Short Index of Self Actualization (SISA)
Life 3 Scale (L3S)
The Authoritarian-Rebellion Scale (A-R)
Self-Esteem Scale (SES)
SISA + L3S + A-R + SES
Please respond to the questions by circling the number that applies.
Strongly Disagree = 1
Agree = 2
Disagree = 3
Strongly Agree = 4
1. Obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues children should learn.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
2. It is better to be yourself than it is to be popular.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
3. What we need least is an authority to tell us what to do or how to do it.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
4. I am able to do things as well as most other people.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
5. Every person should have complete faith in some supernatural power whose decisions he obeys without question.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
6. I do not fee ashamed of any of my emotions.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
7. I am loved because I can give love.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
8. How do you feel about your life as a whole?
Terrible = 1…2…3…4…5…6…7 = Delighted
9. I feel that I have a number of good qualities.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
10. People can be divided into two distinct classes: the weak and the strong.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
11. I don’t accept my own weaknesses.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
12. To be a decent human being follow your conscience regardless of the law.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
13. I take a positive attitude toward myself.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
14. I can like people without having to approve of them.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
15. No principle is more immoral than that of obedience.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
16. Familiarity breeds contempt.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
17. I do not feel responsible to help anybody.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
18. Astrology will never explain anything because it is a fraud.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
19. My countries way of life is so resistant to progress that revolution is necessary to end its injustices and oppressions.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
20. I feel I must do what others expect me to do.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
21. Nowadays‚ when so many different kinds of people move around and mix together so much‚ people have to protect themselves against catching an infection or disease from them.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
22. Children don’t owe their parents a thing.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
23. My country can’t exert moral leadership among nations until it until it abandons its corrupt material values.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
24. Sex crimes like rape and child molestation reflect a sick society and we must change society rather than punishing individual offenders.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
25. On the whole‚ I am satisfied with myself.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
26. Obedience is the mother of success.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
27. I fear failure.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
28. Strong discipline builds moral character.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
29. At times I think I am no good at all.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
30. My country is spiritually predestined to lead the world.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
31. I wish I could have more respect for myself.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
32. Some day it will be probably be shown that astrology can explain a lot of things.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
33. I avoid attempts to analyze and simplify complex domains.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
34. People of different nationalities‚ social classes and races should mix together more. Everybody would benefit from it.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
35. To know people well is to love them.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
36. My countries way of life is disappearing so fast that force may be necessary to preserve it.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
37. I feel free to be angry at those I love.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
38. Sex crimes‚ such as rape and attacks on children‚ deserve more than mere imprisonment: such criminals ought to be publicly whipped‚ or worse.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
39. Obedience is the mother of enslavement.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
40. I believe that people are essentially good and can be trusted.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
41. True morality only develops in a fully permissive environment.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
42. There is hardly anything lower than a person who does not feel a great deal of love‚ gratitude‚ and respect for his parents.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
43. I have no mission in life to which I feel especially dedicated.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
44. No principle is more noble or holy than that of true obedience.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
45. I certainly feel useless at times.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
46. I am bothered by fears of being inadequate.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
47. The strong and the weak are not inherently different. They are merely the advantaged and disadvantaged members of an unfair society.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
48. I feel that I am a person of worth‚ at least on an equal basis with others.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
49. I can express my feelings even when they may result in undesirable consequences.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
50. Obedience and respect for authority aren’t virtues and shouldn’t be taught to children.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
51. I feel I do not have much to be proud of.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
52. To be a decent person always stay with the law.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
53. It is always necessary that others approve of what I do.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
54. How do you feel about your life as a whole?
Terrible = 1…2…3…4…5…6…7 = Delighted
55. All in all‚ I am inclined to feel that I am a failure.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
56. Our chief want in life is somebody to make us do what we should.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
57. Faith in the supernatural is a harmful self-delusion‚ and submission to religious authority is dangerous.
Strongly Disagree = 1…2…3…4 = Strongly Agree
TOWARD AN ANARCHIST THEORY OF SELF: WILDERNESS‚ ACTUALIZATION
AND AUTHORITY
By: JOSEPH AMOS GARCIA
(Under the Direction of William D. McIntosh)