Risk and Resilience Execise

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Risk Propensity Scale Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement by putting a circle around the option you prefer. Please do not think too long before answering; usually your first inclination is also the best one. 1. Safety first. totally disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totally agree 2. I do not take risks with my health. totally disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totally agree 3. I prefer to avoid risks. totally disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totally agree 4. I take risks regularly. totally disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totally agree 5. I really dislike not knowing what is going to happen. totally disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totally agree 6. I usually view risks as a challenge. totally disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totally agree 7. I view myself as a . . . risk avoider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 risk seeker Ree M. Meertens and Rene Lion. Measuring an individual's tendency to take risks: The risk propensity scale. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 38 (6):-1520, 2008. Learn the facts Calm and focus Build resilience Challenge beliefs Put it in perspective Adapted by Joan C. King from: Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte. The resilience factor Seven essential skills for overcoming life's inevitable obstacles, New York:Broadway books, 2002.
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