Chapter 2 Self-assessment and observation1. Evaluation of stress management: elimination of stressors (23) development of resilience (23) short-term coping (9). A total score of 55 puts me in the top quartile. The lowest area for me is the short term coping skills area.2. Time Management Assessment: The most frequent responses were level 4, with level 3 being the second most common. In section 1 of the tool, I scored 136, which puts me in the top quartile and implies that I am a better time manager in my personal life. In section 2 of the tool, I scored 130, which puts me in the highest quartile and implies that I have slightly poorer time management skills while in the office. You must have doubled your scores for each section as there is a maximum score of 80 (20 questions x 4 marks each) for each section. If so, then you scored 68 points in personnel and 65 in management or 133 overall. It doesn't change your comparisons but it shows that your 2 areas are not that far apart.3. Type A Personality Inventory: Competitiveness Work Involvement Hostility/Anger Impatience/Urgency Totals 9 12 12 10 I received a total score of 43 which puts me in the second quartile. I seemed to have a borderline score of 12 in two areas: Work Engagement and Hostility/Anger respectively. Social Readjustment Rating Scale: I got a score of 218 which puts me in the second quartile. This confirms the fact that events in my personal life have clearly improved my scores and suggests a high probability of health problems in the near future. Introspection: My low score in the area of short-term coping skills reflects that I cannot quickly and effectively respond to stressful situations on the spot. I feel like my poor time management skills at work are due to various interruptions, tasks, demands, or people. Given your scores, I would hardly consider your time management skills in either area to be “poor.” There may be room for improvement, but you would appear to be way ahead of most of us, especially me! These interruptions reduce my effectiveness considerably. To improve my time management skills at work, I should protect it by saying "no" to various interruptions and prioritizing the things or tasks I want to do first. On the other hand, at home, I scatter my mind on troubling matters Sometimes; which interrupts my concentration on the tasks at hand. I can improve my time management skills at home by controlling the time spent on worries and this in turn will reduce my
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