Assertiveness Awareness [Student ID: 50263]

Instance of: Assertiveness (Old Version)
Administered By: Sloan, Rhonda
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Grade: 12      Date Taken: 2/8/18

Assertiveness is expressing your wants, needs, and thoughts, even when it’s difficult, while respecting others.

1. Express Myself: Are you expressing your feelings clearly? Are you creating and adhering to your boundaries? Strategies include identify communication types, find my feelings, voice my feelings, speak my mind and be kind, respect my boundaries, do my part, and predict outcomes.

2. Respect Others: Are you considering the perspectives of others? Are you communicating respectfully? Strategies include show empathy, listen and summarize, and show respect without words.

In the first section, you reflected on your assertive behaviors. The graph shows your average ratings.
The table shows your response to each item. In the table, some items, such as “When an argument is over, I often wish I would have said what was really on my mind,” are reverse scored. This means that a rating of “1—Not Very Like Me” means that you are demonstrating strong assertiveness, whereas selecting a rating of “5—Very Like Me” means that you rated yourself as weak in that area. The color coding for each item shows where your self-ratings fall within the scale of low to high assertiveness.

The quiz section shows your current knowledge of assertiveness concepts.

QuestionReversed?TopicVERY
like me		54321NOT
like me
1. I stand up to my friends if they are doing something I don't feel comfortable doing.Boundaries
2. To be honest, people often take advantage of me.YESBoundaries
3. I have personal boundaries like 'no cheating off my homework' or 'I won't let friends borrow money"Boundaries
4. If someone was upsetting me, I would keep my feelings to myself rather than politely remove myself from the situation.YESBoundaries
5. I often have a hard time saying 'No"YESExpress Myself
6. I express my opinions, even if others disagree with me.Express Myself
7. When an argument is over, I often wish I would have said what was really on my mind.YESExpress Myself
8. I tend to just go along with what everyone else wants, instead of stating my own thoughts.YESExpress Myself
9. I sometimes avoid asking questions for fear of sounding stupid.YESExpress Myself
10. I tend to bottle up my emotions rather than talk about my feelings.YESExpress Myself
11. If I disagree with my teacher, I talk to him or her about it.Express Myself
12. If a person has borrowed money (or a game, clothes, or something else of value) and is overdue in returning it, I talk to the person about it.Express Myself
13. I generally express how I feel.Express Myself
14. If my food order is wrong, I will return it.Express Myself
15. I tend to lose my temper and swear at people.YESRespect Others
16. I tend to yell at people when I don't get my way.YESRespect Others
17. I am careful to avoid hurting other people's feelings, even when I feel that I have been wronged.Respect Others
18. I am very careful to avoid attacking someone's intelligence when I disagree with their ideas.Respect Others
19. I appreciate other people's opinions, even if I disagree with them.Respect Others
20. In discussions, I restate what others said to make sure I understood them correctly.Respect Others
21. In discussions, I communicate that I am listening through body language (nodding my head, eye contact).Respect Others
22. Even in an argument, I don't interrupt the other person.Respect Others