1 Most people see me as a serious, no-nonsense person — and when all is said and done, I suppose I am.
1 I have always tried to be honest and objective about myself — and I'm determined to follow my conscience no matter what the cost.
1 While there is some part of me that can be wild, generally speak ing that just hasn't been my style.
1 It seems that I am living with a judge inside my head: sometimes the judge is wise and discerning, but often it is simply stern and harsh.
1 I feel that I have paid a great price for trying to be perfect.
1 I like to laugh as much as anyone — I should do it more often!
1 My principles and ideals inspire me toward greater achievement and make my life feel meaningful and worthwhile.
1 I do not understand why so many people have such lax standards.
1 So much depends on me getting things done that I have to be more organized and methodical than others.
1 I have a personal sense of mission, maybe even a calling to some thing higher, and I believe that there is something extraordinary that I may accomplish during my life.
1 I hate mistakes, and so I tend to be extremely thorough to make sure that things are being done properly.
1 Much of my life I have believed that right is right and wrong is wrong — and that's all there is to it.
1 I have a hard time leaving well enough alone.
1 Many responsibilities have fallen on my shoulders: if I hadn't risen to the occasion, God only knows what would have happened.
1 I am deeply moved by human nobility and grace under pressure.
2 My genuine concern for others makes me become deeply in volved with them—with their hopes, dreams, and needs.
2 It feels natural to be friendly: 1 strike up conversations eas ily and am on a first-name basis with everyone.
2 I have found that people respond warmly to me when I give them some attention and encouragement.
2 I cannot see a stray dog in the street without wanting to bring it home.
2 I feel good about the fact that I am a thoughtful, generous person.
2 It's hard for me to take credit for the many things I've done for people, but it bothers me a lot when they don't seem to notice or care.
2 It is true that I often do more for others than I should — I give away too much and do not think of myself enough.
2 I often find myself trying to win people over — especially if they initially seem indifferent to me.
2 I take special joy in entertaining and hosting my friends and "extended family."
2 I can be warm and supportive, but there is more steel in me than others might think.
2 I am able to express my feelings for people more openly than most.
2 I make special efforts to know what's going on with the people I care about.
2 I see myself as something of a "healer of broken hearts."
2 My health and finances have frequently suffered because I have put other people's needs and interests before my own.
2 I love to knock myself out to make people feel welcomed and appreciated.
3 I see myself as a highly competent person: it really bothers me when I am anything less than effective and efficient.
3 When things are going well for me, I virtually "glow" with a kind of inner joy in being who I am and having the life that I have.
3 I try to present myself to others in the best possible light — but doesn't everyone?
3 My feelings have tended to be foreign to me — I feel things strongly for a little while, and then just get on with things.
3 It's important to me to feel successful, even if I'm not yet the success I want to be.
3 For better or worse, I am good at covering up my insecurities — people would never guess what I'm really feeling!
3 I want to make a good impression on people, so I'm usually polite, well-mannered, and friendly.
3 I am aware of how well my friends and colleagues are doing, and I tend to compare myself with them.
3 I often strive to be the best at what I'm doing — if I can't be outstanding at something, I generally don't bother with it.
3 Sometimes I've had to cut corners a little to achieve my goals.
3 When I am insecure, I can be rather aloof and cool with people.
3 It really bothers me when others don't acknowledge the excellence of what I've done.
3 I'm more adaptable than most: if things aren't working well, I know how to change my behavior to obtain the results I want.
3 I always have a goal in focus and know how to motivate my self to achieve it.
3 I have a workaholic streak — I feel adrift if I'm not accomplishing things.
4 Many people see me as enigmatic, difficult, and contradic tory — and I like that about myself!
4 I tend to brood over my negative feelings for a long time before getting free of them.
4 I often feel alone and lonely, even when I'm around people I'm close to.
4 If I'm criticized or misunderstood, I tend to withdraw and sulk.
4 I find it difficult to get involved with projects if I don't have creative control.
4 I tend not to follow rules or to go along with expectations because I want to put my own special touch on whatever I do.
