character trait checklist

8/14/2019 Character Trait Checklist

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Character Name:

RPRF Personality Scale Descriptions of High Scorer

Abasement Shows a high degree of humility; accepts blame and criticism even when not deserved; willing to accept aninferior position; tends to be self-effacing.

____ meek

____ self-accusing____ self-blaming____ obsequious

____ self-belittling

____ surrendering____ resigned____ self-critical

____ humble

____ apologizing____ subservient____ obedient

____ yielding

____ deferential____ self-subordinating

Achievement Aspires to accomplish difficult tasks; maintains high standards and is willing to w o r k toward distant goals;responds positively to competition; willing to put forth effort to attain excellence.

____ striving

____ accomplishing____ capable

____ purposeful

____ attaining

____ industrious____ achieving

____ aspiring

____ enterprising

____ self-improving____ productive

____ driving

____ ambitious

____ resourceful____ competitive.

Affiliation Enjoys being with friends and people in general; accepts people readily; makes efforts to win friendships and

maintain associations with people.

____ neighborly

____ loyal____ warm

____ amicable

____ good-natured

____ friendly____ companionable

____ genial

____ affable

____ cooperative____ gregarious

____ hospitable

____ sociable

____ affiliative____ good-willed

Aggression Enjoys combat and argument; easily annoyed; sometimes willing to hurt people to get own way; may seek to

"get even" with people perceived as causing harm.

____ aggressive

____ quarrelsome____ irritable

____ argumentative

____ threatening

____ attacking____ antagonistic

____ pushy

____ hot-tempered

____ easily-angered____ hostile

____ revengeful

____ belligerent

____ blunt____ retaliative

Autonomy Tries to break away from restraints, confinement, or restrictions of any kind; enjoys being unattached, free, not

tied to people, places, or obligations; may be rebellious when faced with restraints.

____ unmanageable____ free

____ self-reliant

____ independent

____ autonomous____ rebellious

____ unconstrained

____ individualistic

____ ungovernable____ self-determined

____ non-conforming

____ noncompliant

____ undominated____ resistant

____ lone-wolf

Change Likes new and different experiences; dislikes routine and avoids it; may readily c h a n g e opinions or values indifferent circumstances; adapts readily to changes in environment.

____ inconsistent

____ fickle____ flexible

____ unpredictable

____ wavering

____ mutable____ adaptable

____ changeable

____ irregular

____ variable____ capricious

____ innovative

____ flighty

____ vacillating____ inconstant

Cognitive Structure Does not like ambiguity or uncertainty in information; wants all questions answered completely; desires

to make decisions based upon definite knowledge, rather than upon guesses or probabilities.

____ precise____ exacting

____ definite

____ seeks certainty____ meticulous

____ perfectionistic

____ clarifying____ explicit

____ accurate

____ rigorous____ literal

____ avoids ambiguity


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Defendence Ready to defend self against real or imagined harm from other people; takes offense easily; does not acceptcriticism readily.

____ self-protective____ justifying

____ denying

____ defensive

____ self-condoning____ suspicious

____ secretive

____ resists inquiries

____ protesting____ wary

____ self-excusing

____ rationalizing

____ guarded____ touchy

____ has a "chip on the

shoulder"

Dominance Attempts to control environment, and to influence or direct other people; expresses opinions forcefully; enjoysthe role of leader and may assume it spontaneously.

____ governing____ controlling

____ commanding

____ domineering

____ influential____ persuasive

____ forceful

____ ascendant

____ leading____ directing

____ dominant

____ assertive

____ authoritative____ powerful

____ supervising

Endurance Willing to work long hours; doesn't give up quickly on a problem; persevering , even in the face of great

difficulty; patient and unrelenting in work habits.

____ persistent

____ determined____ steadfast

____ enduring

____ unfaltering

____ persevering____ unremitting

____ relentless

____ tireless

____ dogged____ energetic

____ has stamina

____ sturdy

____ zealous____ durable

Exhibition Wants to be the center of attention; enjoys having an audience; engages in behavior which wins the notice of

others; may enjoy being dramatic or witty.

