Evaluation

Results

When we tallied your results we recorded how many passive, assertive, and aggressive answers you indicated.

  1. Question:
    1. Suggested passive response (highlighted in yellow)
    2. Suggested assertive response (highlighted in blue)
    3. Suggested aggressive response (highlighted in green)

Part One

  1. If I want something that I’m not getting, I’m likely to:
    1. Feel helpless and give up
    2. Concentrate on finding ways to work toward it
    3. Get angry and insist on having what I want
  2. I think the best way to relate to close friends is to:
    1. Accommodate to their needs
    2. Ask them for what I need and expect them to ask for what they need
    3. Expect them to accommodate my needs
  3. I think the best way to relate to new people is to:
    1. See what kind of people they are before deciding how to relate to them
    2. Impress them with my skill and knowledge as soon as possible
    3. Be open and direct from the beginning
  4. When I feel hurt by something a family member has done, I tend to:
    1. Tell them my feelings and discuss it with them
    2. Avoid saying anything to them about it
    3. Find a way to get back at them
  5. If I am concerned about how my friend feels about me, I am likely to:
    1. Tell my friend of my concern
    2. Ask someone else to find out how my friend feels about me
    3. Accuse my friend of not caring about me
  6. When my opinion is questioned, I tend to:
    1. Back down and wish I hadn’t said anything
    2. Defend my opinion and prove I’m right
    3. Explore the question in an active interchange
  7. If I want a book a friend has borrowed for a long time, I am likely to:
    1. Tell them I’d like to have it back
    2. Let them keep it and buy another copy
    3. Demand it back and refuse to loan them anything else
  8. When I am asked to do something that I think is inappropriate, I usually:
    1. Criticize the person for asking me to do such a thing
    2. Go along with it even though I feel uncomfortable
    3. State my concerns about it
  9. When someone calls me by the wrong name, I usually:
    1. Tell them my name immediately
    2. Ask them why they can’t get my name right
    3. Figure it’s not worth saying anything about
  10. I think the best way to deal with competition is to:
    1. Try to do my best
    2. Avoid competition as much as possible
    3. Try to win no matter what

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