4 By most standards, I'm fairly dramatic and temperamental.
4 I tend to spend quite a bit of time imagining scenes and conversations that haven't necessarily happened.
4 I long for someone to rescue me and sweep me away from all of this dreary mess.
4 When things get tough, I tend to crumble and give up — perhaps I give up too easily.
4 I can forgive almost anything except bad taste.
4 Generally, I don't enjoy working too closely with others.
4 Finding myself and being true to my emotional needs have been extremely important motivations for me.
4 I don't like either to take the lead or to be a follower.
4 I am acutely aware of my intuitions, whether or not I have the courage to act on them.
5 I like to get into things in depth and pore over details until I've figured something out as completely as possible.
5 I am an extremely private person who doesn't let many people into my world.
5 I do not feel very big or powerful — more small and invisi ble: I'd make a good spy!
5 Other people would think I'm crazy if they knew what I was thinking most of the time.
5 Only by getting accurate information can you make a rational decision — but then, most people aren't really rational.
5 My family thinks that I am somewhat strange or eccentric — they've certainly told me that I need to get out more.
5 I can talk a blue streak when I want to; most of the time, though, I prefer to just watch all the craziness around me.
5 If you need a problem solved, let me work on it by myself, and I'll come up with the answer.
5 When you really think about it, you can't get much stranger than so - called normal behavior.
5 I tend to take a long time fine - tuning projects I'm working on.
5 Most people are so incredibly ignorant, its amazing that anything works at all!
5 I know a lot about a lot of things, and in a few areas, I con sider myself an expert.
5 I am extremely curious and enjoy investigating why things are the way they are — even obvious things are not really so obvious when you really look at them.
5 My mind is so intense and active that I often feel like it's on fire.
5 Often I lose all track of time because I'm concentrating so completely on what I'm doing.
6 I am attracted to authority but distrustful of it at the same time.
6 I am very emotional, although I don't often show what I feel — except to those I'm close with—and even then, not always.
6 If I make a mistake, I fear that everyone is going to jump down my throat.
6 I feel more secure doing what's expected of me than strik ing out on my own.
6 I may not always agree with the rules — and I don't always follow them — but I want to know what they are!
6 I tend to have strong first impressions about people that are difficult to change.
6 There are a few people I really look up to — they are sort of my heroes.
6 I don't like making big decisions, but I certainly don't want anyone else to make them for me!
6 Some people see me as jittery and nervous — but they don't know the half of it!
6 I know how much / mess up, so being suspicious of what others are up to just makes sense to me.
6 I want to trust people, but often find myself questioning their motives.
6 I am a real hard worker: I keep plodding along until the job gets done.
6 I sound out the opinions of people I trust before I have to make a big decision.
6 It's really weird: I can be skeptical, even cynical, about all kinds of things, and then turn around and fall for some thing hook, line, and sinker.
6 Anxiety seems to be my middle name.
7 I love traveling and discovering different kinds of foods, people, and experiences — the whole fabulous whirlwind of life!
7 My calendar is usually full, and I like to keep it that way: no grass is going to grow under my feet!
7 What's important to me is excitement and variety rather than comfort and playing it safe — although I'll take my comforts wherever I can find them.
7 My mind is always chattering — sometimes it seems like I'm thinking about ten things at once!
7 One thing I absolutely cannot stand is being bored — and I make sure that I am never boring myself.
7 I'm pretty committed when I'm in a relationship, but when it's over, I move on.
7 I am curious and adventurous and am usually the first one of my friends to try whatever is new and interesting.
7 When I no longer enjoy doing something, I stop doing it.
7 I'm not just a "fun person" — there is a serious, even dark side to me, although I do not like to go there very much.
7 I'm good at the big picture, not so much the little details: it's more enjoyable for me to brainstorm a lot of new ideas than to get involved with implementing them.
7 When I really want something, I usually find a way to get it.
7 Things get me down once in a while, but I quickly pop back up again.
7 One of my main problems is that I am easily distracted and can get too scattered.
7 I tend to spend more money than I probably should.
7 Other people are great to have along — as long as they want to go where I'm going.
8 I am extremely independent and don't like having to rely on others for what I really need.
8 I feel that "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet."
8 When I care about people, I often begin to think of them as "my people" and feel like I need to watch out for their in terests.
