| ABILITY to ENJOY LIFE |
Agree |
Disagree |
If you scored less than 3 points,your enjoyment of life is being diminished by anxiety and worry. Some of your concerns are based on real problems, but many are “what ifs” and “maybes.”
If you scored 3-6 points, your ability to enjoy life is good to excellent. The higher your score, the stronger your capability to live in the moment and accept that there are some things you cannot predict or change. |
| I tend to live in the moment and appreciate the 'now'. |
1 |
0 |
| I often dwell on past experiences and daydream about different outcomes. |
0 |
1 |
| I recognize that some things can't be changed. |
1 |
0 |
| My feelings of happiness are often overshadowed by worry about the future. |
0 |
1 |
| My home is a comfortable, pleasant place. |
1 |
0 |
| I worry a lot about my friends and family. |
0 |
1 |
| RESILIENCE |
Agree |
Disagree |
If you scored less than 3 points, your resilience may be too low. You isolate yourself during tough times, and the lack of support and other perspectives means you tend to stay focused on the negative.
If you scored 3-6 points, your resilience is good to excellent. The higher your score, the more strongly you feel that even though life can be full of tough times, it’s important to keep your perspective. |
| When life gets tough, I retreat from friends and family. |
0 |
1 |
| When I’m under serious stress, I can’t lead a normal life. |
0 |
1 |
| I believe that I can learn from difficult times. |
1 |
0 |
| After an emotional upheaval, it makes me feel guilty to feel happy. |
0 |
1 |
| I exercise regularly and eat right, even when life gets busy or stressful. |
1 |
0 |
| I have a great support network. |
1 |
0 |
| BALANCE |
Agree |
Disagree |
If you scored less than 3 points, your life is out of balance. Whether it’s work, family or personal interests, one or more aspects of your life are being neglected.
If you scored 3-6 points, your life has a fair to good degree of balance. The higher your score, the stronger your realization that there are many facets to your life that are important to you and deserving of your interest and attention. |
| There aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything I want to do. |
0 |
1 |
| I always make time for my hobbies. |
1 |
0 |
| My friends often complain that they never see me. |
0 |
1 |
| If life is a juggling act, then I think I’m a pretty good juggler. |
1 |
0 |
| I practice a relaxation technique regularly. |
1 |
0 |
| Focusing on work will get me where I want to be. |
0 |
1 |
| SELF-ACTUALIZATION |
Agree |
Disagree |
If you scored less than 3 points, you are lacking in self esteem. You tend not to trust other people’s good opinions of your abilities and talents, nor do you feel that you could truly make more of your life.
If you scored 3-6 points, you have a good to high degree of self-actualization. The higher your score, the more you are able to value your own unique strengths and potential, and work to develop them to enhance your life. |
| Compliments make me uncomfortable. |
0 |
1 |
| I have good self esteem. |
1 |
0 |
| When people say I have positive qualities, I have trouble believing
what they are saying. |
0 |
1 |
| I know what my strengths are and I work to develop them. |
1 |
0 |
| I feel I am reaching my potential. |
1 |
0 |
| Taking chances is risky, but it’s worth the risk. |
1 |
0 |
| FLEXIBILTY |
Agree |
Disagree |
If you scored less than 3 points, you are not as flexible as you could be in your opinions or expectations. This rigidity can create a strong sense of frustration.
If you scored 3-6 points, you have a fair to good level of flexibility. The higher your score, the stronger your belief that change is a fact of life, and that seeing things from other points of view helps you adapt to change and make the most of your life and the people in it. |
| I don’t always know what to expect from people. |
1 |
0 |
| My problems are usually caused by other people. |
0 |
1 |
| Life is smoother when I keep my emotions level at all times. |
0 |
1 |
| I accept things the way they are, even if I don’t like them. |
1 |
0 |
| I’m often frustrated when other people don’t share my point of view. |
0 |
1 |
| I cope well with change. |
1 |
0 |
