Can you accept, with some calmness of mind, having someone point out to you that you have not been as clear about things as you thought, and that sometimes your attitudes are not consistent, that you are, to some extent, confused? A, C, E, P §_6 Rigidity_ Do you often find yourself trying to be, or wishing you were someone you're not? C {82} Are you perfectionistic? Upset when you make even fairly minor mistakes? Concerned that "things be in their proper place"? Are you frequently intense and uptight? C, J Are you "overcontrolling"--anxious when you do not feel you have things clearly under control? Are you depressed (see §5, Table 1) or phobic (see §4.2, Table 1)? Do you suspect that other people think that you magnify evils, blowing negative things out of proportion? Are you inclined to be moralistic, dogmatic, critical, or judgmental? Are you an uncompromising person? Do you feel, deep down, that perhaps your expectations and demands (concerning others, yourself, and the world) may be unrealistic? Do you think you are often inclined to confuse what you would like with what you need? E, P, H §_7 Inhibition_ Do you feel blocked, inhibited, or held in check by an overly critical self? B Do you feel that you have pent-up feelings that are in need of release? Do you feel stultified or oppressed by your relationships with your spouse, friends, or family? Does your life lack emotional intensity? Do you obtain little joy or satisfaction from living? C, J Do you feel that somehow there are blocks _in you_ that are standing in the way of your self-realization, of fulfilling your potential? H §_8 Introversion or Extroversion_ Are you inner-directed? Would you rather be alone or with one or two friends than attend a party? Are you impatient, or do you even resent receiving unsolicited suggestions? A, F On the other hand, are you at ease with groups of people? Is it important to your self-image what other people think of you? (Are you perhaps status-oriented?) Do you often find it useful or helpful to receive advice? Q §_9 Motivation and Capacity for Physical Exercise_ Are you free of physical handicaps? Do you _like_ to be physically active, to exercise? {83} Do you begin to feel restless when a week or more goes by and you have been sedentary? If you are not physically fit now but are healthy, does it appeal to you to work regularly and hard to become physically stronger and to improve your endurance? T, J, yoga (see U) §_10 Need for Acceptance, Human Warmth, and Gentle Encouragement_ Do you feel that perhaps no one has ever taken the time to listen to you, to take a genuine interest in you and in your problems as a person? Do you feel, perhaps because of circumstances or problems over which you've had no control, that you have received rather little human warmth from others? Would you prefer encouragement that is patient and warm rather than a forceful push to change your life? B