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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 easily downed in an argument.
I have been known to do unusual things on a dare.
I am steady and planful rather than unpredictable and impulsive.
My way of doing things can be misunderstood or bother others.
I like to stop and think things over before I do them.
I finish one activity or project before starting another.
Sometimes I rather enjoy going against the rules and doing things I am not supposed to.
I would like to be a journalist.
I have sometimes stayed away from another person because I thought I might do or say something that I might regret afterwards.
People consider me a spontaneous, devil-may-care person.
I tend to buy things on impulse.
I keep out of trouble at all costs.
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 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.
Some of my family have habits that bother and annoy me very much.
It makes me uncomfortable to put on a stunt at a party even when others are doing the same sort of thing.
When I get bored, I like to stir up some excitement.
I do not let too many things get in the way of my work.
I have never done anything dangerous for the fun of it.
At times, I am tempted to do or say something that others would think inappropriate.
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 would like to wear expensive clothes.
Some of my family have quick tempers.
At times I have very much wanted to leave home.
I become impatient when I have to wait for something.
I don’t like to start a project until I know exactly how to proceed.
On the whole, I am a cautious person.
My conduct is largely controlled by the customs of those about me.
I consider a matter from every viewpoint before I make a decision.
I can remember ‘‘playing sick’’ to get out of something.
I like to flirt.
At times I have worn myself out by undertaking too much.
I find it hard to make small talk when I meet new people.
I do not always tell the truth.