Differential Type of Reflection, DTR Test - the question form
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1. I usually reflect on the reasons for what happens to me.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
2. Sometimes paying attention to my own feelings and experiences distracts me from getting things done.
1 – No
2 – Probably no rather than yes
3 – Probably yes rather than no
4 – Yes
3. I like to daydream about things that are not part of my life.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
4. When I reflect on my own actions, I learn something new about myself.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
5. I tend to dwell on what is happening for a long time.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
6. I can daydream and forget about everything.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
7. Studying other people helps me better understand myself.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
8. When something is not going well for me, it is hard for me to take my mind off it.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
9. I like to daydream.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
10. It is often helpful to pause in order to better understand the situation as a whole.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
11. I sometimes find it difficult to move from thinking to taking action.
1 – No
2 – Probably no rather than yes
3 – Probably yes rather than no
4 – Yes
12. I am interested in imagining myself in different situations.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
13. In a conflict, it is helpful to try to see the situation from the other person's perspective.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
14. When I start a task, I worry for a long time about how it will turn out.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
15. I like to imagine chance encounters.
1 – No
2 – More likely no than yes
3 – More likely yes than no
4 – Yes
16. Self-knowledge helps in understanding other people.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
17. When I notice that I am worrying about something, I begin to worry even more.
1 – No
2 – Probably not
3 – Probably yes
4 – Yes
18. When I am doing something, I often find myself mentally in a completely different place.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
19. To understand a situation, it is necessary to be able to relate your feelings to what causes them.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
20. I often cannot get my current problems out of my mind.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
21. I like to mentally travel to places I have not been to yet.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
22. I learn the most about myself when I analyze what I have done or what I am doing.
1 - No
2 - Rather no than yes
3 - Rather yes than no
4 - Yes
23. At times, I worry about my mistakes so much that I am unable to do anything to correct them.
1 - No
2 - Probably not
3 - Probably yes
4 - Yes
24. I often fantasize about how my life could have turned out differently.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
25. When other people's views differ from mine, I see it as a valuable source of information.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
26. I constantly think about my failures.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
27. I am easily distracted by unrelated thoughts.
1 - No
2 - Rather no than yes
3 - Rather yes than no
4 - Yes
28. I pay attention to how I react to people and events.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
29. When something unusual happens in my life, I take it as a reason to reflect.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
30. In many situations, it is helpful to first understand my own wishes and feelings.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
1. I usually think about the reasons for what happens to me.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
2. Sometimes focusing on my own feelings distracts me from getting things done.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
3. I like to daydream about things that are not part of my life.
1 – No
2 – Probably not, rather than yes
3 – Probably yes, rather than no
4 – Yes
4. When I analyze my own actions, I learn something new about myself.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
5. I tend to dwell on what is happening for a long time.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
6. I can daydream and forget about everything.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
7. Studying other people helps me understand myself better.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
8. When something goes wrong for me, it is hard for me to distract myself from it.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
9. I enjoy fantasizing.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
10. It is often helpful to pause in order to better understand the situation as a whole.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
11. I sometimes find it difficult to move from thinking to action.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
12. I find it interesting to imagine myself in different situations.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
13. In a conflict, it is helpful to try to see the situation from the other person's point of view.
1 – No
2 – Probably not
3 – Probably yes
4 – Yes
14. When starting something, I worry for a long time about how it will turn out.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
15. I like to imagine chance encounters.
No
Rather no than yes
Rather yes than no
Yes
16. Self-knowledge helps in understanding other people.
1 – No
2 – Probably no rather than yes
3 – Probably yes rather than no
4 – Yes
17. When I notice that I am worrying about something, I start to worry even more.
1 - No
2 - More no than yes
3 - More yes than no
4 - Yes
18. When doing something, I often find my mind wandering to a completely different place.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
19. To understand a situation, it is important to be able to relate your feelings to what causes them.
1 – No
2 – No, rather than yes
3 – Yes, rather than no
4 – Yes
20. I often cannot get thoughts about my current problems out of my mind.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
21. I enjoy imagining traveling to places I have not been to.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
22. I learn the most about myself when I analyze what I have done or am doing.
1 - No
2 - Rather no than yes
3 - Rather yes than no
4 - Yes
23. At times I worry about my mistakes so much that I am unable to do anything to correct them.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
24. I often fantasize about how my life could have turned out differently.
1 – No
2 – More likely no than yes
3 – More likely yes than no
4 – Yes
25. When other people’s views differ from mine, I see it as a valuable source of information.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
26. I constantly think about my failures.
1 – No
2 – Rather no than yes
3 – Rather yes than no
4 – Yes
27. I am easily distracted by unrelated thoughts.
1 - No
2 - More no than yes
3 - More yes than no
4 - Yes
28. I pay attention to how I react to people and events.
1 – No
2 – More no than yes
3 – More yes than no
4 – Yes
29. When something unusual happens in my life, I see it as a reason to reflect.
1 - No
2 - Rather no than yes
3 - Rather yes than no
4 - Yes
30. In many situations, it is helpful to first understand my own wishes and feelings.
1 - No
2 - More no than yes
3 - More yes than no
4 - Yes