How Impulsive Are You?

THE BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE

ŠE.S.Barratt,1994

People differ in the ways they act and think in different situations.  This is a test to measure some of the ways in which you act and think.  Read each statement and, using the scale below, indicate how often you act and think in the way described.  Do not spend too much time on any statement. Answer quickly and honestly.

 

4= Almost Always
3= Often
2= Occasionally
1=
Rarely/never

 

1 . I plan tasks carefully
2. I do things without thinking
3 . I make up my mind quickly
4 . I am happy go lucky
5 . I don't pay attention
6 . I have racing thoughts
7 . I plan trips well ahead of time
8 . I am self-controlled
9 . I concentrate easily
10 . I save regularly
11 . I squirm during plays or lectures
12 . I am a careful thinker
13 . I plan for job security
14 . I say things without thinking
15 . I like to think about complex problems
16 . I change jobs
17 . I act on impulse
18 . I get easily bored when solving though problems
19 . I act on the spur of the moment
20 . I am a steady thinker
21 . I change where I live
22 . I buy things on impulse
23 . I can only think about one problem at a time
24 . I change hobbies
25 . I spend or charge more than I earn
26 . I talk fast
27 . I am more interested in the present than in the future
28 . I am restless at the theater or lectures
29 . I like puzzles
30 . I am future oriented