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"    We all need to blow off steam now and then, but sometimes the fiery rage over a spilled bowl of Cheerios just isn&amp;#039;t justified\u2014and could be more detrimental to your family life than you realize. To know how likely you are to lose it, take this &amp;quot;Aggressive Personality Quiz,&amp;quot; designed by the late William Doyle Gentry, author of Anger Management for Dummies. He explains that being aggressive isn&amp;#039;t actually a bad thing\u2014it might also mean you&amp;#039;re determined and successful\u2014but it can make you combative. If you do rank high on his quiz? The next step is learning to control your rage-ful tendencies through positive lifestyle changes. For inspiration, read this angry mom&amp;#039;s story. Please answer the following questions as accurately and honestly as you can. The questions have to do with how you view yourself, as well as how you think others who know you well also view you.   1. I am _______ competitive person. ___ 1. not a ___ 2. a somewhat ___ 3. a fairly ___ 4. a moderately ___ 5. a very  2. Others see me as a forceful person when I am pursuing a goal. ___ 1. not really ___ 2. somewhat ___ 3. probably ___ 4. definitely ___ 5. absolutely  3. In working on a task, I tend to be _________ persistent. ___ 1. not very ___ 2. a little ___ 3. fairly ___ 4. moderately ___ 5. very  4. In a situation involving conflict, I am ___________ confrontational.  ___ 1. not ___ 2. somewhat ___ 3. fairly ___ 4. pretty ___ 5. extremely 5. My family and friends would say I am an impatient person. ___ 1. not really ___ 2. maybe a little ___ 3. probably ___ 4. definitely ___ 5. absolutely  6. At times, I can be a demanding person. ___ 1. no ___ 2. a little ___ 3. sure ___ 4. definitely ___ 5. absolutely  7. My friends view me as an intense person. ___ 1. not really ___ 2. maybe a little ___ 3. probably ___ 4. sure ___ 5. definitely  8. I can be a ____________ determined person if I want something. ___ 1. am usually not a determined person ___ 2. fairly ___ 3. somewhat ___ 4. moderately ___ 5. very  9. In dealing with others, I tend to be ________ direct.  ___ 1. not very ___ 2. a little ___ 3. fairly ___ 4. pretty ___ 5. very 10. I believe it is fair to say that I am a dominant person when it comes tosocial relationships.  ___ 1. I don&amp;#039;t think so ___ 2. not sure ___ 3. maybe a little ___ 4. pretty much ___ 5. absolutely To find out where you rank, first tally your responses to questions 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9. This is your achievement-driven score. Then do the same with your answers to questions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, which gauge your combativeness. Then add the two scores for your total: 10-33 = Low 33-41 = Moderate 42-50 = High Copyright by W. Doyle Gentry, Ph.D. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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