Temperament Scale of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego - Autoquestionnaire Version (TEMPS-A)

Directions: Circle T (True) for all items that are true about you most of the time in the distant past, meaning years ago, not how you currently feel.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT FOCUS ON HOW YOU FEEL NOW. DO NOT FILL THIS OUT BASED ON HOW YOU HAVE FELT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OR IN THE PAST YEAR. FOCUS ON THE WAY YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST FEW DECADES.

Circle F (False) for all the rest of your life.

1. I am the kind of person who doesn't like change very much. True False

2. I can really like someone a lot, and then completely lose interest in them. True False

3. I often get many great ideas. True False

4. I often feel wound up. True False

5. I put the needs of others above my own. True False

6. My moods and energy are either high or low, rarely in between. True False

7. When angry, I snap at people. True False

8. My mood often changes for no reason. True False

9. My feelings are easily hurt by criticism or rejection. True False

10. I am totally comfortable even with people I hardly know. True False

11. I often give in to others. True False

12. I'm the kind of person who believes everything will eventually turn out all right. True False

13. I often feel tired for no reason. True False

14. I love to tackle new projects, even if risky. True False

15. When crossed, I could get into a fight. True False

16. In a group, I would rather hear others talk. True False

17. I sometimes go to bed feeling great and wake up in the morning feeling life is not worth living. True False

18. I daydream a great deal about things that other people consider impossible to achieve. True False

19. I can accomplish many tasks without even getting tired. True False

20. I am by nature a dissatisfied person. True False

21. I feel all emotions intensely. True False

22. I am always on the go. True False

23. I often feel on edge. True False

24. I go back and forth between being outgoing and being withdrawn from others. True False

25. I'm usually in an upbeat or cheerful mood. True False

26. I get sudden shifts in mood and energy. True False

27. I am a very skeptical person. True False

28. The way I see things is sometimes vivid, but at other times lifeless. True False

29. I have great confidence in myself. True False

30. I often get so mad that I will just trash everything. True False

31. I often start things and then lose interest before finishing them. True False

32. Once I decide to accomplish something, nothing can stop me. True False

33. I constantly switch between being lively and sluggish. True False

34. I can get so furious I could hurt someone. True False

35. My ability to think varies greatly from sharp to dull for no apparent reason. True False

36. I love to be with a lot of people. True False

37. I have abilities and expertise in many areas. True False

38. I am the kind of person you can always depend on. True False

39. I go back and forth between feeling overconfident and feeling unsure of myself. True False

40. I often have a strong urge to do outrageous things. True False

41. I am a grouchy (irritable) person. True False

42. I am the kind of person who falls in and out of love easily. True False

43. I have always blamed myself for what others might consider no big deal. True False

44. I am the kind of person who can be sad and happy at the same time. True False

45. People tell me I blow up out of nowhere. True False

46. Normally I can get by with less than 6 hours of sleep. True False

47. I am so jealous of my spouse (or lover), that I cannot stand it. True False

48. I would rather work for someone else than be the boss. True False

49. Life is a feast which I enjoy to the fullest. True False

50. I feel very uneasy meeting new people. True False

This questionnaire is an electronic adaptation of Dr. Nassir Ghaemi's original TEMPS research publicly published on his website, Psychiatry Letter, in PDF format at this link: https://psychiatryletter.com/temps-scale/