It seems like people go out of their way to avoid interacting with me

People tend to "rebuff" my thoughts/opinions.

People greet me in social situations.

People try to avoid talking to me.

People accept me for who I am.

Others try to avoid contact with me.

People talk to me only when they are required to (i.e., need something that I have).

My "friends" like to hang out with me.

People shut me out of their conversations.

People tend to physically avoid me.

People include me in various group activities.

People invite me to their social functions.

People like spending time with me.

It seems that other people tend to "shun" me.

People seem to deliberately try to avoid during social encounters.

People look the other way when they see me.

People pay attention to me.

People reply to my correspondence (e.g., phone messages, emails) in a timely fashion.

Other people tend to ostracize me

Admitting that your tastes are different from those of a friend

Going camping in the wilderness

Betting a day's income gambling

Investing 10% of your annual income in a moderate growth mutual fund

Drinking heavily at a social function

Taking some questionable deductions on your income tax return

Disagreeing with an authority figure on a major issue

Betting a day's income at a high stakes poker game

Having an affair with a married man/women

Passing off somebody else's work as your own

Going down a ski run that is beyond your ability

Investing 5% of your annual income in a very speculative stock

Going whitewater rafting at high water in the spring

Betting a day’s income on the outcome of a sporting event

Engaging in unprotected sex

Revealing a friend’s secret to someone else

Driving a car without wearing a seat belt

Investing 10% of your annual income in a new business venture

Taking a skydiving class

Riding a motorcycle without a helmet

Choosing a career that you truly enjoy over a more secure one

Speaking your mind about an unpopular issue in a meeting at work

Sunbathing without sunscreen

Bungee jumping off a tall bridge

Piloting a small plane

Walking home alone at night in an unsafe area of town

Moving to a city far away from your extended family

Starting a new career in your mid-thirties

Leaving your young children alone at home while running an errand

Not returning a wallet you found that contains $200

There is a special person who is around when I am in need.

There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

My family really tries to help me.

I get the emotional help and support I need from my family.

I have a special person who is a real source of comfort to me.

My friends really try to help me.

I can count on my friends when things go wrong.

I can talk about my problems with my family.

I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

There is a special person in my life who cares about my feelings.

My family is willing to help me make decisions.

I can talk about my problems with my friends.

I am not a worrier

I like to have a lot of people around me

I don't like to waste my time daydreaming

I try to be courteous to everyone I meet

I keep my belongings neat & clean

I often get into arguments with my family and co-workers

I am pretty good about pacing myself so as to get things done on time

When I'm under a great deal of stress, sometimes I feel like I'm going to pieces

I don't consider myself especially "light-hearted"

I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art and nature

Some people think I'm selfish and egotistical

I am seldom sad or depressed

I really enjoy talking to people

I believe letting students hear controversial speakers can only confuse and mislead them

I would rather cooperate with others than compete with them

I try to perform all the tasks assigned to be conscientiously

I often feel tense and jittery

I like to be where the action is

Poetry has little or no effect on me

I tend to be cynical and skeptical of others' intentions

I have a clear set of goals and work toward them in an orderly fashion

Sometimes I feel completely worthless

I usually prefer to do things alone

I often try new and foreign foods

I believe that most people will take advantage of you if you let them

I waste a lot of time before settling down to work

I rarely feel fearful and anxious

I often feel as if I'm bursting with energy

I seldom notice the moods or feelings that different environments produce

Most people I know like me

I work hard to accomplish my goals

I often get angry at the way people treat me

I am a cheerful, high-spirited person

I believe we should look to our religious authorities for decisions on moral issues

Some people think of me as cold and calculating

When I make a comment, I can always be counted on to follow through

Too often, when things go wrong, I get discouraged and feel like giving up

I am not a cheerful optimist

Sometimes when I am reading poetry or looking at a work of art, I feel a chill or wave of excitement

I'm hard-headed and tough-minded in my attitudes

Sometimes I'm not as dependable or reliable as I should be

I am seldom sad or depressed

My life is fast-paced

I have little interest in speculating on the nature of the universe or the human condition

I generally try to be thoughtful and considerable

I am a productive person who always gets the job done

I often feel helpless and want someone else to solve my problems

I am a very active person

I have a lot of intellectual curiosity

If I don't like people, I let them know it

I never seem to be able to get organized

At times I have been so ashamed I just wanted to hide

I would rather go my own way than be the leader of others

I often enjoy playing with theories or abstract ideas

If necessary, I am willing to manipulate people to get what I want

I strive for excellence in everything I do

I am not a very methodological person

Most everyone around me seems like a stranger

I don't get much satisfaction from the groups I participate in.

