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Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS; Endler & Parker‚ 1990).
1. Stress is always unavoidable
2. Imagining solutions to problems can prevent stress
3. Talking about feelings makes them always seem worse
4. Instead of thinking about different ways of solving a problem‚ you should do the first thing that comes to mind
5. A part of problem solving is seeing what can go wrong with a plan
6. having confidence in your ability to handle different situations is just as important as making a plan to cope
7. Coping is automatic; we can never choose the way we cope
8. Watching TV or playing video games are examples of action coping strategies
9. It is not possible to make yourself feel better
10. Proactive coping means predicting a stressful situation and preventing it from happening
11. You can always trust your feelings; if you feel offended‚ there must be a good reason
12. Changing your feelings is the best response to some types of problems
This instrument can be found on page 43 of Life Skills‚ Mathematical Reasoning and Critical Thinking: Curriculum for the Prevention of Problem Gambling. Available online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18095146
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Macdonald. John‚ Turner. Nigel‚ Somerset. Matthew. (2008). Life Skills‚ Mathematical Reasoning and Critical Thinking: Curriculum for the Prevention of Problem Gambling. Final Report to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Endler‚ Norman S.‚ Parker‚ James D.A.‚ (1990) Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) USA: Multi-Health Systems