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Ego-Control

Introduction

Here are a number of statements that may or may not apply to you. For each statement, select the response that best applies to you. Do not spend too long deliberating about your responses: if in doubt, choose the option that immediately seems most appropriate.

Disagree Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree a Little Agree a Little Agree Moderately Agree Strongly
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Disagree Strongly
2 - Disagree Moderatley
3 - Disagree a Little
4 - Agree a Little
5 - Agree Moderately
6 - Agree Strongly
Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6
I would like to be a journalist.
At times I have very much wanted to leave home.
I consider a matter from every viewpoint before I make a decision.
People consider me a spontaneous, devil-may-care person.
It is unusual for me to express strong approval or disapproval of the actions of others.
When I get bored, I like to stir up some excitement.
I have often had to take orders from someone who did not know as much as I did.
I do not always tell the truth.
I am steady and planful rather than unpredictable and impulsive.
I keep out of trouble at all costs.
I am against giving money to beggars.
In a group of people I would not be embarrassed to be called on to start a discussion or give an opinion about something I know
I often get involved in things I later wish I could get out of.
I become impatient when I have to wait for something.
I am easily downed in an argument.
I have never done anything dangerous for the fun of it.
I have sometimes stayed away from another person because I thought I might do or say something that I might regret afterwards.
I can remember ‘‘playing sick’’ to get out of something.
I like to stop and think things over before I do them.
I do not let too many things get in the way of my work.
My way of doing things can be misunderstood or bother others.
My conduct is largely controlled by the customs of those about me.
I finish one activity or project before starting another.
It makes me uncomfortable to put on a stunt at a party even when others are doing the same sort of thing.
I find it hard to make small talk when I meet new people.
Sometimes I rather enjoy going against the rules and doing things I am not supposed to.
I often say and do things on the spur of the moment, without stopping to think.
At times I have worn myself out by undertaking too much.
I tend to buy things on impulse.
I would like to wear expensive clothes.
I like to flirt.
Some of my family have quick tempers.
On the whole, I am a cautious person.
I don’t like to start a project until I know exactly how to proceed.
I have been known to do unusual things on a dare.
At times, I am tempted to do or say something that others would think inappropriate.
Some of my family have habits that bother and annoy me very much.