8 I know how to get results: I know how to reward people and how to put pressure on them to get things done.
8 I do not have much sympathy for those who are weak and vacillating — weakness just invites trouble.
8 I am strong - willed and do not give up or back down easily.
8 I am never prouder than when I see someone I've taken under my wing make it on their own.
8 I have a tender, even somewhat sentimental side that I show to very few people.
8 People who know me appreciate the fact that I talk straight to them and tell them exactly what's on my mind.
8 I've had to work hard for everything I have — I think strug gle is good because it toughens you up and makes you clear about what you want.
8 I see myself as a challenger, as someone who pushes people beyond their comfort zone to achieve their best.
8 My sense of humor is earthy, sometimes even crude, al though I think most people are too prissy and thin - skinned.
8 I can get into a towering rage, but it blows over.
8 I feel most alive when I do what others think is impossible: I liketo go to the edgeand seeif I can beat the odds.
8 Somebody usually has to come up on the short end of the stick, and I don't want it to be me.
9 What people seem to like about me is that they feel safe around me.
9 I don't mind being around people, and I don't mind being alone — either way is fine, as long as I'm at peace with myself.
9 I've found a certain balance in my life, and I see no reason to mess with it.
9 Being "comfortable" in every sense of the word appeals to me a lot.
9 I would rather give someone else their way than create a scene.
9 I don't know exactly how I do it, but I don't let things get tome.
9 I'm pretty easy to please and usually feel that what I have is good enough for me.
9 I've been told that I seem distracted and absent minded — the fact is I understand things, but I just don't want to react to them.
9 I don't think I'm particularly stubborn, but people say that I can be hard - headed once I make up my mind.
9 Most people get themselves worked up too easily: I'm much more even - keeled.
9 You've got to take what life brings, since there's not much you can do about it anyway!
9 I can easily see different points of view, and I tend to agree with people more than I disagree with them.
9 I believe in emphasizing the positive rather than dwelling on the negative.
9 I have what might be called a philosophy of life that guides me and gives me a great deal of comfort in difficult times.
9 During the day, I do everything that needs to be done, but when the day is over, I really know how to relax and take it easy.
1 I have always tried to be honest and objective about myself — and I'm determined to follow my conscience no matter what the cost.
1 While there is some part of me that can be wild, generally speak ing that just hasn't been my style.
1 It seems that I am living with a judge inside my head: sometimes the judge is wise and discerning, but often it is simply stern and harsh.
1 I feel that I have paid a great price for trying to be perfect.
1 I like to laugh as much as anyone — I should do it more often!
1 My principles and ideals inspire me toward greater achievement and make my life feel meaningful and worthwhile.
1 I do not understand why so many people have such lax standards.
1 So much depends on me getting things done that I have to be more organized and methodical than others.
1 I have a personal sense of mission, maybe even a calling to some thing higher, and I believe that there is something extraordinary that I may accomplish during my life.
1 I hate mistakes, and so I tend to be extremely thorough to make sure that things are being done properly.
1 Much of my life I have believed that right is right and wrong is wrong — and that's all there is to it.
1 I have a hard time leaving well enough alone.
1 Many responsibilities have fallen on my shoulders: if I hadn't risen to the occasion, God only knows what would have happened.
1 I am deeply moved by human nobility and grace under pressure.
2 My genuine concern for others makes me become deeply in volved with them—with their hopes, dreams, and needs.
2 It feels natural to be friendly: 1 strike up conversations eas ily and am on a first-name basis with everyone.
2 I have found that people respond warmly to me when I give them some attention and encouragement.
2 I cannot see a stray dog in the street without wanting to bring it home.
2 I feel good about the fact that I am a thoughtful, generous person.
2 It's hard for me to take credit for the many things I've done for people, but it bothers me a lot when they don't seem to notice or care.
