PATIENT - COPING

Confrontive Took a big chance or did something very risky. Kept others from knowing how bad things were. Stood my ground and fought for what I wanted. Average

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

0.6

Occasionally

0.6

Occasionally

0.6

Occasionally

0.6

Occasionally

0.8

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

Always

0.8

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

Distancing Turned to work or substitute activity to take my mind off things. Tried to forget the whole thing. Avoided being with people in general. Average

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

0.6

Occasionally

0.4

Rarely

0.6

Occasionally

0.5

Occasionally

0.6

Occasionally

Always

0.6

Occasionally

0.7

Frequently

0.8 0.6

Frequently Occasionally

1 0.8

Always Frequently

1 0.7

Always Frequently

0.9 0.7

Always Frequently

SelfControlling I tried to keep my feelings to myself. Didn't let it

Patient A 0.8 0.6

V.I.

Patient B 0.8 0.8

V.I.

Patient C 0.8 0.6

V.I.

Total mean 0.8 0.6

V.I.

Frequently Occasionally

Frequently Frequently

Frequently Occasionally

Frequently Occasionally

get to me; refused to think too much about it. I tried to keep my feelings from interfering with other things too much. Average

0.8

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

Always

0.8

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

Seeking Social Support Tried to get the person responsible to change his or her mind I got professional help. Talked to someone about how I was feeling. Average

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

Always

Always

0.9

Always

0.8 0.8

Frequently Frequently

0.6 0.8

Occasionally Frequently

1 0.9

Always Always

0.8 0.8

Frequently Frequently

Accepting Responsibility I tried to analyze the problem in order to understand it better. Tried to get the person responsible to change his or her mind. Talked to someone to find out more about the situation Average

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

0.7

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

Always

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.7

Frequently

Escape Avoidance I felt that time would make a difference - the only thing to do was to wait Hoped a miracle would happen Wished that I could change what had happened or how I felt. Average

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

Always

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.9

Always

Always

0.6

Occasionally

Always

0.9

Always

0.6

Occasionally

0.4

Rarely

Always

0.7

Frequently

0.9

Always

0.6

Occasionally

0.9

Always

0.8

Frequently

Plantful Problem Solving I did something which I didn't think would work, but at least I was doing something I made a plan of action and followed it Tried to make myself feel better by eating, drinking, smoking, using drugs or medication,

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

0.8

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

0.6

Occasionally

0.7

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.2

Never

0.2

Never

0.8

Frequently

0.4

Rarely

etc. Average

0.6

Occasionally

0.5

Occasionally

0.7

Frequently

0.6

Occasionally

Positive Reappraisal I felt that time would make a difference the only thing to do was to wait. Hoped a miracle would happen. Wished that I could change what had happened or how I felt. Average

Patient A

V.I.

Patient B

V.I.

Patient C

V.I.

Total mean

V.I.

Always

0.8

Frequently

0.8

Frequently

0.9

Always

Always

0.6

Occasionally

Always

0.9

Always

0.6

Occasionally

0.4

Rarely

Always

0.7

Frequently

0.9

Always

0.6

Occasionally

0.9

Always

0.8

Frequently

LEGEND: 0 -0.2 0.3 - 0.4 0.5 - 0.6 0.7 - 0.8 0.9 1 V.I.

Never Rarely Occasionally Frequently Always Verbal interpretation