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Coping Behavior Assessment (MDICS)

Coping Behavior Assessment (MDICS) Test

Understand how you cope with stress across thoughts, feelings, and actions in about 1 minute. Fast, clear results support screening and personalized guidance in care or research.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

62/100

Self-Blame (S)

Measures the tendency to cope with stress by blaming oneself for causing or not resolving the situation.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 33: Low | 34 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 100: High

A score of 62 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting self-blame is a fairly common emotional coping response in stressful situations.

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52/100

Dissimilation (D)

Measures the tendency to downplay, deny, or cognitively distort the significance of a stressful situation as a coping strategy.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 33: Low | 34 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 100: High

A score of 52 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not dominant tendency to minimize or reframe stress in ways that may sometimes reduce accurate appraisal and problem-solving.

example score

22/100

Distraction (D)

Measures how often a person copes with stress by redirecting attention from the problem to other activities.

Low use

Moderate use

High use

0 – 33: Low use | 34 – 66: Moderate use | 67 – 100: High use

A score of 22 indicates low reliance on distraction as a behavioral coping strategy, suggesting attention is usually kept on the stressor rather than shifted to alternative activities.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

People Under Chronic Stress

41%OF USERS

They take it to understand their default coping patterns when pressure from work, family, or health keeps building.

Therapy and Counseling Clients

34%OF USERS

They use it as a quick starting point to discuss how they usually think, feel, and act when facing problems.

Students and Young Adults

25%OF USERS

They take it to see how they handle exams, relationships, and uncertainty and where healthier coping skills could help.

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RESULTS YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE

What You’ll See After You Finish the Test

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Comparison

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Recommendations

Actionable guidance tailored to your profile. Receive clear, realistic suggestions you can apply immediately — focused on coping, self-regulation, and realistic next steps.

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Key patterns you might not notice on your own. Surfacing subtle connections in your responses that help you better understand what may be driving your current results.

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Self-Blame (Emotional Domain) (S(D)

Average

Normal range

26.4 — 51.5

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100

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Dissimulation (Cognitive Sphere) (D(S)

Average

Normal range

51.5 — 80.5

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max.

100

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Distraction (behavioral domain) (D(d)

Average

71.3

Normal range

57.6 — 85

min.

max.

100

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this assessment measure?

It identifies common coping strategies used when dealing with stress. It covers cognitive, emotional, and behavioral ways of managing difficult situations.

How is the assessment completed?

Participants review brief situations and select the coping option that best matches typical behavior. Responses should reflect usual patterns rather than an ideal choice.

How long does it take and how many questions are included?

Completion typically takes about one minute. The assessment includes 3 questions.

How are results organized?

Responses are mapped to 26 coping types grouped into cognitive, emotional, and behavioral directions. The profile indicates which strategies are used more often.

How should the results be interpreted?

Results support rapid screening and can guide follow-up discussion or recommendations. They do not provide a diagnosis by themselves.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Coping Behavior Assessment (MDICS) Test

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This brief self-report measure screens how an individual typically responds to stressful situations. The Coping Behavior Assessment (MDICS) is intended to provide a rapid snapshot of preferred coping patterns across cognitive, emotional, and behavioral domains.

The instrument contains 3 items and takes about 1 minutes to complete. Results are generally used to inform initial clinical formulation, guide follow-up assessment, and support discussion of coping resources and targets for intervention. The Coping Behavior Assessment (MDICS) is best interpreted in the context of presenting concerns and other clinical information.

Author: richard-s-lazarus, susan-folkman

Literature: Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R. S. Coping as a mediator of emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1988.; Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 1983.

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