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