T H E P S Y C H A P I N V E N T O R Y
(FORM D)
DIRECTIONS: The PSYCHAP INVENTORY is a questionnaire which gives you the chance to compare your personality to others. Each item consists of two statements, "A" & "B". Read each of the two statements and pick the one which comes closest to the way you generally think, feel, or behave.You'll answer the questions on the answer sheets provided (not on the questionnaire itself) by circling the letter "A" or "B" next to the item number there.Most choices will be easy to decide, but with questions which are a "close call" -- or with questions where neither seem to apply -- try and make the choice that comes closest. Also keep in mind, questions are to be answered "IN GENERAL" -- not just how you may be feeling today.
1. A. I'm very industrious.
B. I'm not overly industrious.2. A. I am content. B. I am not content. 3. A. I place a very strong value on my happiness. B. I don't place too strong a value on my happiness.4. A. I'm pretty certain about where I'm going in life. B. Right now, I'm not too certain about where I'm going in life.5. A. I don't have much time to spend in activities I enjoy. B. I spend most of my time in activities I enjoy.6. A. I sometimes like to remove myself from total involvement with life. B. I always like to be totally involved with life.7. A. Things don't often turn out as great as I expected. B. Things often turn out better than I expected.8. A. I know myself very well. B. I'm not sure if I know myself completely.9. A. I'll be disappointed if I don't achieve success. B. If I don't achieve success, I'll still be O.K.10. A. It's hard for me to stop worrying. B. I can stop worrying when I want to.11. A. People don't see me as a model-type person. B. People see me as a fairly model person.12. A. Things are looking up these days. B. Things aren't looking that well these days.13. A. I show my real self freely. B. I hold my real self back somewhat.14. A. The best way to approach life is with care and caution. B. The best way to approach life is with hope and optimism.15. A. Most of the memories that occur to me are unpleasant ones. B. Most of the memories that occur to me are pleasant ones.16. A. My life is generally filled with routine things. B. My life is generally filled with important things.17. A. I often dream for things I don't have a very realistic chance of getting. B. I rarely dream for things I don't have a realistic chance of getting.18. A. I find great purpose and meaning in my life. B. I don't find great purpose and meaning in my life.19. A. I don't have a true love right now. B. I've got a really true love.20. A. I honestly believe that I'm happier than anyone I know. B. I can't say I'm as happy as some people I know.21. A. I often find myself thinking about the past. B. I don't have much time to think about the past.22. A. I'm not sure what makes me happy. B. I know what makes me happy.23. A. I feel I've done very well in life. B. I feel I've done as well as possible in life.24. A. My life is filled with fairly ordinary things. B. My life is filled with many meaningful things.25. A. I am a very cheerful person. B. I am not overly cheerful.26. A. I don't especially like myself an awful lot. B. I like myself an awful lot.27. A. I get an average amount of satisfaction from my daily tasks. B. I get great satisfaction from my daily tasks.28. A. I like socializing with people very much. B. I don't care that much for socializing.29. A. I feel I've had many more successes than failures in my life. B. I feel I've had a pretty even balance of successes and failures in my life.30. A. I trust my own opinions about what's right for me. B. I place more importance on advice from others.31. A. I am usually in a happy mood. B. I am sometimes in a happy mood.32. A. I have a few concentrated interests. B. I have a lot of varied interests.33. A. I feel adjusted and comfortable with the life I'm living these days. B. I am not that adjusted and comfortable with the life I'm living these days.34. A. I'm quite candid around my friends. B. I'm not too candid around my friends.35. A. I feel I have all the skills and abilities to get what I want out of life. B. I don't feel I have all the skills and abilities to get what I want out of life.36. A. I have some health problems. B. I have no health problems.37. A. I like people to approve of me. B. I don't care if people approve of me.38. A. Routine, everyday events don't usually make me happy. B. Routine, everyday things often make me happy.39. A. I am sometimes bothered with fears of being inadequate. B. I am not bothered with fears of being inadequate.40. A. Not all of my desires are fulfilled. B. Most of my desires are fulfilled.41. A. I am pretty close to what I'd like to be as a person. B. I am not satisfied with myself compared with what I'd like to be as a person.42. A. People think of me as a very kind person. B. People think of me as reasonably kind person.43. A. I have a lot of fears. B. I have very few fears.44. A. I don't like my weaknesses and shortcomings. B. I accept and live with my weaknesses and shortcomings.45. A. My romantic life has had some pretty rocky periods. B. My romantic life has always worked out well.46. A. It's often important to worry. B. It's silly to worry.47. A. I find it easy to make good friends. B. I find it somewhat difficult to make good friends.48. A. I am a very happy person. B. I am not too happy a person.49. A. The time I spend with my loved ones is not unusually warm and close. B. The time I spend with my loved ones is very warm and close.50. A. I sometimes like to spend long periods of time away from other people. B. I don't like to spend long periods of time away from people.51. A. I'm optimistic about the future. B. I'm somewhat pessimistic about the future.52. A. My family is not that satisfying. B. My family life is very satisfying.53. A. I get more of a kick out of life now than I ever have. B. I don't get as much of a kick out of life now as I have at other times.54. A. I don't spend that much time socializing. B. I spend a lot of time socializing.55. A. I'm pretty typical. B. I'm not too typical.56. A. I experience my happy moods zestfully (full of energy and active involvement with the world and others). B. I experience my happy moods in a relieved, peaceful, relaxed state.57. A. I don't fit right in every situation. B. I fit right in most situations.58. A. I'm often worried about something or other. B. I'm rarely worried.59. A. I don't spend a lot of time with close friends. B. I spend a lot of time with close friends.60. A. I'm very satisfied with the way things are going for me these days. B. I'm not too satisfied with the way things are going for me these days.61. A. I smile a lot more than most people. B. I smile as much as average.62. A. My childhood was a very happy one. B. My childhood was not a particularly happy one.63. A. My mind is often preoccupied with the past and/or the future. B. My mind is mostly preoccupied with the present.64. A. I am not that actively involved in living. B. I am actively involved in living.65. A. Being happy is not as important as my other ambitions. B. Being happy is more important than my other ambitions.66. A. I'm an extremely optimistic person. B. I'm not extremely optimistic.67. A. My sex life can't be called great. B. My sex life is great.68. A. I'm a very popular person. B. I'm average in popularity.69. A. I'm very outgoing and extraverted. B. I'm not overly outgoing and extraverted.70. A. People often turn to me with their problems. B. People don't often turn to me with their problems.71. A. I do not have a position of high status in my community. B. I have a position of high status in my community.72. A. I'm real self-confident. B. I'm not overly self-confident.73. A. It's better to talk over your personal problems with someone. B. It's better to keep your personal problems to yourself.74. A. Things look very good for me these days. B. Things don't look as good as they could for me these days.75. A. I don't live `the full life'. B. I live `the full life'.76. A. I'm pretty free of tension these days. B. I'm under a great deal of tension these days.77. A. I find it easy to make decisions. B. It's not easy to make decisions.78. A. I am able to satisfy most all of my needs. B. I am unable to satisfy many of my needs.79. A. Meeting new people is fun for me. B. Meeting new people is somewhat uncomfortable for me.80. A. I can think of some things that would make my life more fulfilling. B. I can't think of anything that would make my life more fulfilling.