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