____ colorful

____ entertaining

____ unusual

____ spellbinding

____ exhibitionistic

____ conspicuous

____ noticeable

____ expressive

____ ostentatious

____ immodest

____ demonstrative

____ flashy

____ dramatic

____ pretentious

____ showy

Harmavoidance Does not enjoy exciting activities, especially if danger is involved, avoids risk of bodily harm; seeks to

maximize personal safety.

____ fearful

____ self-protecting

____ pain-avoidant

____ careful____ cautious

____ seeks safety

____ unadventurous

____ apprehensive

____ precautionary____ timorous

____ avoids risks

____ vigilant

____ attentive to danger

____ stays out of harm's

way

____ withdraws from

danger

Impulsivity Tends to act on the "spur of the moment" and without deliberation; gives vent readily to feelings and wishes;

speaks freely; may be volatile in emotional expression.

____ hasty

____ rash

____ uninhibited

____ spontaneous

____ reckless

____ irrepressible

____ quick-thinking

____ mercurial

____ impatient

____ incautious

____ hurried

____ impulsive

____ foolhardy

____ excitable

____ impetuous

Nurturance Gives sympathy and comfort; assists others whenever possible; interested in caring for children, the disabled, orthe infirm; offers a "helping hand" to those in need; readily performs favors for others.

____ sympathetic

____ paternal

____ helpful____ benevolent

____ encouraging

____ caring

____ protective____ comforting

____ maternal

____ supporting

____ aiding____ ministering

____ consoling

____ charitable

____ assisting


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Order Concerned with keeping personal effects and surroundings neat and organized; dislikes clutter, confusion, lack of

organization; interested in developing methods for keeping materials methodically organized.

____ neat

____ organized____ tidy

____ systematic

____ well-ordered

____ disciplined____ prompt

____ consistent

____ orderly

____ clean____ methodical

____ scheduled

____ planful

____ unvarying____ deliberate

Play Does many things "just for fun;" spends a good deal of time participating in gamess, sports, social activities, and otheramusements; enjoys jokes and funny stories, maintains a light-hearted, easy-going attitude toward life.

____ playful

____ jovial____ jolly

____ merry

____ laughter-loving

____ joking____ frivolous

____ prankish

____ sportive

____ mirthful____ fun-loving

____ gleeful

____ carefree

____ blithe____ pleasure-seeking

SentienceNotices smells, sounds, sights, tastes, and the way things feel; remembers these sensations and believes that theyare an important part of life; is sensitive to many forms of experience; may maintain an essentially hedonistic or aesthetic

view of life.

____ aesthetic

____ observant____ earthy

____ aware

____ notices environment

____ feeling____ sensitive

____ sensuous

____ open to experience

____ perceptive

____ responsive____ noticing

____ discriminating

____ alive to impressions

____ enjoys physical

sensations

Social Recognition Desires to be held in high esteem by acquaintances; concerned about reputation and what other people

think, works for the approval and recognition of others.

____ approval seeking

____ accommodating

____ socially proper

____ seeks admiration____ obliging

____ agreeable

____ socially sensitive

____ desirous of credit

____ well-behaved____ seeks respectability

____ seeks recognition

____ courteous

____ proper

____ makes good impression

____ behaves

appropriately.

Succorance Frequently seeks the sympathy, protection, love, advice, and reassurance of other people ; may feel insecure orhelpless without such support; confides difficulties readily to a receptive person.

____ trusting

____ ingratiating____ dependent

____ entreating

____ appealing for help

____ seeks support____ wants advice

____ helpless

____ confiding

____ needs protection____ requesting

____ craves affection

____ pleading

____ help-seeking____ defenseless

Understanding Wants to understand many areas of knowledge; values synthesis of ideas, verifiable generalizations and

logical thought, particularly when directed at satisfying intellectual curiosity.

____ inquiring

____ curious

____ analytical____ exploring

____ intellectual

____ reflective

____ incisive____ investigative

____ probing

____ logical

____ scrutinizing____ theoretical

____ astute

____ rational

____ inquisitive


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