Empathy Test: measure your empathic ability

This test covers empathy, listening, anticipation, conflict, mood, anxiety, boundaries, withdrawal, the body, pain, pleasure, support, responsibility and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Empathy If you find it hard to grasp why people act the way they do, especially when you disagree with them. If you can easily put yourself in someone else's shoes and see things from their point of view. Listening If other people's body language and micro-expressions tend to escape your notice. If you sense the emotions hidden behind other people's words or smiles. Anticipation If you find it hard to anticipate how others will react to a new situation. If you're fairly good at guessing what might motivate a person you barely know. Conflict If, when a conversation goes wrong, you find it hard to understand at what point the other person was hurt. If, during a conflict, you are able to consider the other party's arguments objectively. Mood If, in a group, you immediately pick up on the general mood and it affects you directly. If, when someone around you is in a bad mood, you easily keep your own mood intact. Anxiety If, after being around an anxious person, you feel their anxiety take hold of you. If, when someone close to you is angry, you manage to stay calm without absorbing their agitation. Boundaries If you feel so overwhelmed by others' emotions that you no longer know what you feel yourself. If the mood of the people around you has little influence on your own emotional state. Withdrawal If, after a day surrounded by people, you feel the need to withdraw to release the overload of emotions you've absorbed. If you easily detach from others' negative emotions after an interaction. The body If it only takes someone being tense next to you for your own body to tighten up. If, when someone close to you cries in front of you, you are moved at a distance, without it gripping you. Pain If you physically feel the discomfort of someone suffering in front of you. If, when someone close to you is sad, you notice their sadness without feeling it yourself. Pleasure If emotional films or books tend to leave you largely unmoved inside. If other people's genuine joy easily and quickly rubs off on you. Support If, faced with someone who is suffering, you prefer to keep your distance rather than get involved. If you take the time to listen to and comfort people who need it. Responsibility If, when you see someone in distress, you stay on the sidelines instead of stepping in. If you take concrete steps to relieve a person in difficulty, even when it requires effort from you. Readiness to change If you want to change the way you function. If you believe you are capable of growing in this area.