Name : Chris Parker Test Taken on : 21 Oct 2003
		Personalized Sensitivity Report

Chris, you are well-balanced in life, i.e. neither too sympathetic nor too insensitive! Since you lie in the intermediate range, this shows that although you display empathy and kindness, this is in moderation. It will not usually affect your judgment adversely nor will you be prone to doing anything simply out of consideration for others... Report Continues... Sensitivity Index You might say that we count on other people to reveal themselves by an injudicious show of emotion, but there is more to empathy than what our five senses distinguish. The intuitive part of our minds - our extra-sensory perception or 'sixth sense - picks up things that our other senses fail to recognize. Sometimes you just 'know' something without necessarily knowing how or why. You know that so-and-so will burst into tears, or that someone else will make an excuse and leave the room. For much of the time we seem to make no conscious effort even to notice, let alone pay attention to or try to make sense of, the masses of data we are assimilating. It is as if we are simply acting as a sponge, soaking it all up and storing it away deep beneath the surface for no apparent purpose other than for future reference should the need arise. In effect, you know but don't know that you know... Report Continues... Being sensitive to the subjective feelings others are experiencing, and appreciating the impact that these inner emotions can have on how they perform, is central to successful parenting, teaching, coaching, mentoring and managing. This sensitivity enables you to recognize, for example, that individuals can have emotional blocks that impede their development by preventing them from learning effectively or performing to the best of their ability. These include being afraid to make a mistake; fear of looking foolish in front of other people; a need for instant success leading to a feeling of impatience; an inability to cope with uncertainty, resulting in anxiety in situations that are not clear-cut; and nervousness in contexts associated with previous failure... Report Continues... Report for: Chris Parker