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(Following are some exams to help you
determine how creative you are, or the extent to which your creativity is
blocked.)
Inhibited
Creativity Exam 1
Instructions: Please answer these
questions as truthfully as possible.
There’s no time limit.
1. When I start to do something
creative, such as writing, painting, or composing, I compare myself to others
and then I lose interest.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
2. When I engage in a creative
project, I am not satisfied with it because it is generally not perfect enough,
and I give up.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
3. When I engage in a creative
project, I have fantasies of being rich, famous, or returning home to my family
in triumph.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
4. When I engage in a creative
project, I am not thinking about anything else except the fun of the project.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
5. I do not care if anybody else
understands my art, as long as I understand it.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
6. Whenever I engage in a
creative project, I start thinking about all the books (paintings,
compositions, etc.) that already exist, and I tell
myself, “Oh, well, that’s already been done.”
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
7. I’d like to do something
creative, but I can never find the time to do it.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
8. Whenever I did something
creative as a child, my parents always said something like, “That’s nice, but
it won’t make any money.”
Always____
Sometimes____ Never____
9. I don’t have any problems
doing creative work, but I shudder when I think of trying to sell it.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
10. People keep telling me I
should change this or that about my paintings (writings, compositions), but I
don’t listen to them. Only I know what
is best for my work.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
11. Whenever I am trying to
write/paint/perform, I think about other things I’d like to do.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never_____
12. It’s
hard for me to be alone with myself.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never_____
13. I’m afraid that if I create
something that’s really great some people will be jealous.
Always____
Sometimes____ Never_____
14. I find myself constantly
having fantasies about fame, even when I’m trying to create.
Always____
Sometimes____ Never____
15. When I do something
creative, I think that it’s childish and I should grow up and do some adult
work.
Always____
Sometimes____ Never____
(Scoring: If you answer “Always” to seven or more questions
or “Sometimes” to 10 or more, your creativity may be blocked.)
Inhibited
Creativity Exam 2
(Instructions: Please answer the following questions as
honestly as you can. No time limit.)
1. I spend days thinking about
situations that have felt humulating.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
2. I have trouble getting to
sleep at night.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
3. I wake up early and then
can’t get back to sleep.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
4. Whenever somebody says
something hurtful to me, it takes me a few days before I realize I’m hurt.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
5. I find myself feeling
terrified of certain things or situations that don’t seem to bother others.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
6. I find myself feeling happy
or sad or angry without knowing exactly why.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
7. I have the feeling my work is
no going to be as good as other people’s, no matter what I do.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
8. I don’t get the respect from
people that I deserve, but others get much more than they deserve.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
9. I’m unhappy with the way my
life is going, but I don’t know what to do.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
10. I don’t feel quite myself
unless I’ve had a drink, smoked some marijuana, or taken some other drug.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
11. I get really upset when somebody I know fails to greet me when we
pass on the street.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never
12. People don’t like me because they’re jealous of me.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
13. People tell me I’m
oversensitive, but I think they just can’t admit to their hurtful behavior.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
14. Life is very unfair because
usually the wrong people get ahead.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
15. When I feel mistreated by people I want to hurt them.
Always____ Sometimes____ Never____
(Scoring: If you answer “Always” to seven or more
questions or “Sometimes” to 10 or more, you may have an emotional disorder
that impedes your creativity.)
Inhibited
Creativity Exam 3
(Instructions: Below is a drawing. Create a story about what you think is
happening, has happened, or will happen in the drawing. Make up more than one story if you like. You can write the story or stories on a
separate sheet of paper.)
(Scoring: The aim of this test is to create as many
imaginative stories as possible, based on the story. The more detailed, surprising, exciting, or
humorous the stories are, the higher your score. If you have trouble thinking of stories, or
if you can only think of one story, this might indicate a block. Also, if you create more than one story, take
note of the prevalent themes. Is there a
lot of sexuality, aggression, depression, anxiety in your stories? This may tell you something about your
personality.)
Parenting Exam
(Answer
“True” or “False to the following questions as honestly as possible. An answer key follows.)
____1.
Parenting is instinctual and doesn’t need to be taught.
____ 2.
A good mother should never let a baby or toddler cry for more than a few
minutes.
____ 3.
You don’t have to be as careful with a baby as you do with an older child;
babies don’t remember what you do to them.
____ 4.
Research shows no link between inadequate parenting and social problems such as
divorce, drug addiction, and crime.
____ 5.
I could never do anything to hurt my baby.
____ 6.
A good mother should always be willing to sacrifice her own needs for the needs
of her child.
____ 7.
Governments shouldn’t interfere with parenting.
____ 8.
When parents punish a child, they should let the child know through their tone
and manner just how angry the child made them.
____9.
If you tell a child not to do something repeatedly and he still does it, you
should spank the child the next time he does it and tell him he is a bad boy.
____ 10.
Instead of bossing their kids around, good parents should be pals with their
kids
and
treat them like equals.
____ 11.
If your child yells, “I hate you,” you should immediately slap him, calmly, to show that such
disrespect is not acceptable.
____ 12.
If your five-year-old boy runs up to you and says, “Look, Mom, what my penis
can do,” and shows you his erect penis, you should tell him, “That’s not nice.”
____ 13.
Modern parents should always be permissive with their children and allow them
to make their own decisions with regard to rules, curfews, and the like, in
order to encourage
their individualism.
____ 14.
Children do not necessarily need fathers.
A single mother can raise a child just as well as two parents.
____ 15.
Parent training is an insult to mothers.
Scoring. The
answer to all questions is “False.” If
you answered “True,” to 3 or more questions, you may be in need of parent
training.
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