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It is natural and healthy for you to wonder which internal emotions drive you to act the way you do. As with most people, certain feelings and longings may linger with you for a long time, whereas others may seem to vanish almost instantly. Why is that?
Take the following test if you would like to gain a clearer understanding of your own hopes, dreams and desires, as well as the emotional motivations behind your behavior.
Once you have finished this test and gotten your own results, try to guess what your friends' and family's results will be in the spaces provided. This informative, fun and free test will automatically be sent to them. Once they have taken it, you'll be able to find out if your guesses were right or wrong!
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The smallest joys can fill you with happiness for hours.
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Strongly agree |
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Agree |
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Disagree |
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Strongly disagree | |
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When faced with a possible confrontation, you tend to beat a hasty retreat.
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Strongly agree |
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Agree |
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Disagree |
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Strongly disagree | |
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If you are alone outside after dark and you hear a sound that may be footsteps, your emotional response is:
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Nervousness |
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B
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Some fear |
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C
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A great deal of fear |
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D
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Total dread | |
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You consider yourself a decisive person.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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When I am the center of attention, I feel:
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Happy |
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B
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A burst of adrenalin |
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C
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A sense of horror |
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D
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An ego-boost | |
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I feel a deep sense of regret about ways I may have hurt others in the past.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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During the holidays, my overall emotional state tends to be:
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Profound unhappiness |
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B
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Excitement |
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C
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Resentment |
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D
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Respect and awe | |
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When I encounter a policeman or other authority figure in the street, my gut reaction is:
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Appreciation |
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Contempt |
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Anxiety |
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Anger | |
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I tend to look forward to parties and other social occasions.
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Always |
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B
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Often |
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C
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Sometimes |
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Never | |
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I believe that most people are honest and trustworthy.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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I tend to take offense quite often.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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If I were given the gift of a schedule-free day, by the time night rolled around, I would be feeling:
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Peaceful |
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B
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Jumpy |
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C
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Depressed |
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D
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Listless | |
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An emotion that I almost never experience is:
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Fury |
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B
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Surprise |
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Pure, unadulterated joy |
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Extreme fear | |
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If you are at the cinema, and two of your fellow movie-goers are speaking loudly right next to you, you feel:
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Calm -- let them talk |
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B
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Annoyed |
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C
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Quite upset |
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Outraged | |
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If someone you know is about to make a terrible, life-altering decision, but expects you to stand by him regardless, your emotional response is:
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Approval |
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B
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Anxiety |
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Fear |
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Frustration | |
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How frequently do you experience heart palpitations?
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Very often |
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B
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Sometimes |
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C
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Not often |
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D
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Hardly at all | |
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If people have different worldviews from my own, I don't want to get to know them.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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I live in fear of social events and business meetings.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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If you were to encounter two of your colleagues smooching in the coat closet, you would feel:
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Unaffected |
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B
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Riled up |
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C
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Like questioning my own boring existence |
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D
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Annoyed by the public display of affection | |
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The feeling that the Great Outdoors brings out of me is:
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Tranquility |
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Interest |
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Discomfort |
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Boredom | |
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If I truly want something, nothing gets in my way.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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If I catch a meter maid right in the act of writing me a parking ticket, my anger level is:
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High |
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B
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Medium |
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C
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Low |
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Virtually nonexistent | |
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If my spouse or good friend were to throw me a surprise party, my reaction would be:
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Excitement |
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Respect |
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Terror |
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Shock | |
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If my financial advisor were to give me bad advice that caused me to lose a lot of money, I would:
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Be understanding and stick by her; we all make mistakes after all |
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Be annoyed but stay with her reluctantly out of loyalty |
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Be more than annoyed but give her one more chance to make it right |
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Be so upset that I would feel compelled to change advisors | |
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If I were to learn someone had gotten mugged on my street, I would feel:
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Anxious |
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Astonished |
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Furious |
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Depressed | |
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I've had plenty of disappointing romantic relationships.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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If the store runs out of my favorite brand of cookies, I'm inclined to feel:
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Unaffected |
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Surprised |
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Bummed out |
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Furious | |
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Not many people meet my high standards.
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Strongly agree |
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Agree |
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Disagree |
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Strongly disagree | |
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If I were to see someone alone at the movie theater, the fact that they are on their own would make me feel:
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Empathetic toward them: I have been in their shoes |
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Somewhat embarrassed for them; they must feel quite self-conscious |
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Somewhat sad for them; it's not fun to be alone |
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Thankful that I've never had to do that, and hopeful that I never will | |
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How often do you feel gratitude for truth, beauty, and all the more awe-inspiring things in life?
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A
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Several times a day |
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B
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Once a day at least |
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C
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Once a week |
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D
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Once every couple of weeks | |
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If faced with the anniversary of the death of someone I love, my primary feeling would be:
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Profound and inconsolable grief and sorrow |
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B
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Slight melancholy and nostalgia |
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Awe and reverence for the great life my loved one lived |
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Emotional numbness; it's still to raw and painful to fully process the loss | |
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If you were at a ballgame and three young men started streaking across the field, you would feel:
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Amused |
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B
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Astonished |
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C
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Taken aback |
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Mortified | |
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When people foist their personal beliefs about a religious or political issue on me, my emotional response tends to be:
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Understanding |
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Vague annoyance |
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C
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Tuning them out |
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Extreme dislike | |
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If I have studied hard for an exam, my emotional state when I sit down at my desk is:
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Self-assured |
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Terrified |
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Optimistic |
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Nervous | |
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I have a short fuse.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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Disagree |
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Strongly disagree | |
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Violent movies:
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Unnerve me |
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Catch my eye |
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Bore me to tears |
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Depress me | |
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If my parents decided to sell my childhood home, I would feel both nostalgia and:
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Deep depression |
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depression |
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mild depression |
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no depression | |
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If I were to go out on a dinner date that was flawless from beginning to end, my emotional response would be:
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Unmitigated joy |
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Astonishment |
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Energized |
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Awestruck | |
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When I'm at a store and I am being waited on by a salesperson who is clearly still in training, my emotional state is:
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Peaceful |
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Agitated |
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Angry |
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Anxious | |
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Attending family functions make me feel:
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Depressed |
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Calm |
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Nervous |
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Annoyed | |
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If, after trying to conceive for a long time, I were to discover that I had finally gotten pregnant, I would be happy.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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D
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Strongly disagree | |
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If I have plans with someone who then bows out at the eleventh hour without giving a reason, I would:
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Assume the best |
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Feel annoyed |
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Feel hurt and betrayed |
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D
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Reschedule without giving it a second thought | |
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Before my first day at a new job, I feel:
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Very excited |
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B
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Moderately excited |
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C
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A little bit hyped up |
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D
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Quite calm | |
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Most of the time, life tends to go my way.
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Strongly agree |
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B
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Agree |
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C
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Disagree |
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Strongly disagree | |
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