2 It is true that I often do more for others than I should — I give away too much and do not think of myself enough.
2 I often find myself trying to win people over — especially if they initially seem indifferent to me.
2 I take special joy in entertaining and hosting my friends and "extended family."
2 I can be warm and supportive, but there is more steel in me than others might think.
2 I am able to express my feelings for people more openly than most.
2 I make special efforts to know what's going on with the people I care about.
2 I see myself as something of a "healer of broken hearts."
2 My health and finances have frequently suffered because I have put other people's needs and interests before my own.
2 I love to knock myself out to make people feel welcomed and appreciated.
3 I see myself as a highly competent person: it really bothers me when I am anything less than effective and efficient.
3 When things are going well for me, I virtually "glow" with a kind of inner joy in being who I am and having the life that I have.
3 I try to present myself to others in the best possible light — but doesn't everyone?
3 My feelings have tended to be foreign to me — I feel things strongly for a little while, and then just get on with things.
3 It's important to me to feel successful, even if I'm not yet the success I want to be.
3 For better or worse, I am good at covering up my insecurities — people would never guess what I'm really feeling!
3 I want to make a good impression on people, so I'm usually polite, well-mannered, and friendly.
3 I am aware of how well my friends and colleagues are doing, and I tend to compare myself with them.
3 I often strive to be the best at what I'm doing — if I can't be outstanding at something, I generally don't bother with it.
3 Sometimes I've had to cut corners a little to achieve my goals.
3 When I am insecure, I can be rather aloof and cool with people.
3 It really bothers me when others don't acknowledge the excellence of what I've done.
3 I'm more adaptable than most: if things aren't working well, I know how to change my behavior to obtain the results I want.
3 I always have a goal in focus and know how to motivate my self to achieve it.
3 I have a workaholic streak — I feel adrift if I'm not accomplishing things.
4 Many people see me as enigmatic, difficult, and contradic tory — and I like that about myself!
4 I tend to brood over my negative feelings for a long time before getting free of them.
4 I often feel alone and lonely, even when I'm around people I'm close to.
4 If I'm criticized or misunderstood, I tend to withdraw and sulk.
4 I find it difficult to get involved with projects if I don't have creative control.
4 I tend not to follow rules or to go along with expectations because I want to put my own special touch on whatever I do.
4 By most standards, I'm fairly dramatic and temperamental.
4 I tend to spend quite a bit of time imagining scenes and conversations that haven't necessarily happened.
4 I long for someone to rescue me and sweep me away from all of this dreary mess.
4 When things get tough, I tend to crumble and give up — perhaps I give up too easily.
4 I can forgive almost anything except bad taste.
4 Generally, I don't enjoy working too closely with others.
4 Finding myself and being true to my emotional needs have been extremely important motivations for me.
4 I don't like either to take the lead or to be a follower.
4 I am acutely aware of my intuitions, whether or not I have the courage to act on them.
5 I like to get into things in depth and pore over details until I've figured something out as completely as possible.
5 I am an extremely private person who doesn't let many people into my world.
5 I do not feel very big or powerful — more small and invisi ble: I'd make a good spy!
5 Other people would think I'm crazy if they knew what I was thinking most of the time.
5 Only by getting accurate information can you make a rational decision — but then, most people aren't really rational.
5 My family thinks that I am somewhat strange or eccentric — they've certainly told me that I need to get out more.
5 I can talk a blue streak when I want to; most of the time, though, I prefer to just watch all the craziness around me.
5 If you need a problem solved, let me work on it by myself, and I'll come up with the answer.
5 When you really think about it, you can't get much stranger than so - called normal behavior.
5 I tend to take a long time fine - tuning projects I'm working on.
5 Most people are so incredibly ignorant, its amazing that anything works at all!
5 I know a lot about a lot of things, and in a few areas, I con sider myself an expert.
5 I am extremely curious and enjoy investigating why things are the way they are — even obvious things are not really so obvious when you really look at them.
5 My mind is so intense and active that I often feel like it's on fire.
5 Often I lose all track of time because I'm concentrating so completely on what I'm doing.
6 I am attracted to authority but distrustful of it at the same time.
6 I am very emotional, although I don't often show what I feel — except to those I'm close with—and even then, not always.
