The Shorter PROMIS Questionnaire

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Answer each question on a scale of 0-5 where:

0 = not like me at all
5 = like me

Answers should be given for life-time use rather than just recent use i.e have you ever...

Male Female
1. I have an intimate relationship with caffeine so that in a strange way I only feel real when I am using it.
2. I find it difficult to pass over an opportunity for casual or illicit sex.
3. I often get so tired with exercise that I find it difficult to walk or to climb upstairs.
4. I find that feeling light-headed is often irrelevant in deciding when to stop drinking alcohol.
5. I tend to look for or take on positions of power or influence so that I rise to a position of emotional or practical power over others as rapidly as possible.
6. I prefer to use tobacco throughout the day rather than only at specific times.
7. I find that the amount that I have won or lost is often irrelevant in deciding when to stop gambling or risk taking.
8. I feel uncomfortable when shopping with other people because it restricts my freedom.
9. I particularly enjoy getting a really strong effect from recreational drugs.
10. I tend to think of food not so much as a satisfier of hunger but as a reward for all the stress I endure.
11. I am afraid that I will be thought of as (and perhaps become) a callous person if I do not show my capacity for self-denial and caretaking on a daily basis.
12. I have taken on a piece of work that I actively disliked not so much out of necessity but more simply to keep myself occupied.
13. In a restaurant or even at home I often try to persuade others to choose dishes that I know I would like even though I would probably refuse to eat them.
14. I tend to pride myself on never being a burden to others.
15. I feel an increased tension or awareness when it is coming to the time when I normally take my medication.
16. I tend to be upset when someone close to me takes care of someone else.
17. I particularly enjoy shopping bargains so that I often finish up with more than I need.
18. I find that having one drink tends not to satisfy me but makes me want more.
19. I prefer to exercise alone rather than in company.
20. Others have expressed repeated serious concern over my sexual behaviour.
21. I tend to use tobacco as both a comfort and strength even when I feel that I don't want any.
22. I prefer to take caffeine on my own rather than in company.
23. I tend to use food as both a comfort and a strength even when I am not hungry.
24. I feel a sense of increased tension and excitement when I know that I have the opportunity to get some drugs.
25. The things I do for others results in there not being much left of my personal life.
26. I tend to work faster and for longer hours than any other people of my own ability so that they find it difficult to keep up with me.
27. I feel that I only become a real person when I am being totally looked after by someone else.
28. It would be more painful for me to give up caffeine than to give up a close friend.
29. I find it difficult not to take up a position of power of influence when it is available, even when I do not really need it and can see no particular use for it.
30. I pride myself on the speed with which I can get to have sex with someone and find that sex with a complete stranger is stimulating.
31. I have regularly stolen or helped myself to other peoples caffeine even though I had enough money to buy my own.
32. I prefer to look after other people on my own rather than as part of a team.
33. I always try to take exercise several times a day.
34. When I eat in company I like to be with special friends or family members I can rely on to finish off some foods for me.
35. Others tend to express concern that I am not doing enough for my own pleasure.
36. When I have definitely overworked and got myself irritable and overtired I tend to feel defiant as well as slightly ashamed.
37. After drinking alcohol, I have had a complete blank of ten minutes or more in my memory when I try to recall what I was doing on the previous day or night.
38. Others have expressed repeated serious concern about my use of prescription medicines.
39. I try to avoid all risks of upsetting other people.
40. I tend to tidy up the mess that someone else has got into at work, even when I have not been asked to do so.
41. Others have expressed repeated serious concern about aspects of my drug use.
42. I take more than the prescribed dose of my medication as and when I feel it necessary.
43. I use alcohol as both a comfort and a strength.
44. I find that being full is often irrelevant in deciding when to stop eating.
45. I tend to give (an act of service to others) and not count the costs even though the costs mount progressively.
46. I find that finishing a specific project is often irrelevant in deciding when to stop working.
47. I am afraid that I will put on excessive amounts of weight or become particularly irritable or depressed if I gave up using tobacco altogether.
48. I tend to use shopping as both a comfort and a strength even when I do not need anything.
49. I find life rather empty when someone for whom I was caring for gets better and I have felt at times resentful when I am no longer needed.
