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Seek out the opinions and advice of others when making decisions, but ultimately make their own decisions | Unable to make everyday decisions, seeking an excessive amount of advice or reassurance from others; allow others to make most of their important decisions |
Carefully promote harmony with important persons in their life by being polite, agreeable, and tactful | Agree with people when they believe they are wrong, because of fear of being rejected |
Although they respect authority and prefer the role of team member, they can initiate and complete tasks on their own | Have difficulty initiating projects or doing things on their own |
Thoughtful of and good at pleasing others; occasionally, they will endure personal discomfort in accomplishing a good deed for the key people in their lives | Volunteer to do things that are unpleasant or demeaning in order to get other people to like them |
Tend to prefer the company of one or more persons to being alone | Feel uncomfortable or helpless when alone or go to great lengths to avoid being alone |
Tend to be strongly committed to relationships and work hard to sustain them | Feel devastated or helpless when close relationships end, and frequently are preoccupied with fears of being abandoned |
Can take corrective action in response to criticism | Easily hurt by criticism or disapproval |