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