TEMPS-A Questionnaire

1. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like change very much.
True False

2. I can really like someone a lot, and then completely lose interest in them.
True False

3. I often get many great ideas.
True False

4. I often feel wound up.
True False

5. I put the needs of others above my own.
True False

6. My moods and energy are either high or low, rarely in between.
True False

7. When angry, I snap at people.
True False

8. My mood often changes for no reason.
True False

9. My feelings are easily hurt by criticism or rejection.
True False

10. I am totally comfortable even with people I hardly know.
True False

11. I often give in to others.
True False

12. I'm the kind of person who believes everything will work out all right.
True False

13. I often feel tired for no reason.
True False

14. I love to tackle new projects, even if risky.
True False

15. When crossed, I could get into a fight.
True False

16. In a group, I would rather hear others talk.
True False

17. I sometimes go to bed feeling great and wake up in the morning feeling life is not worth living.
True False

18. I daydream a great deal about things that other people consider impossible to achieve.
True False

19. I can accomplish many tasks without even getting tired.
True False

20. I am by nature a dissatisfied person.
True False

21. I feel all emotions intensely.
True False

22. I am always on the go.
True False

23. I often feel on edge.
True False

24. I go back and forth between being outgoing and being withdrawn from others.
True False

25. I'm usually in a cheerful or upbeat mood.
True False

26. I get sudden shifts in mood and energy.
True False

27. I am a very skeptical person.
True False

28. The way I see things is sometimes vivid, but at other times lifeless.
True False

29. I have great confidence in myself.
True False

30. I often get so mad that I will just trash everything.
True False

31. I often start things and then lose interest before finishing them.
True False

32. Once I decide to accomplish something, nothing can stop me.
True False

33. I constantly switch between being lively and sluggish.
True False

34. I can get so furious I could hurt someone.
True False

35. My ability to think varies greatly from sharp to dull for no apparent reason.
True False

36. I love to be with a lot of people.
True False

37. I have abilities and expertise in many areas.
True False

38. I am the kind of person you can always depend on.
True False

39. I go back and forth between feeling overconfident and feeling unsure of myself.
True False

40. I often have a strong urge to do outrageous things.
True False

41. I am a grouchy (irritable) person.
True False

42. I am the kind of person who falls in and out of love easily.
True False

43. I have always blamed myself for what others might consider no big deal.
True False

44. I am the kind of person who can be sad and happy at the same time.
True False

45. People tell me I blow up out of nowhere.
True False

46. Normally I can get by with less than 6 hours of sleep.
True False

47. I am so jealous of my spouse (or lover), that I cannot stand it.
True False

48. I would rather work for someone else than be the boss.
True False

49. Life is a feast which I enjoy to the fullest.
True False

50. I feel very uneasy meeting new people.
True False