6 If I make a mistake, I fear that everyone is going to jump down my throat.
6 I feel more secure doing what's expected of me than strik ing out on my own.
6 I may not always agree with the rules — and I don't always follow them — but I want to know what they are!
6 I tend to have strong first impressions about people that are difficult to change.
6 There are a few people I really look up to — they are sort of my heroes.
6 I don't like making big decisions, but I certainly don't want anyone else to make them for me!
6 Some people see me as jittery and nervous — but they don't know the half of it!
6 I know how much / mess up, so being suspicious of what others are up to just makes sense to me.
6 I want to trust people, but often find myself questioning their motives.
6 I am a real hard worker: I keep plodding along until the job gets done.
6 I sound out the opinions of people I trust before I have to make a big decision.
6 It's really weird: I can be skeptical, even cynical, about all kinds of things, and then turn around and fall for some thing hook, line, and sinker.
6 Anxiety seems to be my middle name.
7 I love traveling and discovering different kinds of foods, people, and experiences — the whole fabulous whirlwind of life!
7 My calendar is usually full, and I like to keep it that way: no grass is going to grow under my feet!
7 What's important to me is excitement and variety rather than comfort and playing it safe — although I'll take my comforts wherever I can find them.
7 My mind is always chattering — sometimes it seems like I'm thinking about ten things at once!
7 One thing I absolutely cannot stand is being bored — and I make sure that I am never boring myself.
7 I'm pretty committed when I'm in a relationship, but when it's over, I move on.
7 I am curious and adventurous and am usually the first one of my friends to try whatever is new and interesting.
7 When I no longer enjoy doing something, I stop doing it.
7 I'm not just a "fun person" — there is a serious, even dark side to me, although I do not like to go there very much.
7 I'm good at the big picture, not so much the little details: it's more enjoyable for me to brainstorm a lot of new ideas than to get involved with implementing them.
7 When I really want something, I usually find a way to get it.
7 Things get me down once in a while, but I quickly pop back up again.
7 One of my main problems is that I am easily distracted and can get too scattered.
7 I tend to spend more money than I probably should.
7 Other people are great to have along — as long as they want to go where I'm going.
8 I am extremely independent and don't like having to rely on others for what I really need.
8 I feel that "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet."
8 When I care about people, I often begin to think of them as "my people" and feel like I need to watch out for their in terests.
8 I know how to get results: I know how to reward people and how to put pressure on them to get things done.
8 I do not have much sympathy for those who are weak and vacillating — weakness just invites trouble.
8 I am strong - willed and do not give up or back down easily.
8 I am never prouder than when I see someone I've taken under my wing make it on their own.
8 I have a tender, even somewhat sentimental side that I show to very few people.
8 People who know me appreciate the fact that I talk straight to them and tell them exactly what's on my mind.
8 I've had to work hard for everything I have — I think strug gle is good because it toughens you up and makes you clear about what you want.
8 I see myself as a challenger, as someone who pushes people beyond their comfort zone to achieve their best.
8 My sense of humor is earthy, sometimes even crude, al though I think most people are too prissy and thin - skinned.
8 I can get into a towering rage, but it blows over.
8 I feel most alive when I do what others think is impossible: I liketo go to the edgeand seeif I can beat the odds.
8 Somebody usually has to come up on the short end of the stick, and I don't want it to be me.
9 What people seem to like about me is that they feel safe around me.
9 I don't mind being around people, and I don't mind being alone — either way is fine, as long as I'm at peace with myself.
9 I've found a certain balance in my life, and I see no reason to mess with it.
9 Being "comfortable" in every sense of the word appeals to me a lot.
9 I would rather give someone else their way than create a scene.
9 I don't know exactly how I do it, but I don't let things get tome.
9 I'm pretty easy to please and usually feel that what I have is good enough for me.
9 I've been told that I seem distracted and absent minded — the fact is I understand things, but I just don't want to react to them.
9 I don't think I'm particularly stubborn, but people say that I can be hard - headed once I make up my mind.
9 Most people get themselves worked up too easily: I'm much more even - keeled.
9 You've got to take what life brings, since there's not much you can do about it anyway!
9 I can easily see different points of view, and I tend to agree with people more than I disagree with them.
9 I believe in emphasizing the positive rather than dwelling on the negative.
9 I have what might be called a philosophy of life that guides me and gives me a great deal of comfort in difficult times.
9 During the day, I do everything that needs to be done, but when the day is over, I really know how to relax and take it easy.