Emotional Needs Analysis

The questionnaire is organised around the 3 big categories of emotional needs important to our well being [the need for purpose, relationships and self -worth]. You can use the questionnaire to better understand what might be working well for you in life, or not.

{Read the page on “Superpowers” if you would like to better understand all about your emotional needs}

Emotional Needs Analysis – Use a score between 1 and 7. There are no right or wrong answers, only truthful ones.

Score Description	Score
The need not being met at all.	1
The need rarely being met	2
The need being occasionally met	3
a need being met about half the time	4
a need being met a little more than half the time met	5
a need is being met most of the time	6
a need being met very well	7

The Emotional Needs Questionnaire

The Need for Purpose
Feeling a commitment to something bigger than your self
Being Involved in activities that interest you and give you a challenge you enjoy
Being needed and doing something of value for others or for a cause
Feeling mentally and/or physically stretched in some way that makes life meaningful.
Total Score For Purpose
The Need for Positive Relationships
Feeling you give enough attention to others in your life
Feeling you get enough positive attention from other people in your life.
Participating in and feeling you are accepted in a wider community such as a club, or school, or community group, or a circle of friends who do things together.
Feeling a positive emotional connection to others, or at least having one person in your life who accepts you warts and
Feeling you have private time, some downtime to think, relax, do something you enjoy and just be yourself.
Total Relationships Score
Your Need for Self-Worth
Achieving things and feeling you are capable and good at at least 1 thing in your life
Feeling others respect you and recognize your individual worth [status]
Feeling secure and safe from serious harm at home, school,your wider environment
Feeling in control of your life, most of the time
Total Score For Self-Worth
Total Score

Your Scores

Do not panic if you f you score 3 or less in a few of the questions, if you do, you may want to think about how to improve on getting these emotional needs met more consistently.

If you score 2 or less in a lot of the questions, it may suggest you are struggling to cope with some things, we suggest you talk to someone.

If you score 6 or more across all of the questions, lucky you, you already have some superpowers.