A Sample Test to Test Your Positive Thinking
By assessing your level of optimism, experts can analyze your attitude as well as your perspective in life. By being honest in answering the questions, one could determine how positive you are.
Answers Points
Always or almost always – 5
Usually – 4
Sometimes – 3
Rarely – 2
Never – 1
Put your score in the block on the right:
1. When something unpredictable has just compelled you to modify your plans, do you immediately take this incident as an advantage? [ ]
2. Do you like most of the people you meet? [ ]
3. When you think about next year, do you tend to think that you will be better off than you are now? [ ]
4. Do you always pause for a moment to appreciate the beautiful things around you? [ ]
5. When your fault has been seen by another individual, can you differentiate something that is a natural comment or there is the presence of sour grapes? [ ]
6. Do you give more praise than judgments to your friends or lover? [ ]
7. Do you believe that the human race will survive well into the twenty first century [ ]
8. Are you surprised when a friend lets you down? [ ]
9. Do you think you are happy? [ ]
10. Is it okay for you if you are the center of those jokes that you make? [ ]
11. Do you believe that, overall, your state of mind has had a positive effect on your physical health? [ ]
12. If you are asked to jot down your top 10 favorite individuals, will you also include yourself? [ ]
13. Thinking about your past life, do you think more of your success than your failures? [ ]
Total Points [ ]
Score:
Above 55 – You have great force towards positivity
50 to 55 – Excellent. You are truly an optimistic person
45 – 50: Good. You are a positive thinker, sometimes
40 to 45: Fair; You have the same level of positive and negative way of thinking
Below 40 – You are pessimistic. You must do something to shift more to the positive side.
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