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BRIEF_COPE

These items deal with ways you have been coping with the stress in your life. Indicate how much you have been doing what each item says.

  1. 1.I have been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  2. 2.I have been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I am in.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  3. 3.I have been saying to myself "this is not real."

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  4. 4.I have been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  5. 5.I have been getting emotional support from others.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  6. 6.I have been giving up trying to deal with it.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  7. 7.I have been taking action to try to make the situation better.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  8. 8.I have been refusing to believe that it has happened.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  9. 9.I have been saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  10. 10.I have been getting help and advice from other people.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  11. 11.I have been using alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  12. 12.I have been trying to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  13. 13.I have been criticizing myself.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  14. 14.I have been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  15. 15.I have been getting comfort and understanding from someone.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  16. 16.I have been giving up the attempt to cope.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  17. 17.I have been looking for something good in what is happening.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  18. 18.I have been making jokes about it.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  19. 19.I have been doing something to think about it less, such as going to movies, watching TV, reading, daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  20. 20.I have been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  21. 21.I have been expressing my negative feelings.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  22. 22.I have been trying to find comfort in my religion or spiritual beliefs.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  23. 23.I have been trying to get advice or help from other people about what to do.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  24. 24.I have been learning to live with it.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  25. 25.I have been thinking hard about what steps to take.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  26. 26.I have been blaming myself for things that happened.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  27. 27.I have been praying or meditating.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot

  28. 28.I have been making fun of the situation.

    • [1]I have not been doing this at all
    • [2]A little bit
    • [3]A medium amount
    • [4]I have been doing this a lot