Going through old Files re-taking the Tests....such as... The Resilicency Test....I have been through soooo many times... Tolerance For Adversity & Uncertainty Self-Test..?????!!! Guess I was a sort of Guinea Pig.... I never scored well...according to?!???????!!! Here are some generalized statements about your responses to adversity and uncertainty. Quickly guess how often you exhibit these behaviors. Feel free to clarify these general statements by editing them. 1. During risky or stressful circumstances, I remain calmly methodical (like James Bond does.)………………………………………………………………………..….….. 2. I view most choices as having many workable options and combinations, rather… than seeking the one perfect solution. 3. In difficult situations, I “own” my stress, rather than blaming it on external……. factors like the weather or other people. 4. I quickly adapt to factors I can’t control, like the weather……………………....… 5. When I make mistakes, I admit them, fix them, & learn from them.……………… 6. When I have successes, I learn as much as from my mistakes.…………………..… 7. I learn from the experience of myself and others.………………………………….. 8. In tough situations I make directive decisions, or take the time to involve the……. group, appropriately. 9. I feel competent at making focused decisions in difficult situations, even finding creative solutions. 10. I can endure, or even enjoy, hard work and challenge.………………………...…. 11. I can carry a heavy pack without letting the discomfort and hard work effect my attitude. 11. I find opportunity in challenges.…………………………………………………... 12. During times of stress, I still communicate effectively: I listen well, and I make sure that others understand me. 13. I take good care of myself.………………………………………………………..… 14. I take good care of my equipment.…………………………………….………….. 15. When I need to relax during tough times, I find peacefulness, free from………… distracting thoughts and worries. 16. I adapt quickly to change, rather than focusing on what we would have been doing. 17. I anticipate problems and avoid undesirable difficulties.……………………….. 18. In tough situations, humor helps me keep things in perspective.………………... 19. On this form, I have been brutally honest with myself about my strengths and…. weaknesses. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O never always Instructor Notes Stress is what we sometimes do to make ourselves uptight when we are challenged. (The NOLS Wilderness Educator Notebook (WEN) addresses how stress effects performance on page six.) It is important that we blame stress on ourselves (own it), not on external factors. For example the same person might fall into cold water and respond by hyperventilating, flailing and screaming, or they might relax and have a good time swimming, depending on their frame of mind. Challenge and difficulty are one thing. Stress is another. Our self-confidence often effects how we react to challenging situations. Using movie characters as examples can help students understand the behavior traits we are talking about. James Bond deals with difficult situations, or risks, by remaining calmly methodical, if not even creatively. Homer Simpson has less desirable responses to most challenges. A stressed person can’t use the interneural communication to combine rational and creative ideas, so they often react in simple ways. Bond is more likely to defuse a nuclear bomb using clever techniques. Homer is more likely to respond to his nuclear reactor overheating by hiding under a desk and covering his ears. Some ways to use our self-test 1) Simply have people darken one circle for each category. This will give them their self-perception. This isn’t valid scientifically, but it increases self-awareness and often helps students develop a vocabulary for concepts they know about, but may not have discussed before. Have folks give themselves a composite score using the numbers 1-7 if you want. 2) Peer evaluation: Have each person get their survey answered by some peers. This will tell them what their peers think of them. Then have them use some other code to put in their own answers that they believe are more accurate. Only have peers suggest deltas (changes) if they have enough experience together to be helpful. This helps people see how they are perceived by others. 3) Group evaluation: ask the whole group to give themselves group grades. Ask them to choose three areas they want to improve in (as a group), and put a triangle around the number of those statements. 4) A retrospective pre-post survey is when you fill out a survey like this at the end of the course. Put a square for your baseline of where you think you were at the start of the course. Put a circle around the dot for where you think you finished the course. Then draw an arrow from the square to the circle, showing how you changed. Put a delta around any area you want to improve in. Codes O Circle: where you are performing right now � Square: baseline where someone started before the course Δ Delta: good area to focus change. This means both that change is needed, and it is a reasonable use of effort. (The Greek letter delta is the mathematical symbol for change.) 5) Action Plan: fill out the numbers first. Then circle any phrase you think you excel at, to remind yourself what strengths you bring to a group. Underline any area you want to improve in and put a delta there. Discussion Topics: 1) What have been the most difficult moments on this course? What have we all done to help make those challenges less stressful on everyone? What could we have accidentally done to make those challenges even more stressful than they were? 2) How can training help us learn to better deal with specific and general difficulties? 3) What kind of experiences help develop deeply seated self-confidence? 4) Are there potentially any experiences that might give you false self-confidence, where you think your abilities to cope are actually greater than reality? 5) Who are some role models that are either positive or negative archetypes of these resiliency traits? This self-test was originally based on concepts and format in the US Army Resiliency Self-Test: Self Confidence During Stress, found at hooah4health/spirit/resiliencyquizscds.asp It was also adapted from Al Siebert PhD’s “Resiliency Self-Test” based on his 1996 book “The Survivor Personality.” Color Code: Blue: NOLS Green Al Siebert Black: US Army
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