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Sustainable Student Assessment
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Leonard Center Room 53
651-696-6275
651-696-6687 (fax)
health@macalester.edu
Assessment Instructions
This is not a test. There are no trick questions and answers will have meaning only for you. To get the most out of the assissment , answer honestly about where you are now.
After each statement choose the number that identifies your response in the radio button after each question
5: Almost always (90% or more of the time) 4: Very often (approximately 75% of the time)3: often (approximately 50% of the time) 2: occasionally (approximately 25% of the time)1: Almost never (approximately 10% of the time)
Sustainable Student Assessment Results
Congratulations on taking the first step into developing a balanced lifestyle. Knowing your strengths can energize you to find the right balance for your life right now. The chart below serves as a guide for determining your score from each wellness dimension. There is no perfect chart and no right balance – it has to be what works for you.
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| Intellectual | Physical | Emotional | Social |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spritual | Environmental | Financial | Occupational |
| Aspect | Definition |
| Intellectual Wellness | Developing and utilizing one's knowledge and creativity. This includes: applying what one's learned, developing lifelong learning and imporving skills. |
| Physics Wellness | Taking good care of one's body. This includes: exercise, nutrition,sleeping, sexual health, and awareness of substance and chemical intake. |
| Emotional Wellness | Awareness, acceptance and expression of one's feelings. This includes: stress management, positive sense of self, coping mechanisms, taking responsibility for your behavior and determining and adhering to boundaries. |
| Social Wellness | One's ability to participate effictively and positively with the surrouding community. This includes: tolerance and acceptance, developing relationships, time management, respect of others, multi-cultural competence and concern for community welfare. |
| Spiritual Wellness | Exploring value and meaning in one's life. This includes: hope and optimism, developing a set of personal values and ethics, having a sense of purpose, caring for others and acting out of that care and making time for self-reflection. |
| Environmental Wellness | Engaging in the surrounding environment and developing health habits to enhance it. This includes: conservation, sustainable practices, safety and awareness of issues and concerns in the surrounding environment. |
| Financial Wellness | Assessing and managing the resources required to accomplish one's goals. This includes: money managment, time management, differentiating between necessities and luxuries and planning for the future. |
| Occupational Wellness | Finding enrichment in one's life through work. This includes: balance of work and leisure, accepting responsibilities and following through, having a positive attitude towards work. |