50. I find that I sometimes put on weight even when I am trying to diet.
51. I tend to gulp down the first (alcoholic) drink fairly fast.
52. I tend to time my intake of caffeine so that others are not really aware of my total intake.
53. I have had a list of so many things that I dare not eat, so that there is very little left that I can eat.
54. I particularly enjoy getting wringing wet with sweat when I exercise.
55. I find that people tend to express progressively more concern about my relationships.
56. When I am working with others I tend to disguise the full amount of time and effort that I put into my work.
57. I often chew something and then take it out of my mouth and throw it away.
58. I tend to remain loyal and faithful regardless of what I may endure in a close relationship.
59. I tend to go shopping just in case I might see something I want.
60. I have a sense of increased tension and excitement when I buy caffeine substances or when I see advertisements for them.
61. When I am shopping with family members or friends or others I tend to disguise the full extent of my purchases.
62. I like to make myself useful to other people even when they do not appreciate what I do.
63. I tend to find someone else to be close to when my primary partner is away even for a short time.
64. I often find that having my first use of tobacco in any day tends not to satisfy me, but to make me want more.
65. I have stolen/embezzled to cover gambling losses or to cover my losses in risky ventures.
66. I find that getting high tends to relax me so that I go on to take more drugs if they are available.
67. I tend to keep reserve projects up my sleeve just in case I find some time, even a few minutes to spare.
68. I feel a sense of tension and excitement when I am about to take exercise.
69. I tend to use my self-denial and caretaking for others as both a comfort and a strength for myself.
70. I would take an opportunity to have sex despite having just had it with somebody else.
71. Others have expressed repeated serious concern about my excessive eating.
72. I prefer to have power and influence in all my relationships rather than being vulnerable.
73. I have regularly covered other people's work and responsibilities even when there was no need for me to do so.
74. In my prime(or even now) I had a good head for alcohol so that others appeared to get drunk more readily than me.
75. I find making a sexual conquest causes me to lose interest in that partner and leads me to begin looking for another.
76. I tend to use drugs as both a comfort and a strength.
77. It would be more painful for me to give up gambling and risk taking than it would be for me to give up a close friendship.
78. I tend to find new close relationships within days or weeks of the failure of a previous one.
79. I would respond positively to an unexpected invitation to exercise despite having just finished my regular exercise.
80. I often buy so many goods (groceries, sweets, household goods, books etc.) that it would take a month to get through them.
81. I tend to venture into company only if I have someone to look after me.
82. I would find it strange to leave half a glass of (alcoholic) drink.
83. I have continued to use tobacco even when I have had a bad cold or even more serious respiratory problem.
84. I prefer always to keep my shopping supplies topped up in case of war or natural disaster, rather than let my stocks run low.
85. I prefer to eat alone rather than in company.
86. I tend to take on more work for someone close to me even if I have not finished the previous batch.
87. I feel an overwhelming sense of excitement when I find a new person to look after my needs or a new way in which an existing partner can look after them better.
88. I often find that I use all of the drugs in my possession even though I had intended to spread them out over several occasions.
89. Others have expressed repeated serious concern over my gambling or risk taking.
90. I tend to ensure that I have sex of one kind or another rather than wait for my regular partner to be available again after an illness or absence.
91. I tend to think that a close friendship is when someone else really looks after me.
92. If my medical supply was being strictly controlled I would hang onto some old tablets even if they were definitely beyond their expiry date.
93. I think of buying things not so much as a means of providing necessities but more as a reward that I deserve for the stresses that I endure.
94. I tend to accept opportunities for further gambling or risk taking despite having just completed a session or a project.
95. When I have definitely eaten too much I tend to feel defiant as well as disappointed in myself.
96. I am afraid that my life will fall apart and that others will take advantage of me if I gave up the power and influence that I currently hold.
97. I feel that I only really become myself when I am exercising.
98. I tend to make sure that I have the drugs or the money for drugs before concentrating on other things.
99. Others (e.g. Doctors) have commented that he/she would be knocked out by a fraction of the medication that I regularly take.
100. I particularly enjoy eating raw vegetables and also salty or sour things.
101. I have regularly undermined other people's positions of power or influence even though they may have significantly less than my own.
102. Others have expressed repeated serious concern over the amount of time I spend working.
103. I only feel like a real person when I am performing an act of service for someone else.
104. I find that my tobacco consumption goes up or down when I am off alcohol or drugs or when I am on a diet.
105. I tend to use exercise as both a comfort and strength even when I am perfectly fit and do not need any more.
106. I find that having all the power and influence that I need for my own personal and professional life is irrelevant in deciding when to stop seeking more.
