Adversity Quotient(5)

You experience a major setback in a goal you were working towards. A high AQ response would be:

• Deciding the goal is impossible and giving up entirely.

• Blaming external factors and refusing to take any responsibility.

• Viewing it as temporary and looking for alternative ways to achieve the goal.

• Getting angry and frustrated without making a new plan.

A resilient person with a high AQ understands that:

• They will easily succeed all the time if they try hard enough.

• Feeling negative emotions means they are a failure.

• Everyone else has an easier life than they do.

• Setbacks are normal, and they can develop strategies to cope.

Which of the following demonstrates someone ANALYZING a situation to improve their AQ?

• Deciding everyone else is more successful than you.

• Focusing only on the negative emotions you're feeling.

• Believing a difficult situation will ruin your whole life.

• Thinking about what you can learn and how you might respond differently next time.

Which statement shows someone taking OWNERSHIP (a key aspect of AQ) of their situation?

• "My parents always make me do so many chores."

• "That test was unfair, the teacher didn't explain things well.."

• " If I practice more, I can get better at this sport."

• "Nothing I do ever seems to work out."

A friend lets you down by not helping with a project as promised. Someone with a high AQ would likely:

• Decide you can never trust this friend again.

• Yell and accuse the friend of being lazy.

• Feel disappointed but talk to your friend about what happened.

• Pretend that you are not upset.