They:

1. Have a stable self-concept that does not easily change.

2. Are able to combine short-term goals with long-range plans.

3. Are less susceptible to the shifting whims of peer pressure.

4. Tend to have reasonably high levels of self-acceptance.

5. Are able to make decision without undue wavering and indecisiveness

6. Tend to be optimistic about themselves, others, and life generally.

7. Tend to believe that they are responsible for what happens to them, good or bad.

8. Are able to seek self-acceptance directly by being their own person.

9. Are able to be physically and emotionally close to another person without fearing a loss of self.

10. Tend to be cognitively flexible; their sense of self does not depend on being “right.”

They:

1. Tend to have an unstable self-concept marked by ups and downs.

2. Tend to set short-term goals, but have trouble establishing long-range plans.

3. Are more susceptible to the shifting whims of peer pressure influences.

4. Tend to have rather low levels of self-acceptance.

5. Are apt to have trouble making decisions, fearing that they will be wrong

6. Tend to have a somewhat cynical attitude about themselves, others, and life generally.

7. Tend to believe that what happens to them is largely out of their hands, a matter of fate or breaks.

8. Are inclined to seek self-acceptance indirectly by being what they believe others want them to be.

9. Are inclined to have trouble being physically and emotionally close to another person without being either too dependent or too separate.

10. Tend to be cognitively inflexible; their sense of self resides heavily on being “right.”

Implicit Attitude:

1. I am this kind of person . . . .

2. I’m not perfect, but I’m still O.K.

3. I can accept your shortcomings because I can accept my own.

Implicit Attitude:

1. I am not sure who I am as a person.

2. I should be much better/more than I am.

3. I have trouble accepting our shortcomings just as I have trouble accepting my own.