§_11 Articulateness and Analytical Attitude_ Can you talk openly and clearly about your feelings, about what is troubling you? Can you fairly readily describe examples of situations that may bother you? If you were asked to describe the _personality_ (not his or her physical features and behavior) of someone you talked with last night for half an hour at a party, could you do this without a lot of hesitation and brow-furrowing? Do you _like_ to talk about personal problem solving, about your feelings, past events, and why you have come to feel as you do? Do you feel a _need_ to acquire an overall sense of understanding of yourself, your family, and how they have influenced you? A §_12 Reflectiveness_ Do you often find yourself thinking about your feelings, about the purpose of life, and about whether yours has a meaningful direction? Do you tend to come home from a visit with friends or family and go over in your mind what went on and wonder why people said and did certain things? Do you have a mental habit of standing apart from what you're doing and judging yourself and your work? Do you spend much time just "thinking about things," even dwelling on problems that concern you? A, G {84} §_13 Imagination_ As a child, did you have an imaginary friend? When you sit on a rock by a brook in the woods, do you quickly begin to feel a special sense of relaxation? Or, watching the waves breaking on the beach, do you find yourself lulled into a sense of absorption in nature? Do you enjoy reading? As you read a descriptive novel, do you tend to "see" many of the places and people? Do the events come alive for you? Do you find yourself thinking about the events in the book as though they make up a real world of their own? W §_14 Sensitivity to Values_ Are personal values very important to you? For example, do you sometimes find yourself thinking that so much of television programming is mediocre, trash, a waste of time? Do you _feel_ that there are human values that are more important than how much money you make, what model car you drive, and the luxuriousness of your home? Are you a religious or spiritual person, whether you attend church or not? Do you like art, music, or literature? Do you feel, really feel, a sense of compassion or empathy for people who face poverty and misfortune? Do you sometimes feel guilty because of your own situation, that there always seem to be others who are worse off? Have you ever faced the opportunity to take advantage of someone or of a situation and simply decided not to (even though you _knew_ you could do this without risk) because you simply wanted to feel honest or retain a sense of your own integrity? Are you in search of a richer meaning in life? Do you wonder whether what you are doing with your life is really right for you? G §_15 Comfort in a Group Setting_ Do you feel comfortable and safe in groups?