Sacs Gen

STRATEGIC STRATEGIC APPROACH TO COPING SCALE (SACS)

(General Form)

Describe how much you generally react when faced with a stressful problem. problem. Indicate your answer by responding from "1," "ot at all a ll what I would do" do " to "!," "ery much what I would do."

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Don# Don#tt gi$ gi$e e up, up, e$en e$en when when thin things gs loo% loo% thei theirr wors worst, t, because you can often turn things around. hec% with friends about what they would do. *ct fast fast++ it it is is b bet ette terr to to thr throw ow your yourse self lf righ rightt int into o the the problem. ry to be in contr control ol,, b but ut let let oth other ers s thi thin% n% they they are are sti still ll in charge. Depe Depend nd on you yours rsel elff and and you yourr per perso sona nall str stren engt gths hs++ it# it#s s not a good idea to depend on others. rust your instincts, not your thoughts. *$oid $oid deal dealin ing g wit with h the the prob proble lem+ m+ thin things gs li% li%e thi this s oft often en go away on their own. 0ount an allout attac%+ be aggressi$e. hec% with family about what they would do. 0o$e on to other things+ there#s little hope for such situations getting better. Depend on your own gutle$el reaction. 4e $ery cautious and loo% $ery hard at your options (better safe than sorry).  urn  urn to others for help.

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Go forward, but don5t use all your resources until you %now fullwell what you5re up against. 6etreat+ a$oid contact until the problem blows o$er.

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ounterattac% and catch others o7guard.

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 8oin together with others to deal with with the situation together. Depend on yourself, but at the same time, rely on others who are close to you. 9oo% out for your own best interests, e$en if it means hurting others that are in$ol$ed. Do something to help you a$oid thin%ing about the problem. :thers often need to feel they are the boss, so you

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ha$e to wor% around them to get things done. 4ac% o7 and ;ust let the smo%e clear.  ry to help out others in$ol$ed, as gi$ing of yourself usually helps sol$e problems li%e this.  hin% carefully about how others feel before deciding what to do.