Exercise Two: Stressful Conditions

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                           EXERCISE 2
                      Stressful Conditions

There are frequently day-to-day conditions that we find stressful. 
Go through the list below, reading each one, and put a check next
to those that apply to you.  Then go back over the checked items
and indicate how often each source is true for you by circling the
appropriate number (1 = very true...5 = untrue).


1.  I am comfortable meeting strangers                           
     1  2  3  4  5

2.  I am uncomfortable speaking in front of a group              
     1  2  3  4  5

3.  I am concerned over my ability to do everything
      I want to do                                               
     1  2  3  4  5
 
4.  Others' demands for my time at work or at home are
      in conflict with each other                                
     1  2  3  4  5

5.  I only get feedback when my performance is unsatisfactory    
     1  2  3  4  5

6.  Decisions or changes which affect me are made "above"
      without my knowledge or involvement                        
     1  2  3  4  5

7.  I have too much to do and too little time to do it 
     1  2  3  4  5

8.  I feel overqualified for the work I actually do          
     1  2  3  4  5

9.  I feel underqualified for the work I actually do   
     1  2  3  4  5

10. I have unsettled conflicts with people in my family       
     1  2  3  4  5

11. I get little personal support from the people I work with
     1  2  3  4  5

12. I spend my time "fighting fires" rather than working
      to a plan                                                  
     1  2  3  4  5
  
13. I feel family pressure                                       
     1  2  3  4  5

14. I have self-imposed demands to meet scheduled deadlines 
     1  2  3  4  5

15. I have difficulty giving negative feedback to peers     
     1  2  3  4  5

16. I have difficulty giving negative feedback to children  
     1  2  3  4  5

17. I have difficulty dealing with aggressive people    
     1  2  3  4  5

18. I have difficulty dealing with passive people      
     1  2  3  4  5

19. Overlapping responsibilities cause me problems          
     1  2  3  4  5

20. I am uncomfortable arbitrating a conflict among my peers
     1  2  3  4  5

21. I am uncomfortable arbitrating a conflict among my children
     1  2  3  4  5

22. I avoid conflicts with peers                                 
     1  2  3  4  5

23. I experience frustration with conflicting procedures    
     1  2  3  4  5

24. I am bothered by my noisy environment                        
     1  2  3  4  5

25. I have difficulty staying focused on a task        
     1  2  3  4  5

26. My wife (husband) makes too many demands on me          
     1  2  3  4  5

27. I have concern over my parents' health                       
     1  2  3  4  5

28. I have difficulty communicating with my children   
     1  2  3  4  5

29. I have difficulty saying what I feel                         
     1  2  3  4  5

> Time: 10 to 15 minutes

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• "Group Development: Creating Group Effectiveness" by Duane Dale, DFD Associates, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-3402 (moving to 764 South East Street, Amherst, MA 01022 after 8/1/98);
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