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Q.1
I often have a hard time wrapping up the final details of a project, once the interesting parts have been done.
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Yes
No
Q.2
I often avoid or delay getting started when I am faced with a task that requires a lot of thought and/or organization at the outset.
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Yes
No
Q.3
I am often distracted by activity or noise around me. When people are talking to me, I often drift off or tune out.
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Yes
No
Q.4
I often fidget or squirm when I am forced to sit down for a long time.
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Yes
No
Q.5
I often make careless mistakes when I have to work on a boring or difficult project.
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Yes
No
Q.6
I often have difficulty keeping my attention when I am doing boring or repetitive work.
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Yes
No
Q.7
I often have a hard time remembering appointments or obligations.
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Yes
No
Q.8
I often have difficulty concentrating on what people say to me, even when they are speaking to me directly.
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Yes
No
Q.9
I often make decisions and act on them impulsively — like spending money, diving into new activities, changing plans.
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Yes
No
Q.10
I become so intensely involved in things that I love to do that I hardly stop to take break.
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Yes
No
Q.11
I tend to overdo things even when they’re not good for me — like compulsive shopping, drinking too much, overworking, and overeating.
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Yes
No
Q.12
I often misplace or have difficulty finding things at home or at work.
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Yes
No
Q.13
I often leave my seat in meetings or other situations where I am expected to remain seated.
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Yes
No
Q.14
I often have a hard time unwinding and relaxing when I have time to myself.
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Yes
No
Q.15
I often talk too much in social situations.
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Yes
No
Q.16
I often find myself finishing the sentences of people I am talking to before they can finish them themselves.
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Yes
No
Q.17
I often have a hard time waiting my turn in situations where turn taking is required.
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Yes
No
Q.18
I often interrupt others even when they are busy.
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Yes
No
Q.19
I often have difficulty getting organized.
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Yes
No
Q.20
When given a task, I usually procrastinate rather than doing it right away.
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Yes
No
Q.21
I can’t seem to reach my goals no matter how much I do or how hard I try.
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Yes
No
Q.22
I often get so wrapped up in what I'm doing that I can hardly stop to take a break or switch to doing something else.
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Yes
No
Q.23
I tend to get frustrated easily and impatient when things are going too slowly.
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Yes
No
Q.24
My self-esteem is not as high as that of others I know.
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Yes.
No.
Q.25
I need a lot of stimulation from things like action movies and video games, new purchases, being among lively friends, driving fast, or engaging in extreme sports.
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Yes.
No.
Q.26
I tend to say or do things without thinking, and sometimes that gets me into trouble.
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Yes
No
Q.27
I’d rather do things my own way than follow the rules and procedures of others.
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Yes
No
Q.28
I often find myself tapping a pencil, swinging my leg, or doing something else to work off nervous energy.
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Yes
No
Q.29
I see myself differently than others see me, and when someone gets angry with me for doing something that upset them, I’m often very surprised.
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Yes
No
Q.30
Even though I worry a lot about dangerous things that are unlikely to happen to me, I tend to be careless and accident-prone.
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Yes
No
Q.31
I have biological relatives who suffer from ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or substance abuse.
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Yes
No
I don't know
Q.32
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