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Personal Adaptability Assessment Results

What does your score mean?

The maximum possible score on the "Personal Adaptability Assessment" is 85. If you meet anyone who rates themselves at 85, sit at their feet and learn the meaning of life from them!

For most of we mere mortals, our self assessment will be less dramatic. A score of 50 or more indicates you feel you are at least doing "OK".

Interpretation

• 70 or higher
  You are indeed very resilient! You have the capacity to keep problems and pressures in perspective and consistently show a high degree of optimism about your life. You probably find that others look to you for affirmation and support and your positive outlook will allow you to be a support to others, without disturbing your equilibrium.
• 60 - 70
  You are doing better than most. You have a balanced approach to stress factors and have a degree of confidence that difficult circumstances are temporary. You may feel somewhat "battered" at times, but this allows you a high degree of empathy with others who experience difficulty. You need to be alert to the possible emotional impact of supporting others who are struggling to cope with life. Make sure you keep your own support systems alive and well and be ready to draw a line in the sand when demands on you become too great.
• 50-60
  You are doing OK, but you probably have about enough "fuel in the tank" for yourself and not much more! You probably feel that better times are ahead, but not imminently. Take some time to think about the things in life that bring you real joy and satisfaction. If it is difficult to identify these, think about the times in life you have been most content and work out what made you happy then. There may be some clues for the present.
• 40-50
  You are struggling! This is a point at which you may find external help particularly useful. Coming back to a more optimistic outlook may not be difficult from this point, with help, but you are in danger of slipping into a negative frame of mind from which recovery will be longer and more difficult.
• 40 or under
  Seek help! No "ifs" or "buts"! It is highly improbable that you can restore a balance to your sense of mental health and well being without some professional intervention. It is likely your feelings about life will continue to decline, with each knock or bump pushing you further down. Problems, stresses and pressures have assumed a proportion well above the level they warrant. Get help. Life can and will improve if you are assisted to re-focus on what is important to you.