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