107. I find that my intake of another form of caffeine tends to increase when I am off my own favourite.
108. I prefer to gamble or to take risks in one way or another throughout the day rather than at particular times.
109. When I am eating in company I tend to time my eating as a form of strategy so that others are not really aware of just how little I am eating.
110. I have had repeated affairs even though I had a regular relationship.
111. I find that I tend to adopt a self denying and caretaking role in many of my relationships.
112. I find that my previous doses of medication are no longer successful in controlling my symptoms.
113. I prefer to graze like a cow throughout the day rather than ever allowing myself to get hungry.
114. I have had three or more regular sexual partners at the same time.
115. When I have used too much caffeine I tend to feel defiant as well as disappointed in myself.
116. I have had three or more different sizes of clothes in my adult, (non-pregnant if female) , wardrobe.
117. I have regularly given unsolicited advice to other people on how to solve their problems.
118. I tend to use a position of power or influence as a comfort and strength regardless of whether there are particular problems needing my attention in other aspects of my life.
119. When I eat something reasonably substantial I tend to feel disappointed or even angry with myself as well as slightly relieved.
120. I tend to use gambling or risk-taking as a form of comfort and strength even when I do not feel that I particularly want to gamble or take further risks.
121. I continue to take medication because I find that it helps me, even though the original stresses for which the original medication was prescribed, have been resolved.
122. I find it difficult to leave any loose ends in a conversation in which I am trying to be helpful.
123. I feel that I only become a real person when I am shopping.
124. I tend to get irritable and impatient when people look after themselves rather than me.
125. If I had run out of my prescribed medication I would take an alternative even if I was not sure of its effects.
126. I look for all opportunities for power and influence as and when they arise.
127. I often stay up half the night having `helpful' conversations.
128. I have had voluntary sex with someone that I dislike.
129. I often take exercise just to tire myself sufficiently for sleep.
130. In a new relationship I feel uncomfortable until I hold the most powerful position.
131. I would use tobacco before going out somewhere for the evening where I may not be able to use it.
132. If I ran out of my favourite tobacco, I would accept the offer of an alternative that I do not particularly like.
133. Once I start work in any day I find it difficult to get `out of the swing of it' and relax.
134. I get irritable and impatient if there is more than ten minutes conversation at a meal or social function before my host offers me an alcoholic drink.
135. I would gamble or take a risk at the first opportunity in case I did not get the chance later on.
136. I would have an alcoholic drink before going out for the evening to somewhere alcohol may not be available.
137. If my favourite form of gambling or risk taking was unavailable I would gamble on something else I normally disliked.
138. I am aware that once I have consumed certain foods I find it difficult to control further eating.
139. I get irritable and impatient at meal times if someone tries to persuade me to eat something.
140. I often drink significantly more alcohol than I intend to.
141. I get irritable and impatient if my supply of drugs is delayed for ten minutes or so for no good reason.
142. I sometimes rush through a meal or skip it altogether so that I can have some caffeine.
143. I tend to use more drugs if I have got more.
144. I often avoid meal times by claiming that I have already eaten when it is not true.
145. I am often capable of drinking twenty cups of tea/coffee/coke etc. in a day.
146. I often smoke to calm my nerves.
147. I get irritable and impatient if there is a complete break of ten minutes in a gambling session.
148. I tend to change partners if sex becomes repetitive.
149. I often help someone close to me more than I intend to.
150. I feel most in control of my feelings when other people are performing services of one kind or another for me.
151. I often use tobacco significantly more than I intend to.
152. Some food makes me wish I could eat it like other people do but I nonetheless find that I cannot bring myself to do so.
153. I get irritable and impatient if my prescribed medication is delayed for ten minutes.
154. I often take sports clothes and equipment with me when I go out `just in case' the opportunity to exercise arises.
155. I only become a real person when I am tidying up the physical, emotional and social messes made by those who I care for.
156. I go shopping to calm my nerves.
157. I often find myself taking more prescribed medication than I intend to.
158. I feel most in control of my feelings when I am performing services of one kind or another for someone else.
159. I would use drugs before going out for an evening if I felt there might not be the opportunity to use them later.
160. When I feel that my position of power or influence is under threat I tend to neglect other aspects of my life.