The Hope Institute
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Your Total Hopefulness Score is:
44
/200
Hopefulness is humanity’s most important character strength, the psychological equivalent of an immune system. Structurally, being “hope-full” may be compared to having a “container” of strengths, filled to capacity. Functionally, being “hope-full” may be compared to a fully charged power source, or a reservoir of stored potential energy.
Many of your Hope Tools are low in power. Are you low-powered in one, two, three, or all four parts of the Hope Center? Can you use your stronger Hope Tools to get what you need? If you need more hope, what can you do to charge up your lower-powered Hope Tools? How much can you do by yourself? Who can help you?
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Mastery Hope Score:
9
/40
In several large-scale studies, psychologists cast aside all prejudgments and asked lay people (non-professionals) open-ended questions about hope. Hopeful individuals reported a focus on non-negotiable, life-defining endpoints (ultimate, unconditional desires, linked to cherished values). They also highlighted the role of empowerment and inspiration.
Maybe you do not have any big goals today. That is ok. Be like a scientist and experiment with all kinds of activities and games to discover your dreams. Maybe you have big dreams but are not sure if they will come true. Maybe you do not feel confident in your skills. Maybe you need more help. Keep believing in yourself and your dreams and let others know about them. Help will come.
Goal Progress Score:
5
/20
Goal Support Score:
4
/20
Attachment Hope Score:
9
/40
Philosophers, who have provided the deepest thoughts on hope, consistently stress the importance of social connections and trust. A hopeful person has internalized a sense of embeddedness in a predictable universe of caring people and benign forces, visible and invisible. Some philosophers equate hopefulness with openness.
You may feel lonely or different from other kids. Maybe you wish adults would be kinder. You might worry about trusting people. You might stay quiet and apart from others. Start slowly to make friends. Find a person who seems kind. Share a little about yourself, nothing too scary or important. Spend more time with kids like you; listen, learn, share a little more, and see who is a genuinely kind person.
Connection Score:
4
/20
Trust Score:
5
/20
Survival Hope Score:
14
Ancient Greek healers as well as modern-day medical investigators have touted the importance of hope for stress management and recovery from illness. Hope is distinguishable from optimism, confidence, or mere “expectation” by its association with difficult but not impossible challenges. Survival hope includes imaginative constructions of reality, fact-finding, and development of options.
/60
Many times, maybe even now, you feel stuck or trapped in a bad place. When things are bad, it is hard for you to imagine a better life. When there is trouble, it is hard for you to fix things. When bad things happen, it is hard to find people to help you. Find someone who is wise and tell them exactly what help you need. Do you need help to get unstuck? Do you need help with imagining a better time or place?
Personal Coping Score:
5
/20
Coping Support Score:
5
/20
Liberty Score:
4
/20
Spiritual Hope Score:
12
For countless millennia, humanity has found hope in spiritual beliefs. From the perspective of our critical “MASS.” model, we view spirituality (broadly defined, not just religious), as essential for the full development of hopefulness. Humans cannot fully satisfy their needs for mastery, attachment, or salvation with ordinary responses to the world. Spirituality offers an important and extraordinary layer of empowerment, presence, and salvation.
A caveat. Perhaps you believe that human efforts can satisfy basic needs without spiritual input. Fine. We believe that some kind of spirituality is important for the full development of hopefulness. But we can agree to disagree. Of course, it is also possible that the questions on the Adult Hopefulness Scale have failed to capture your personal sense of spirituality. However, if we presume that our scales accurately reflect your current level of spirituality, let’s consider the implications.
/60
Spiritual Inspiration Score:
4
/20
Spiritual Presence Score:
4
/20
Spiritual Protection Score:
4
/20
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