Personal Attributes Questionnaire
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The items below inquire about what kind of person you think you are.  Each items consists of a pair of characteristics, with the letters A-E in between.  For example:

                              Not at all Artistic     A.....B.....C.....D.....E     Very Artistic

Each pair describes contradictory characteristics--that is, you cannot be both at the same time, such as very artistic and not at all artistic.

The letters form a scale between the two extremes.  You are to choose a letter which describes where you fall on
the scale.  For example, if you think you have no artistic ability, you would choose A. If you think you are pretty
good, you might choose D.  If you are only medium, you might choose C, and so forth.

                                                                               A    B    C    D    E
1.    Not at all aggressive


Very aggressive
2.    Not at all Independent


Very independent
3.    Not at all emotional


Very emotional
4.    Very submissisve


Very dominant
5.    Not at all excitable in a major crisis


Very excitable in a major crisis
6.    Very passive


Very active
7.    Not at all able to devote
       self completely to others



Able to devote self 
completely to others
8.    Very rough


Very gentle
9.    Not at all helpful to others


Very helpful to others
10.  Not at all competitive


Very competitive
11.  Very home oriented


Very worldly
12.  Not at all kind


Very kind
13.  Indifferent to others approval


Highly needful of others approval
14.  Feelings not easily hurt


Feelings easily hurt
15.  Not at all aware of 
       feelings of others



Very aware of feelings 
of others
16.  Can make decisions easily


Has difficulty making decisions
17.  Gives up very easily


Never gives up easily
18.  Never cries


Cries very easily
19.  Not at all self-confident


Very self-confident
20.  Feels very inferior


Feels superior
21.  Not at all understanding
       of others



Very understanding of
others
22.  Very cold in relations with others


Very warm in relations with others
23.  Very little time for security


Very strong need for security
24.  Goes to pieces under pressure


Stands up well under pressure