Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire, CAQ

Test scores

Cognitive Avoidance Total
78][79125][25
73
[ average score ]
Thought Suppression
18][1925][5
17
Thought Substitution
14][1525][5
15
Distraction
17][1825][5
13
Avoidance of Threatening Stimuli
16][1725][5
15
Transformation of Images into Thoughts
16][1725][5
13
averagehigh score

norms by authors (n=436)

Higher scores indicate a greater tendency to cognitively avoid threatening internal events.

Calculations

References