How is it scored?

How should I interpret it?

How is the CPP scored?

When you take the CPP on-line, you will be presented with the same questions asked of others who take the CPP 'off-line' in a traditional paper and pencil session. These questions assess your functioning in each of the areas described in the 'What Does the CPP Measure?' section. Once you've completed all the items your questionnaire is scored in moments and you receive a report immediately. We "profile" your responses by comparing your answers to those given by one of two groups of people.

If you take the CPP before engaging in treatment we compare your answers to the answers given by those who have come to us seeking help for their panic problem, i. e., pre-intervention.

If you complete the CPP after you have completed an intervention program based on our self-change intervention, we compare each of your sub-scale scores to those of others who have also completed a treatment intervention, i. e., post-intervention.

Your report will give

  • your score for each of the scales and each of the sub-scales
  • comparison percentile scores for each scale

Percentile scores tell you, in numerical terms, how you compare to the sample of panic sufferers (either pre- or post-intervention). Percentile scores are presented in 10% increments. That is, the 10th, 20th, 30th....100th percentile.

How should I interpret it?

A score reported as being in the 10th percentile could interpreted as follows:

A score in the 10th percentile
v.

10% (10 out of every 100)
of people in the comparison group

90% (90 out of every 100)
of people in the comparison group

Received a scale score that was lower than or equal to your score.

Received a scale score that was higher than your score.

A score in the 10th percentile would mean you are LOW on that sub-scale compared to other panic sufferers who've taken the CPP.

A score reported as being in the 70th percentile could interpreted as follows:

A score in the 70th percentile
v.

70% (70 out of every 100)
of people in the comparison group

30% (30 out of every 100)
of people in the comparison group

Received a scale score that was lower than or equal to your score.

Received a scale score that was higher than your score.

A score in the 70th percentile would mean you are fairly HIGH on that sub-scale compared to other panic sufferers who've taken the CPP.

The report interprets each percentile score by telling you whether it is high, high-average, average, low-average or low in comparison to others' scores.




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