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Response to Stressful Experiences Scale

The following statements describe how some individuals may think, feel, or act during and after the most stressful events in life. Please indicate (with a √) how well each of these statements describes you during and after life’s most stressful events.

During and after life’s most stressful events, I tend to.....
On a scale of 0-4: 0 being "Not at all like me" and 4 being "Exactly like me"

1) ...take action to fix things

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

2) … not give up trying to solve problems I think I can solve.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

3) … find a way to do what’s necessary to carry on.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

4) … pray or meditate.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

5) … face my fears.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

6) … find opportunity for growth.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

7) … calm and comfort myself.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

8) … try to “recharge” myself before I have to face the next challenge.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

9) … see it as a challenge that will make me better.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

10) … look at the problem in a number of ways.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

11) … look for creative solutions to the problem.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

12)… put things in perspective and realize I will have times of joy and times of sadness.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

13) … be good at determining which situations are changeable and which are not.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

14) … find meaning from the experience.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

15) … find strength in the meaning, purpose, or mission of my life.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

16) … know I will bounce back.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

17)… expect that I can handle it.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

18) … learn important and useful life lessons.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

19) … understand that bad things can happen to anyone, not just me.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

20)… lean on my faith in God or a higher power.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

21)… draw upon lessons learned from failures and past mistakes.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

22) … practice ways to handle it better next time.

Please enter a number from 0 to 4.

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Johnson, D. C., Polusny, M. A., Erbes, C., King, D., King, L., Litz, B., Schnurr, P., Friedman, M., and Southwick, S. (2008).

The Response to Stressful Experiences Scale (RSES). VA National Center for PTSD.

Rev. 001, 11-24-08