How DoesYour Self-ConceptCompareto Your Self-ldeal?
Belowyou will find a list of 15 traits,each portrayedon a 9-pointcontinuum.Mark with an X whereyou think
you fall on each trait. Try to be candid and accurate;these marks will collectivelydescribea portion of your
When you are finished,go back and circlewhere you wish you could be on each dimension.
self-concept.
These marksdescribeyour self-ideal.Finally,in the spaceson the right,indicatethe size of the discrepancy
betweenself-conceptand self-idealfor each trait.
lndecisive
1. Decisive
21
98
Relaxed
2. Anxious
987
3. Easilyinfluenced
4321
lndependent
thinker
4321
Lessintelligent
Very intelligent
In good physicalshape
4321
shape
ln poorphysical
9876
4321
9876
Dependable
o . Undependable
21
98
Honest
7. Deceitful
21
A follower
8. A leader
21
98
Ambitious
9. Unambitious
1
98
tnsecure
10. Self-confident
21
987
Adventurous
1 1 .C o n s e r v a t i v e
21
987
lntroverted
12. Extraverted
98
13. Physicallyattractive
987
4321
unattractive
Physically
4321
Hardworking
14.Lazy
9
1 5 .F u n n y
4321
Littlesenseof humor
9
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overall' how would you describethe discrepancy
betweenyour self-conceptand your self-ideal
(large,
moderate,small,largeon a few dimensions)?
How do sizabregaps on any of the traitsaffectyour
serf-esteem?
Do you feel that any of the gaps,existbecauseyou
have had others'idealsimposedon you or
you have thoughflesslyacceptedothers,
because
idealsi
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