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16 7 deadly sins - Sloth Assessment

This assessment assesses Sloth in terms of the 7 deadly sins.

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The material on this page is adapted from "What your Counsellor Never Told You" by Dr. William Backus; Bethany House Publishers. The purpose of this form is to you gain a idea of the areas of sinful activity and thinking that are at the core of your personal situation or problem.

EVERY BUTTON is already selected TRUE, you will need to read and ANSWER EACH question by selecting the appropriate radio button to indicate whether the statement is TRUE of you or FALSE of you. IF you leave the buttons as is, they will all send a TRUE response about each statement.

PLEASE PLAN uninterupted time to do this profiling. IF you do not have the time, I suggest printing out the pages, marking them with your pen or pencil, then coming back in here to transfer the information. OTHER THAN that, using this online form is the easiest way to do it.

Sloth Items (Scale 5)

TRUE- FALSE- 159. I would rather learn to accept myself as I am than exert myself to become less sinful.

TRUE- FALSE- 160. Often I think something is a good idea, set out to do it, and then lose interest in it before it is finished.

TRUE- FALSE- 161. I seldom find that I am so busy doing little things that my important tasks get neglected.

TRUE- FALSE- 162. Often I feel just too tired or weak to do much of anything.

TRUE- FALSE- 163. One thing that helps me avoid thinking about really serious and important problems I can't solve is to keep as busy with other things as I can.

TRUE- FALSE- 164. Much of the time I feel hopeless about life.

TRUE- FALSE- 165 I am seldom bothered by feelings of guilt.

TRUE- FALSE- 166. Since even the expert theologians disagree, there is no point in my concerning myself about the right way to work out my relationship with God.

TRUE- FALSE- 167. For me, prayer requires such intense concentration that I never find myself lulled into drowsiness or sleep while praying.

TRUE- FALSE- 168. God just didn't give me sufficient personal resources to live up to His standards.

TRUE- FALSE- 169. Sometimes I feel as though nothing in life seems really worth doing.

TRUE- FALSE- 170. It is foolish to put off dealing with one's personal relationship to God until the many pressing social problems of the day have been solved.

TRUE- FALSE- 171. Through long experience I have come to the conclusion that it's no use trying to fight sin.

TRUE- FALSE- 172. When I have a disagreeable task to do I usually tackle it immediately and get it over with rather than put it off until the last minute.

TRUE- FALSE- 173. I believe that prayer should be effortless and spontaneous rather than something you work at whether you feel like it or not.

TRUE- FALSE- 174. A good relationship with God is worth all the time and effort one has to spend in devotional exercises.

TRUE- FALSE- 175. I would rather tackle my work than sit around talking with congenial people.

TRUE- FALSE- 176. I seldom get to the point where I feel like quitting and must just force myself to keep going.

TRUE- FALSE- 177. Even though the doctors say I am physically healthy I have a funny kind of laziness and fatigue.

TRUE- FALSE- 178. I would prefer an easy, comfortable life where I need to exert myself as little as possible to a life full of challenges and demands on my ingenuity and energy.

TRUE- FALSE- 179. Nearly always I seem to have plenty of energy.

TRUE- FALSE- 180. I keep myself so busy that I rarely have time to think about God and religion.

TRUE- FALSE- 181. I am full of enthusiasm about most of the things I do and make the most of my experiences.

TRUE- FALSE- 182. Often I feel worthless

TRUE- FALSE- 183. I never get enough comfort or consolation out of religious practices.

TRUE- FALSE- 184. No matter how bad things look now, there is always hope for the future

TRUE- FALSE- 185. Much fo the time I am angry with myself

TRUE- FALSE- 186. Some things that look like wilful acts of sin may be based on psychological weakness and therefore cannot be controlled by the individual

TRUE- FALSE- 187. Very seldom do I feel low-spirited and sad

TRUE- FALSE- 188. A 'middle of the road' position with respect to God and religion would never be enough for me.

TRUE- FALSE- 189. Since World War II and the concentration camps, man senses his isolation in a way completely unknown to the people of Christ's time.

TRUE- FALSE- 190. Most of the projects I undertake I manage to bring to a successful conclusion.

TRUE- FALSE- 191. Long ago I came to the conclusion that I don't have the willpower to break most of my bad habits.

TRUE- FALSE- 192. Just lying around relaxing for a whole day would be unbearable for me.

TRUE- FALSE- 193. Even when I am trying my best to make decisions myself, I somehow find that I drift along and let circumstances settle things for me.

TRUE- FALSE- 194. I cannot agree that nearly everything in a human being's life is futile.

TRUE- FALSE- 195. When a man is overwhelmed with personal or physical problems, he can't be expected to live up to God's standards

TRUE- FALSE- 196. When I decide I need to change one of my habitual behaviours, I have every confidence that I can do so.

TRUE- FALSE- 197. I have often fallen asleep when saying my evening prayers.

TRUE- FALSE- 198. I seldom feel sad or depressed because I have to admit to myself that I am not trying very hard to live close to God.

TRUE- FALSE- 199. It is a poor idea to postpone prayer and religious exercises until you are in that feels like the right frame of mind to do them effectively.

TRUE- FALSE- 200. There are too many books presenting conflicting views about religion for a person to be able to make up their mind on the subject these days.

TRUE- FALSE- 201. My conscience often bothers me with the feeling that I am not doing what I ought to be doing.

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