Exploring Your Personality

Hello! This exercise has 42 behaviors listed. Go through each item and indicate how frequently you do
each of the following behaviors by selecting the correct option
Options:
0 – Almost Never
1 – Rarely
2 – Sometimes
3 – Frequently
4 – Very Frequently

1. I give people reasons why my work is not done

2. I feel about what someone did or said to me, or about something I did or said
3. I expect people to do what I say
4. I send out a questionnaire or carry out a survey or meet people to get needed information
5. I do what my boss says to do, even when it is difficult
6. I feel guilty about not getting a job done on time or coming in late or working too hard, etc
7. I play on a hunch without bothering to get factual data
8. I give a smile to others like: coworkers, superiors, subordinates, customers, etc
9. I suggest that a sick or ill person see the doctor or take rest of the day off
10. I do not care for rules
11. When people do not obey or follow rules, I hear a voice in my head saying something like, “Those people
should…”
12. When I know that the job will not be ready when I want it, I repeatedly ask if it might be possibly be ready before
time
13. I find ways to make a boring task interesting
14. I read or discuss or attend classes / seminars to improve my job skills
15. I get a feeling that something unusual is about to happen, before it happens
16. I plan ways to do things that might be considered harmful, illegal or unethical
17. I say (or think) things like, “What would you do without me?”
18. I dramatize my entry by doing a little ‘dance step’ when walking into a friends office or work place
19. I correct subordinates when they fail to perform up to the standards
20. I cleverly figure out how to get my own way at someone else’s expense
21. I keep calm in an emotionally charged atmosphere
22. I help my coworkers or subordinates or boss by going a little out of my way to do something for them
23. When I am hurt, I go off somewhere to be by myself
24. I put people down without thinking
25. After hard work, I like to take a stretch break and really enjoy the feeling of loosening up my muscles and relaxing
26. I say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’
27. I say or think things like, “I will do it for them; they cannot be expected to handle it”.
28. I talk about facts when another person is in need of comfort
29. I take the remaining last one of the biscuits or goodies that someone brought for coffee break
30. I gather necessary information and then use my sixth sense to make an accurate interpretation
31. I help out a coworker in an emergency
32. I insist that others take care of themselves like carrying an umbrella in rainy season
33. I answer the phone in a very well modulated voice
34. I slyly work out a way to avoid doing a job that’s been assigned to me
35. I set people straight when they are not doing their jobs properly
36. I set standards for proper performance]
37. I like to go for picnics
38. I complete work on time
39. I get bored by routine tasks
40. I behave properly in the presence of others
41. I disobey seniors
42. I make a tensed atmosphere humorous by cracking jokes
SCORING SHEET:
Item # CP NP A LP NC AC RC
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TOTAL
SCALE:
Level Score Range
Very High - Greater than 20
High -15 - 19
Medium - 10 - 14
Low -5-9
Very Low - Less than 5

INTERPRETATION:

An ego state for Berne is: ‘a system of feelings accompanied by related set of behaviour patterns.’

3 Ego States – Parent, Adult, Child

Total Level
Ego State Description
Score
Tries to make the Child do as the parent wants them to do, perhaps
Critical transferring values or beliefs or helping the Child to understand and live in
Parent society. They may also have negative intent, using the Child as a whipping-
boy or worse.
Caring and concerned and often may appear as a mother-figure (though
Nurturing
men can play it too). They seek to keep the Child contented, offering a safe
Parent haven and unconditional love to calm the Child's troubles.
The 'grown up' rational person who talks reasonably and assertively,
Adult neither trying to control nor reacting aggressively towards others. The
Adult is comfortable with themself and is, for many of us, our 'ideal self'.

Largely un-self-aware and is characterized by the non-speech noises

Natural
they make (yahoo, whee, etc.). They like playing and are open and
Child vulnerable

Adapted Reacts to the world around them, either changing themselves to fit in or
Child rebelling against the forces they feel.
Little The curious and exploring Child who is always trying out new stuff (often
Professor much to their Controlling Parent's annoyance).
Displays feelings and behaviour learnt as a child when rebelling against
parent figures. The Rebellious Child is 'counter dependent'. Whatever the
Rebellious parent says, the Rebellious Child thinks and wants the opposite. It feels like
Child freedom and 'being myself', but on its own, it is the prison of always
having to be the opposite of the parent figure - not their photo, but its
negative.

Dominant Ego State: