Know Your Emotional Support Quiz

Know Your Emotional Support Quiz

A quiz analyzing your thoughts and feelings about emotional support in relationships. Take the quiz to uncover your preferred response style when it comes to emotional support.

published on April 12, 2023
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You are asking your partner for advice. What do you prefer as a response?

You are asking your partner for advice. What do you prefer as a response?
Ideas and solutions that you can implement
Inspiring words and uplifting thoughts
Insightful advice that you can reflect on
A summary of what you have said so far
Affirmation and visible support in some form.
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When you are feeling overwhelmed, you usually ask others for help with...

When you are feeling overwhelmed, you usually ask others for help with...
Some physical support with the situation
Getting to the bottom of the issue
Motivation to make it through
Formulating a solution to the issue
Understanding my feelings better
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Your friends come to you looking for support. What kind of approach do you take on the situation?

Your friends come to you looking for support. What kind of approach do you take on the situation?
Figure out ways to tackle the challenge.
Offer help to directly improve the situation right away.
Listen to the whole story and encourage them.
Help them focus on the positives.
Explore the underlying causes and explore possibilities.
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When you feel like someone you care about needs comfort, it's more important to you to...

When you feel like someone you care about needs comfort, it's more important to you to...
Make that person feel better
Help them gain deeper insights.
Do something tangible to help.
Assist them in creating a plan.
Make sure that person feels heard
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When it comes to giving support and encouragement, you prefer...

When it comes to giving support and encouragement, you prefer...
Helping them to understand things better
Uplifting and inspirational words
Helping people to move forward
The power of reflection and listening
Being present with someone
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When your partner has encountered an unfortunate incident, you prefer...

When your partner has encountered an unfortunate incident, you prefer...
Exploring the meaning of it for them in greater depth.
Find silver linings in their adversity.
Offering a place of comfort and support.
Finding ways to avoid similar incidents in the future.
Listen to their story and validate it.
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When your friends come to you seeking emotional advice, you offer...

When your friends come to you seeking emotional advice, you offer...
Questions to get them thinking
Wisdom they can use to move forward
A hug or hand to hold
Insights they may have overlooked
Practical ways to use the feelings
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If someone you cherish is feeling down, you would likely...

If someone you cherish is feeling down, you would likely...
Help them find meaning in the experience
Spend quality time with them and listen
Offer ideas to get out of the slump
Inspire them to remember their strengths
Bring them something that may cheer them up
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If someone needs emotional help, you are attracted to...

If someone needs emotional help, you are attracted to...
Help them get to a better place.
Bring in some positivity.
Show up with a concrete plan to help.
Listen in a way that adequately conveys respect and understanding toward their inner world.
Unearth the underlying truth behind the situation.
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When you need to provide emotional help, you think that the most important thing is...

When you need to provide emotional help, you think that the most important thing is...
To provide an understanding of the situation's underlying factors
To listen on a deeper level
To be action-oriented and solution focused
To create an atmosphere of positivity
To be present with the person in need
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It's your best friend's birthday, and you've come to realize they're feeling down. You think the best course of action is to....

It's your best friend's birthday, and you've come to realize they're feeling down. You think the best course of action is to....
Explore why they're feeling this way
Listen to them patiently and compassionately
Bounce some ideas off of them
Encourage them to be happy
Organize an event for them
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Your colleague comes to you stressed out with a problem. You think it is the best to be...

Your colleague comes to you stressed out with a problem. You think it is the best to be...
Perceptive and creative
Uplifting and motivational
Attentive to their story
Supportive and understanding
Focused on finding a solution
13/15

A major change has happened in your life, and you feel a bit overwhelmed. What kind of help do you seek from your family and friends?

A major change has happened in your life, and you feel a bit overwhelmed. What kind of help do you seek from your family and friends?
A safe space to talk and be understood
A reminder of my successes
Perspectives beyond what I can see
someone who can be present with me
Some advice about moving on
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When someone needs emotional support, you think the best thing to do is...

When someone needs emotional support, you think the best thing to do is...
Take action to immediately improve the situation.
Offer practical advice that can help them.
Discuss their emotions in depth to help them understand.
Share a meaningful conversation.
Provide inspirational and encouraging words.
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Someone in your life is feeling overwhelmed, and they have discussed their feelings with you. You think the best way to lend emotional support is to...

Someone in your life is feeling overwhelmed, and they have discussed their feelings with you. You think the best way to lend emotional support is to...
Do something to directly help them.
Listen to them and really get in to their perspective.
Provide words of reassurance.
Help them gain deeper understanding.
Focus on getting them back on track.