Form: Horney-Coolidge Tridimensional Inventory, HCTI

I am affectionate.

It's a hostile world.

I prefer to be alone.

I feel better when I'm in a relationship.

Life is a struggle.

People say I'm unemotional.

I like to be liked by others.

I like to be in command.

I am self-sufficient.

I like to help others.

Only the strongest survive.

I don't really need people.

I like to give others my sympathy.

I enjoy feeling powerful.

I could live quite well without anyone.

I am unselfish.

I enjoy outsmarting other people.

I'd rather work, sleep, and eat alone.

I am self-sacrificing.

Other people are too sentimental.

I avoid parties and social gatherings.

I am a generous person.

People are inconsiderate.

I am a private person.

I'd rather be with someone else than be alone.

I'll test myself in fearful situations in order to make myself stronger.

I avoid questions about my personal life.

I forgive and forget pretty easily.

I like a good argument.

I like to live independent of others.

I care what other people think about me.

I am uninhibited and brave.

I avoid long-term obligations.

I feel crushed if I am rejected.

Beggars make me angry.

I feel lonely.

Most people are more attractive than me.

To survive in this world, you have to look out for yourself first.

I resent people trying to influence me.

I feel weak and helpless when I'm alone.

People tend to be untrustworthy.

I try to avoid advice from others.

I try to avoid fighting or arguing.

People tend to be manipulative.

I could live fine without friends or family.

I tend to feel it's my fault if something goes wrong.

Children should be taught toughness.

I like it better when people do not share their thoughts or feelings with me.

I tend to be the one who apologizes first.

It's a fact of life most successful people step on others to get ahead.

I feel I'd be better off without people than with people.

I need the company of others.

People's basic nature is aggressive.

I try to avoid conflicts.

Children should be taught to be kind and loving.

I've met a lot of idiots in my life.

Children should be taught self-sufficiency.