1 - I know when to speak about my personal problems to others

2 - When I am faced with obstacles, I remember times when I faced similar obstacles and overcame them

3 - I generally expect to fail when I try something new

4 - My mood has little effect on how I deal with problems

5 - Other people find it easy to confide in me

6 - I find it hard to understand the non-verbal messages of other people

7 - Some of the major events of my life have led me to re-evaluate what is important and not important

8 - I sometimes can’t tell whether someone I am conversing with is serious or joking

9 - When my mood changes I see new possibilities

10 - Emotions don’t have much effect on my quality of life

11 - I am aware of my emotions as I experience them

12 - I generally don’t expect good things to happen

13 - When trying to solve a problem in my life, I find it helpful to be as unemotional as possible

14 - I prefer to keep my emotions private

15 - When I experience a positive emotion, I know how to make it last

16 - I arrange events others enjoy

17 - I quite often misread what is going on in social situations

18 - I seek out activities that make me happy

19 - I am aware of the non-verbal message that I send others

20 - I have little interest in the impression I make on others

21 - When I am in a positive mood, solving problems is easy for me

22 - I tend to misread peoples’ facial expressions

23 - I don’t believe that my emotions give any help in coming up with new ideas

24 - I often don’t know why my emotions change

25 - I don’t find that being in a positive mood helps me come up with new ideas

26 - I find it hard to control my emotions

27 - I easily recognize my emotions as I experience them

28 - People have told me that I am difficult to talk to

29 - I motivate myself by imagining a good outcome to tasks I take on

30 - I compliment others when they have done something well

31 - I am aware of the non-verbal messages other people send

32 - When another person tells me about an important event in his or her life, I almost feel as though I have experienced the event myself

33 - When I feel a change in emotions, I tend to come up with new ideas

34 - Emotions don’t play a big part in how I deal with problems

35 - When I am faced with a challenge, I give up because I believe I will fail

36 - I know what other people are feeling just by looking at them

37 - I help other people feel better when they are down

38 - I use good moods to help myself keep trying in the face of obstacles

39 - I find it hard to tell how someone is feeling from their tone of voice

40 - It is difficult for me to understand why people feel the way they do

41 - I find it hard to make close friendships