay away from anything that makes me feel anxious or uncomfortable.
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5: Very often
2. I worry about all the bad things that might happen to me in the future.
1: Not at all
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5: Very often
3. My negative thoughts about a situation often turn out to be unfounded.
1: Never
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5: Very often
4. I do not believe I can handle situations that make me feel anxious or afraid on my own.
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5: Very often
5. I tend to avoid situations, people, places, or things that make me feel anxious or depressed.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
6. I tend to dwell for a long time on the possible negative consequences of a decision I have made.
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5: Very often
7. I tend to assume that things will turn out much worse—more distressing and frightening—than they actually do.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
8. I doubt my ability to face a situation that makes me feel anxious.
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5: Very often
9. When I feel anxious or uncomfortable, I avoid the situation altogether, even if I later regret it.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
10. Whenever a problem arises, I tend to dwell on thoughts about the worst that could happen.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
11. In situations that are especially painful for me, I have a stream of thoughts about myself and other people that seem true but often do not match reality.
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5: Very often
12. I am unable to cope with distressing feelings and frightening situations.
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5: Very often
13. Some situations or things make me feel very anxious, and I try to avoid them.
1: I do not use this
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5: Very often
14. I acknowledge that I tend to repeatedly think through all kinds of frightening scenarios.
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5: Very often
15. When I am upset, I draw "appropriate" conclusions too quickly, and they often turn out to be wrong.
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5: Very often
16. My fear or anxiety upsets me so much that it is hard for me to cope with it.
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5: Very often
17. I try to avoid doing what needs to be done in order to protect myself from feeling too worried.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
18. My problems lead me to dwell on all possible negative outcomes.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
19. In difficult situations, negative thoughts come one after another, and things start to seem worse to me than they really are.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
20. I do not feel I have enough strength to cope with situations that make me afraid.
1: Never
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5: Very often
1. I try to avoid anything that makes me feel anxious or uncomfortable.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
2. I worry about all the bad things that might happen to me in the future.
1: Do not use
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3
4
5: Very often
3. My negative thoughts about a situation often turn out not to be justified.
1: Never
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5: Very often
4. I do not believe I can handle situations that make me feel anxious or afraid on my own.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
5. I tend to avoid situations, people, places, or things that make me feel anxious or overwhelmed.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
6. I tend to dwell for a long time on the possible negative consequences of a decision I have made.
1: I do not use this strategy
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5: Very often
7. I tend to expect that things will turn out much worse—more distressing and frightening—than they actually do.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
8. I doubt that I am prepared to face a situation that makes me feel anxious.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
9. When I feel anxious or uncomfortable, I avoid the difficult situation altogether, even if I later regret it.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
10. Whenever a problem arises, I tend to dwell on thoughts about the worst that could happen.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
11. In situations that are especially painful for me, I have a stream of thoughts about myself and other people that feel true but often do not match reality.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
12. I am unable to cope with distressing feelings and frightening situations.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
13. Some situations or things make me very anxious, and I try to avoid them.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
14. I find myself repeatedly going over frightening “worst-case” scenarios in my mind.
1: I do not use this
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5: Very often
15. When I am upset, I jump to "appropriate" conclusions too quickly, and they often turn out to be wrong.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
16. My fear or worry upsets me so much that it is hard for me to cope with it.
1: Not at all
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5: Very often
17. I try to avoid doing things that need to be done in order to protect myself from becoming too anxious.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
18. My problems lead me to dwell on all possible negative outcomes.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often
19. In difficult situations, negative thoughts come one after another, and things start to seem worse than they really are.
1: I do not use this strategy
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5: Very often
20. I do not feel strong enough to cope with situations that make me afraid.
1: Do not use
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5: Very often