There are good people around me who understand my views and beliefs.

There is no one I have felt close to for a long time.

I have a romantic partner who gives me support and encouragement.

I belong to a network of friends.

There are people I can count on for companionship.

I don't have one specific relationship in which I feel understood

I am an important part of the emotional well-being of another person.

I don't have a special love relationship.

Admitting that your tastes are different from those of a friend

Going camping in the wilderness

Betting a day’s income gambling

Investing 10% of your annual income in a moderate growth mutual fund.

Drinking heavily at a social function.

Taking some questionable deductions on your income tax return.

Disagreeing with an authority figure on a major issue.

Betting a day’s income at a high-stake poker game

Having an affair with a married man/woman

Passing off somebody else’s work as your own

Going down a ski run that is beyond your ability.

Investing 5% of your annual income in a very speculative stock.

Going whitewater rafting at high water in the spring.

Betting a day’s income on the outcome of a sporting event.

Engaging in unprotected sex.

Revealing a friend’s secret to someone else.

Driving a car without wearing a seat belt.

Investing 10% of your annual income in a new business venture.

Taking a skydiving class.

Riding a motorcycle without a helmet.

Choosing a career that you truly enjoy over a more secure one.

Speaking your mind about an unpopular issue in a meeting at work.

Sunbathing without sunscreen.

Bungee jumping off a tall bridge.

Piloting a small plane.

Walking home alone at night in an unsafe area of town.

.Moving to a city far away from your extended family

Starting a new career in your mid-thirties.

Leaving your young children alone at home while running an errand.

Not returning a wallet you found that contains $200.

Even when I'm feeling self-confident about most things, I still seem to lack the ability to control interpersonal situations.

I have no trouble making and keeping friends.

I'm not good at guiding the course of a conversations with several others.

I can usually establish a close personal relationship with someone I find sexually attractive.

When being interviewed I can usually steer the interviewer toward the topics I want to talk about and away from those I wish to avoid.

If I need help in carrying out a plan of mine, it's usually difficult to get others to help.

If there's someone I want to meet I can usually arrange it.

I often find it hard to get my point of view across to others.

In attempting to smooth over a disagreement I usually make it worse.

I find it easy to play an important part in most group situations.

Satisfied

Discontented

Optimistic

Hopeless

Useful

Insignificant

Confident

Helpless

Understood

Lonely

Loving

Withdrawn

Free-and-easy

Tense

Enthusiastic

Depressed

Good-natured

Impatient

Clear headed

Confused

I feel I am free to decide for myself how to live my life.

I really like the people I interact with.

Often, I do not feel very competent.

I feel pressured in my life.

People I know tell me I am good at what I do.

I get along with people I come into contact with.

I pretty much keep to myself and don't have a lot of social contacts.

I generally feel free to express my ideas and opinions.

I consider the people I generally interact with to be my friends.

I have been able to learn interesting new skills lately.

In my daily life, I frequently have to do what I am told.

People in my life care about me.

Most days I feel a sense of accomplishment from what I do.

People I interact with on a daily basis tend to take my feelings into consideration.

In my life I do not get much of a chance to show how capable I am.

There are not many people that I am close to.

I feel like I can pretty much be myself in my daily situations.

The people I interact with regularly do not seem to like me much.

I often do not feel very capable.

There is not much opportunity for me to decide for myself how to do things in my daily life.

People are generally pretty friendly towards me.

I turned to work or other activities to take my mind off things

I concentrated my efforts on doing something about the situation I'm in

I said to myself "this isn't real."

I used alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better

I got emotional support from others

I gave up trying to deal with it

I took action to try to make the situation better

I refused to believe that it has happened

I said things to let my unpleasant feelings escape

I used alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it

I tried to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive

I tried to come up with a strategy about what to do

I got comfort and understanding from someone

I gave up the attempt to cope

I looked for something good in what is happening

I made jokes about it

I did something to think about it less, such as going to movies, watching TV, reading, daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping

I accepted the reality of the fact that it has happened

I expressed my negative feelings

I tried to find comfort in my religion or spiritual beliefs

I learned to live with it

I thought hard about what steps to take

I prayed or meditated

I made fun of the situation