The Hope Institute
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Your Total Hopefulness Score is:
38
/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.
You scored in the Low Range of Total Hope. Maybe you are 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:
5
/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 right now. 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 (Check your Goal Progress Score). Maybe you need more help (Check your Goal Support Score). Keep believing in yourself and your dreams and let others know about them. Help will come.
Goal Progress Score:
2
/20
Goal Support Score:
3
/20
Attachment Hope Score:
12
/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.
A medium score could mean that you still worry a little about who you can trust (Check your Trust Score). Sometimes you feel alone, but not always. Maybe you have had a few bad times in the past. Maybe Some people did not keep their promises or lied to you. But you have some good people around you (Check your Social Connection Score). It is not all bad. Like a wise gardener, you can learn to spend more time away from the hornet nests. Like a simple green plant, bend toward the sunlight.
Connection Score:
00
/20
Trust Score:
7
/20
Survival Hope Score:
16
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
How many of your power tools for Survival Hope are running a little low? Ask for help from a wise, trusted person. Can this wise one help you to find ways to escape from a bad place? Do you need a few more ideas for solving problems? Do you need exercises to make your imagination more powerful? Do you feel trapped in some way? (Check your Freedom score.) Tell your wise helper exactly what you do when bad things happen so they will know how to help you grow stronger.
Personal Coping Score:
5
/20
Coping Support Score:
4
/20
Liberty Score:
00
/20
Spiritual Hope Score:
00
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.
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Spiritual Inspiration Score:
00
/20
Spiritual Presence Score:
00
/20
Spiritual Protection Score:
2
/20
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