Coping Skills Assessment
Purpose: COSA assesses a person’s coping skills and his or her predominant methods of coping with stress.
No. of questions: 64
Question type: Self-report
Estimated completion time: 15 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment: N/A
Report Includes:
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Summary
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Introduction
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Graphs
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Detailed narrative interpretation
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List of frequently used coping techniques
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Advice
Factors and Scales:
Overall Score plus 3 factors, divided into 12 scales:
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Problem-Focused Coping: Refers to ways of handling stress that deal with taking action in order to improve the stressor.
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Emotion-Focused Coping: Methods of handling stressful situations that entail learning how to deal with the situation emotionally.
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Empty Coping Strategies/Hang-Ups: Entails “empty” coping strategies that generally will not be helpful in dealing with stressful situations.
12 scales:
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Problem-Solving
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Information-Seeking
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Negotiation
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Social Support
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Positive Cognitive Restructuring
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Emotional Regulation
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Distraction
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Rumination
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Avoidance
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Helplessness
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Social Withdrawal
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Opposition
APPLICATION:
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Therapy and Counseling
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Personal development
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Employee Assistance Programs