CHARACTER STUDY OUTLINE TEMPLATE

Character Name: __________________________

Title of Work: ____________________________

Physiology

1. Sex M__ or F__

2. Age ____
3. Height _____ Weight _____
4. Color of hair _____ eyes _____ skin _____
5. Posture _____
6. Appearance (good looking, over or underweight, clean, neat, pleasant, untidy. Shape of head, face,
limbs.) _________________________________________________________________________
7. Defects (deformities, abnormalities, birthmarks, diseases)
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8. Heredity ___________________________________________________________________________
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Sociology

1. Class: Lower__ Middle __ Upper __

2. Occupation (type of work, hours of work, condition of work, union or nonunion, attitude toward
organization, suitability for work.)
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3. Education: (amount, kind of schools, marks, favorite subjects, poorest subjects, aptitudes.)
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4. Home life: (Parents living, earning power, orphan, parents separated or divorced, parents habits,
parents mental development, parents vices, neglect. Character's marital status.)
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5. Religion: _____________
6. Race, nationality: _____________________________________
7. Place in community: (leader among friends, clubs, sports.)
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8. Political Affiliations:
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9. Amusements, hobbies: (books, newspapers, magazines he reads.)
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 Psychology
1. Sex life, moral standards:
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2. Personal premise, ambition:
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3. Frustrations, chief disappointments:
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4. Temperament: (choleric, easygoing, pessimistic, optimistic.)
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5. Attitude towards life: (resigned, militant, defeatist.)
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6. Complexes: (obsessions, inhibitions, superstitions, phobias)
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7. Extrovert, introvert, ambivert: _________________________________________________________
8. Abilities: (language, talents.)
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9. Qualities: (imagination, judgment, taste, poise)
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10. I. Q. _____

Additional Character comments/notes (sine wave the character follows emotionally)

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