Manipulative Behavior Inventory Information from: James J Messina, PhD You can google "manipulation" and this guy's name to get this website article called "Eliminating Manipulation." The article was written by Jake Lawson. I going to post separate pieces of this article in different threads for everybody. Any of this sound familiar to you? Manipulative Behavior Inventory Directions: If you currently use any of the following behaviors in your relationships with people in your life, mark "yes." ___ yes ___ no ( 1) Play the victim ___ yes ___ no ( 2) Play the martyr ___ yes ___ no ( 3) Act helpless ___ yes ___ no ( 4) Play stupid ___ yes ___ no ( 5) Act incompetent ___ yes ___ no ( 6) Act angry ___ yes ___ no ( 7) Throw temper tantrums ___ yes ___ no ( 8) Say "anything you want" when you don't mean it ___ yes ___ no ( 9) Act compliant when you don't want to ___ yes ___ no (10) Lie about how you feel ___ yes ___ no (11) Act lost ___ yes ___ no (12) Act suicidal ___ yes ___ no (13) Act hopeless and pathetic ___ yes ___ no (14) Act depressed ___ yes ___ no (15) Act befuddled or confused ___ yes ___ no (16) Tell stories or fabrications ___ yes ___ no (17) Use hyperbole or exaggeration to build up problems ___ yes ___ no (18) Act as a "wedge" between people keeping them divided against one another ___ yes ___ no (19) Act judgmental or shame people ___ yes ___ no (20) Use guilt trips ___ yes ___ no (21) Use ridicule ___ yes ___ no (22) "Cry wolf" ___ yes ___ no (23) "Looking good" for the other ___ yes ___ no (24) People pleasing ___ yes ___ no (25) Passive aggressiveness ___ yes ___ no (26) Act hurt or wounded ___ yes ___ no (27) Act ignored or forgotten ___ yes ___ no (28) Act unloved or uncared for ___ yes ___ no (29) Blame others for your problems ___ yes ___ no (30) Kiss up ___ yes ___ no (31) Act overly solicitous ___ yes ___ no (32) Ingratiate yourself with others ___ yes ___ no (33) Exaggerated sincerity ___ yes ___ no (34) Overly charming ___ yes ___ no (35) Act "out of it" ___ yes ___ no (36) Act "sorry" for your bad behaviors ___ yes ___ no (37) Insincere promising of change or reformation of behaviors ___ yes ___ no (38) Act as if you don't have value or worth ___ yes ___ no (39) Keep everybody upset to keep focus off you ___ yes ___ no (40) Keep people around you in competitive relationships |
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