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Questionnaire on Coping Responses in Dangerous Situations

Questionnaire on Coping Responses in Dangerous Situations Test

Learn how you typically react to danger and stress in about 4 minutes. Get a clear profile to guide safety coaching and build calmer, more effective responses.

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8/17

Indecisive (D) (I)

Measures how often a person’s reactions to danger are inconsistent or undecided across situations.

Decisive

Mixed

Indeterminate

0 – 5: Decisive | 6 – 11: Mixed | 12 – 17: Indeterminate

A score of 8 falls in the Mixed range, suggesting some inconsistency in danger responses with occasional difficulty settling on a clear course of action.

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5/10

Ignoring (C) (I)

Measures the tendency to minimize or dismiss real dangers, potentially leading to underestimation of risk and reduced preparedness.

Attentive to risk

Sometimes dismissive

Strongly dismissive

0 – 4: Attentive to risk | 5 – 6: Sometimes dismissive | 7 – 10: Strongly dismissive

A score of 5 suggests a moderate tendency to downplay danger at times, which may reduce caution in some situations while still recognizing risk in others.

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5/10

Anxious (B) (A)

Measures the tendency to exaggerate danger and respond with heightened caution and emotional tension in potentially threatening situations.

Low anxious response

Moderate anxious response

High anxious response

0 – 4: Low anxious response | 5 – 6: Moderate anxious response | 7 – 10: High anxious response

A score of 5 indicates a moderate tendency to overestimate danger, which may show up as increased caution and tension in risky situations.

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4/10

Adequate (A) (A)

Measures how consistently a person chooses situation-appropriate, socially normative actions when facing danger.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 4: Low | 5 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 4 indicates a low level of adequate responding, suggesting that situation-appropriate, socially normative choices are less consistently selected in dangerous scenarios.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Students under stress

41%OF USERS

Older teens and university students take it to understand whether they freeze, overreact, ignore risks, or respond calmly in dangerous moments.

School and campus counselors

34%OF USERS

Psychologists and educators use it to quickly spot unhelpful danger-response patterns and plan safety, resilience, or self-help training.

Anxious or risk-blind adults

25%OF USERS

People who worry a lot or often dismiss warning signs take it to check how accurate their threat perception is and what to improve.

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Indeterminate (D) (I()

Average

8.4

Normal range

6.3 — 10.5

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Ignoring (C) (I()

Average

3.4

Normal range

1.9 — 4.8

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Anxious (B) (A()

Average

5.1

Normal range

3.6 — 6.7

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Adequate (A) (A()

Average

5.4

Normal range

3.6 — 7.2

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire assess?

It assesses typical response patterns in imagined dangerous situations. It identifies the predominant style of threat perception and action.

Who is the questionnaire designed for?

It was developed for older school-aged adolescents and university students. It may also be used with similar age groups when appropriate.

How is it completed?

Participants read 17 brief scenarios and select the response option that is most likely for them. Responses should reflect usual behavior rather than an ideal choice.

How long does it take?

Completion typically takes about 4 minutes. Time may vary slightly by reading speed.

How are results interpreted?

Results indicate whether risk is perceived adequately, exaggerated, ignored, or met with uncertainty. The profile can guide safety skills training and stress-resilience support.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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This measure assesses typical coping responses when an individual encounters or anticipates dangerous situations. The Questionnaire on Coping Responses in Dangerous Situations uses brief scenario-based prompts to elicit likely behavioral and cognitive reactions to perceived threat. It contains 17 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete.

Responses are commonly summarized into patterns reflecting risk appraisal and action tendencies (e.g., heightened threat perception, minimization of threat, uncertainty, or more adaptive responding), which can inform clinical formulation and targeted skills coaching. The Questionnaire on Coping Responses in Dangerous Situations may be used as a screening or adjunct measure in settings where rapid characterization of safety-related coping is clinically relevant. Authors: Richard S. Lazarus and Susan Folkman.

Author: Richard S. Lazarus, Susan Folkman

Literature: Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer. 1984.; Anderson, C. A., & Bushman, B. J. Human aggression. Annual Review of Psychology. 2002.

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