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The Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) |
A self-report measure consisting of 88 items.It is designed to measure behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that are reflective of 24 defense mechanisms.It has four categories: Maladaptive, Image-distorting, Self-sacrificing, and Adaptive. |
The Coolidge Axis II Inventory (CATI) |
A self-report measure consisting of 225 items.It is designed to measure the 10 personality disorders that meet the DSM-IV criteria, one personality disorder from Apendix B of the DSM-IV, and two personality disorders form Apendix A of the DSM-III-R |
| The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) |
| A
self-report measure consisting of 10 items. It is designed to assess "the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful (Cohen et al., 1983, p385)." |