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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 am tempted to do or say something that others would think inappropriate.
I am against giving money to beggars.
I am steady and planful rather than unpredictable and impulsive.
I tend to buy things on impulse.
Some of my family have habits that bother and annoy me very much.
Some of my family have quick tempers.
I do not let too many things get in the way of my work.
I keep out of trouble at all costs.
I don’t like to start a project until I know exactly how to proceed.
People consider me a spontaneous, devil-may-care person.
I would like to wear expensive clothes.
I do not always tell the truth.
I am easily downed in an argument.
I like to flirt.
At times I have worn myself out by undertaking too much.
On the whole, I am a cautious person.
When I get bored, I like to stir up some excitement.
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.
I can remember ‘‘playing sick’’ to get out of something.
I finish one activity or project before starting another.
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 find it hard to make small talk when I meet new people.
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 like to stop and think things over before I do them.
I have sometimes stayed away from another person because I thought I might do or say something that I might regret afterwards.
I have often had to take orders from someone who did not know as much as I did.
I become impatient when I have to wait for something.
It makes me uncomfortable to put on a stunt at a party even when others are doing the same sort of thing.
At times I have very much wanted to leave home.
It is unusual for me to express strong approval or disapproval of the actions of others.
I have been known to do unusual things on a dare.
I consider a matter from every viewpoint before I make a decision.
I often get involved in things I later wish I could get out of.
My conduct is largely controlled by the customs of those about me.
I would like to be a journalist.