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The Emotional Development dimension is a measurement of ego strength, emotional tolerance and patience. It is, perhaps, the most important dimension in The Family of Achiever assessments, not only in and of itself but in its affect on other personality traits. Emotional Development is the key to emotional adjustment and governs an individual's ability to adjust to environmental and situational stress. Emotional Development must always be reviewed and compared to the respondent's chronological age. Whereas the Emotional Development balance is measured on a stanine system of 1-9, it is compared to the population of the country on the Bell Curve within the 18-65 age group. We would expect individuals in the 18-28 range to score predominantly in the 2, 3 or 4 ranges. Individuals in the 28-38 range would score basically in the 3, 4 or 5 ranges. Individuals aged 38-50 move on into the ranges of 5, 6 or 7 and those aged 50 and above will score in the 7-9 range. Individuals who chronologically do not align with their emotional age stanine score will be characterized by either extreme impatience or extreme tolerance, as the paragraphs that follow will describe.

Scores 1 to 3

Persons scoring in the lower third of the stanine range, 1-3, if advanced in chronological age, are essentially childlike or adolescent in their behavior patterns.  They will tend to be demanding and need attention. They need others to be expressive toward them but have difficulty expressing feeling and affection for others. Many times these individuals will hold their feelings in until such time as they lose their temper and explode. Low scorers have difficulty concentrating and do not adjust effectively to stress or noise. They become easily frustrated when working on a difficult task and have a tendency to give up easily. At the extreme, they are possessive, attention getting, selfish and unhappy. They should not be placed in positions requiring a good deal of responsibility calling for emotional patience and tolerance. 

Scores 4 to 6

The average range, stanine levels 4-6, is generally the ideal range. Individuals  scoring in this range are appropriately patient,  tolerant  and emotionally mature, but still possess the sense of urgency to get things done in a timely manner. They do not overreact and are more emotionally secure. They quickly adjust to changes in their environment and demonstrate more persistence in their work. Their attitudes do not vacillate as readily, and, in general, they are happier individuals. Furthermore, they tend to be more mature in dealing with their families, employees and others.

Scores 7 to 9

High scorers, stanine levels 7-9, may show signs of over-tolerance. A few words of caution are necessary in interpreting scores at this level. High scorers may give subordinates too many chances and wait too long before taking action. Furthermore, this is a scale where "good answers" are abundantly apparent to the respondent. High scores should be checked against validity scales to ascertain whether the respondent is giving an exaggerated picture of himself or herself. Basically, one must be especially careful with the high scorer to see that sufficient planning activity and impatience are put into the work to accomplish the expected results.

Closing

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