Defense Style Questionnaire

TIP: Use "Tab" to move from response to response.

Directions: Select the number which best reflects your agreement or disagreement with each item. Note that it is a 9 point rating scale (1-9). To save space, anchoring definitions are not provided for each number in the scale. When completed, you will have an opportunity to receive and interprete your score. Each item is numbered twice, its sequential number in this version, and its original DSQ item #.

1. 8. I'm able to laugh at myself pretty easily.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

2. 12. People tend to mistreat me.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here here

3. 40. I work more things out in my daydreams than in my real life.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

4. 51. I always feel that someone I know is like a guardian angel.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

5. 58. There is someone I know who can do anything and who is absolutely fair and just.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

6. 59. I can keep the lid on my feelings if letting them out would interfere with what I'm doing.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

7. 61. I'm usually able to see the funny side of an otherwise painful predicament.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

8. 66. I am sure I get a raw deal from life.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

9. 68. When I have to face a difficult situation I try to imagine what it will be like and plan ways to cope with it.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

10. 69. Doctors never really understand what is wrong with me.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

11. 71. After I fight for my rights, I tend to apologize for my assertiveness.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

12. 82. No matter how much I complain, I never get a satisfactory response.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

13. 84. Sticking to the task at hand keeps me from feeling depressed or anxious.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

14. 88. If I have an aggressive thought, I feel the need to do something to compensate for it.

1=strongly disagree

2=disagree

3= mildly disagree

5= neutral

7=mildly agree

8=agree

9=strongly agree

Enter 1-9 here

Click on "Compute" to calculate and display your scores in the table below. The columns at the right present the mean and standard deviation for a population sample of 388. Two-thirds of the subjects would score within the range including the mean +/- 1 SD. The mean is an exact value, the standard deviations are estimated based on the item SDs and the reliability of the original scales.

INTERPRETING YOUR RESULTS

FACTOR	YOUR SCORE	SAMPLE OF 388
		mean (SD)
Mature		31.55 (1.6)
Neurotic		15.79 (1.5)
Immature		14.79 (1.6)

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