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Emotional and Behavioral Self-Assessment

A 124-statement inventory that surfaces emotional and behavioral patterns, from self-criticism and anger to connection with others. Built for mental health practitioners and educators guiding clients through structured self-reflection.

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1. I demand respect by not letting other people push me around.*

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2. I feel loved and accepted.*

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3. I deny myself pleasure because I don’t deserve it.*

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4. I feel fundamentally inadequate, flawed, or defective.*

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5. I have impulses to punish myself by hurting myself (e.g., cutting myself).*

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6. I feel lost.*

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7. I’m hard on myself.*

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8. I try very hard to please other people in order to avoid conflict, confrontation, or rejection.*

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9. I can’t forgive myself.*

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10. I do things to make myself the center of attention.*

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11. I get irritated when people don’t do what I ask them to do.*

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12. I have trouble controlling my impulses.*

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13. If I can’t reach a goal, I become easily frustrated and give up.*

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14. I have rage outbursts.*

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15. I act impulsively or express emotions that get me into trouble or hurt other people.*

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16. It’s my fault when something bad happens.*

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17. I feel content and at ease.*

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18. I change myself depending on the people I’m with, so they’ll like me or approve of me.*

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19. I feel connected to other people.*

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20. When there are problems, I try hard to solve them myself.*

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21. I don’t discipline myself to complete routine or boring tasks.*

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22. If I don’t fight, I will be abused or ignored.*

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23. I have to take care of the people around me.*

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24. If you let other people mock or bully you, you’re a loser.*

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25. I physically attack people when I’m angry at them.*

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26. Once I start to feel angry, I often don’t control it and lose my temper.*

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27. It’s important for me to be Number One (e.g., the most popular, most successful, most wealthy, most powerful).*

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28. I feel indifferent about most things.*

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29. I can solve problems rationally without letting my emotions overwhelm me.*

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30. It’s ridiculous to plan how you’ll handle situations.*

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31. I won’t settle for second best.*

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32. Attacking is the best defense.*

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33. I feel cold and heartless toward other people.*

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34. I feel detached (no contact with myself, my emotions or other people).*

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35. I blindly follow my emotions.*

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36. I feel desperate.*

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37. I allow other people to criticize me or put me down.*

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38. In relationships, I let the other person have the upper hand.*

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39. I feel distant from other people.*

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40. I don't think about what I say, and it gets me into trouble or hurts other people.*

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41. I work or play sports intensively so that I don’t have to think about upsetting things.*

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42. I’m angry that people are trying to take away my freedom or independence.*

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43. I feel nothing.*

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44. I do what I want to do, regardless of other people’s needs and feelings.*

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45. I don’t let myself relax or have fun until I’ve finished everything I’m supposed to do.*

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46. I throw things around when I’m angry.*

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47. I feel enraged toward other people.*

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48. I feel that I fit in with other people.*

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49. I have a lot of anger built up inside of me that I need to let out.*

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50. I feel lonely.*

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51. I try to do my best at everything.*

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52. I like doing something exciting or soothing to avoid my feelings (e.g., working, gambling, eating, shopping, sexual activities, watching TV).*

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53. Equality doesn’t exist, so it’s better to be superior to other people.*

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54. When I’m angry, I often lose control and threaten other people.*

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55. I let other people get their own way instead of expressing my own needs.*

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56. If someone is not with me, he or she is against me.*

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57. In order to be bothered less by my annoying thoughts or feelings, I make sure that I’m always busy.*

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58. I’m a bad person if I get angry at other people.*

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59. I don’t want to get involved with people.*

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60. I have been so angry that I have hurt someone or killed someone.*

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61. I feel that I have plenty of stability and security in my life.*

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62. I know when to express my emotions and when not to.*

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63. I’m angry with someone for leaving me alone or abandoning me.*

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64. I don’t feel connected to other people.*

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65. I can’t bring myself to do things that I find unpleasant, even if I know it’s for my own good.*

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66. I break rules and regret it later.*

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67. I feel humiliated.*

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68. I trust most other people.*

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69. I act first and think later.*

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70. I get bored easily and lose interest in things.*

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71. Even if there are people around me, I feel lonely.*

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72. I don’t allow myself to do pleasurable things that other people do because I’m bad.*

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73. I assert what I need without going overboard.*

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74. I feel special and better than most other people.*

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75. I don’t care about anything; nothing matters to me.*

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76. It makes me angry when someone tells me how I should feel or behave.*

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77. If you don’t dominate other people, they will dominate you.*

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78. I say what I feel, or do things impulsively, without thinking of the consequences.*

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79. I feel like telling people off for the way they have treated me.*

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80. I’m capable of taking care of myself.*

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81. I’m quite critical of other people.*

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82. I’m under constant pressure to achieve and get things done.*

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83. I’m trying not to make mistakes; otherwise, I’ll get down on myself.*

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84. I deserve to be punished.*

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85. I can learn, grow, and change.*

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86. I want to distract myself from upsetting thoughts and feelings.*

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87. I’m angry at myself.*

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88. I feel flat.*

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89. I have to be the best in whatever I do.*

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90. I sacrifice pleasure, health, or happiness to meet my own standards.*

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91. I’m demanding of other people.*

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92. If I get angry, I can get so out of control that I injure other people.*

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93. I am invulnerable.*

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94. I’m a bad person.*

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95. I feel safe.*

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96. I feel listened to, understood, and validated.*

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97. It is impossible for me to control my impulses.*

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98. I destroy things when I’m angry.*

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99. By dominating other people, nothing can happen to you.*

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100. I act in a passive way, even when I don’t like the way things are.*

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101. My anger gets out of control.*

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102. I mock or bully other people.*

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103. I feel like lashing out or hurting someone for what he/she did to me.*

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104. I know that there is a ‘right’ and a ‘wrong’ way to do things; I try hard to do things the right way, or else I start criticizing myself.*

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105. I often feel alone in the world.*

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106. I feel weak and helpless.*

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107. I’m lazy.*

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108. I can put up with anything from people who are important to me.*

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109. I’ve been cheated or treated unfairly.*

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110. If I feel the urge to do something, I just do it.*

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111. I feel left out or excluded.*

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112. I belittle others.*

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113. I feel optimistic.*

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114. I feel I shouldn’t have to follow the same rules that other people do.*

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115. My life right now revolves around getting things done and doing them ‘right’.*

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116. I’m pushing myself to be more responsible than most other people.*

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117. I can stand up for myself when I feel unfairly criticized, abused, or taken advantage of.*

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118. I don’t deserve sympathy when something bad happens to me.*

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119. I feel that nobody loves me.*

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120. I feel that I’m basically a good person.*

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121. When necessary, I complete boring and routine tasks in order to accomplish things I value.*

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122. I feel spontaneous and playful.*

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123. I can become so angry that I feel capable of killing someone.*

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124. I have a good sense of who I am and what I need to make myself happy.*

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