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Stress Level Assessment: Overload, Control, Impact and Recovery
Use this original 20-item stress level assessment to review overload, perceived control, physical and functional impact, and recovery resources over the past two weeks.
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Quality of Life Reflection: Health, Relationships, Environment and Daily Functioning
Use this original 24-item quality of life reflection to review physical health, psychological well-being, relationships, environment and daily functioning.
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Flourishing Check: Meaning, Relationships, Engagement and Growth
Use this original 18-item flourishing check to reflect on meaning, relationships, engagement, competence, optimism and self-respect.
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Life Satisfaction Assessment: Expectations, Priorities and Meaningful Change
Use this original 15-item life satisfaction assessment to review overall life evaluation, expectations, values alignment, agency and meaningful priorities.
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Mental Well-Being Index: Positive Functioning, Connection and Resilience
Use this original 20-item mental well-being index to reflect on positive emotions, functioning, relationships, meaning and recovery over the past two weeks.
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Conflict Style Assessment: Avoiding, Accommodating, Competing, Compromising and Collaborating
Use this original 25-item conflict style assessment to review avoiding, accommodating, competing, compromising and collaborating patterns.
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Communication Style Assessment: Assertive, Passive, Aggressive and Indirect Patterns
Use this original 24-item communication style assessment to review assertive, passive, aggressive and indirect communication patterns.
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Introversion and Extraversion Assessment: Social Energy, Stimulation and Expression
Use this original 20-item introversion and extraversion assessment to review social initiative, enthusiasm, stimulation preference and recovery needs.
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Big Five Personality Assessment: Five Trait Profile and Growth Guide
Use this original 30-item Big Five personality assessment to reflect on openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and negative emotionality.
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Authenticity Reflection: Values Alignment, Self-Expression and Social Pressure
Use this 18-item authenticity reflection to review self-understanding, values alignment, honest expression, boundaries and the influence of external pressure.
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Personal Strengths Inventory: Identify, Use and Balance Your Strengths
Use this research-informed personal strengths inventory to identify natural capacities, evidence of past strengths use, underused strengths and possible overuse.
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Core Values Assessment: Clarify Priorities and Values-Guided Action
Use this structured core values assessment to identify important values, distinguish values from goals, notice conflicts and plan values-guided action.