Marlisa Benshoof

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

• Name:______________________________________________ Date:___________________________
• Directions: The following items if answered honestly, are designed to help you better under your thinking and behavior
• Please take the time to complete each of the 80 items on this inventory using the four‐point scale defined below: 1=disagree 3=agree 2=uncertain 4=strongly agree 1
• I will allow nothing to get in the way of me getting what I want ………………………………………………..____ 2
• I find myself blaming society and external circumstances for the problems I have had in my life.____ 3
• Change can be scary.……………………………………………..………………………………………………..………………….____ 4
• Even though I my start out with the best of intentions I have trouble remaining focused and staying “on track”..……………………………………………..………………………………………………..…………………………….…____ 5
• There is nothing I can’t do if I try hard enough………………………………………………..………………………….____ 6
• When pressured by life’s problems I have said “the hell with it” and followed this up by using drugs or engaging in crime………………………..………………………………………………..………………………………………..____ 7
• It’s unsettling not knowing what the future holds………………………………………………..……………………..____ 8
• I have found myself blaming the victims of some of my crimes by saying things like “they deserved what they got” or “they should have known better” ………………………………………………..…………………____ 9
• One of the first things I consider in sizing up another person is whether they look strong or weak ___ 10
• I occasionally think of things too horrible to talk about………………………………………………..……………..____ 11
• I am afraid of losing my mind.………………………………………………..……………………………………………………____ 12
• The way I look at it, I’ve paid my dues and am therefore justified in taking what I want...…………..____ 13
• The more I got away with crime the more I thought there was no way the police or authorities could ever catch up with me.………………………………………………..………………………………………………..…………….____ 14
• I believe that breaking the law is no big deal as long as you don’t physically hurt someone………..____ 15
• I have helped out friends and family with money acquired illegally…………………………………………….____ 16
• I am uncritical of my thoughts and ideas to the point that I ignore the problems and difficulties associated with these plans until it is too late……………………………………………………………………………..____
• Answer Scale 1=disagree 3=agree 2=uncertain 4=strongly agree 17
• It is unfair that I have been imprisoned for my crimes when bank presidents, lawyers, and politicians get away with all sorts of illegal and unethical behavior every day..………………………………………….____ 18
• I find myself arguing with others over relatively trivial matters ………………….………………………………____ 19
• I can honestly say that the welfare of my victims was something I took into account when I committed my crimes………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 20
• When frustrated I find myself saying “secret it” and then engaging sin some irresponsible or irrational act ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 21
• New challenges and situations make me nervous……………………………………………………………………….____ 22
• Even when I got caught for a crime I would convince myself that there was no way they would convict me or send me to prison………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 23
• I find myself taking shortcuts, even if I know these shortcuts will interfere with my ability to achieve certain long‐term goals……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 24
• When not in control of a situation I feel weak and helpless and experience a desire to exert power over others………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 25
• Despite the criminal life I have led, deep down I am basically a good person..…………………………….____ 26
• I will frequently start an activity, project, or job but then never finish it…………………………………….____ 27
• I regularly hear voices and see visions which others do not hear or see………………………………………____ 28
• When it’s all said and done, society owes me………………………………………………………………………………____ 29
• I have said to myself more than once that if it wasn’t for someone “snitching” on me I would have never gotten caught…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 30
• I tend to let things go which should probably be attended to, based on my belief that they will work themselves out……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………____ 31
• I have used alcohol or drugs to eliminate fear or apprehension before committing a crime………..____ 32
• I have made mistakes in life.………………………………………………………………………………………………………..____ 33
• On the streets I would tell myself I needed to rob or steal in order to continue living the life I had coming.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 34
• I like to be on center stage in my relationships and conversations with others, controlling things as much as possible.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………____
• Answer Scale 1=disagree 3=agree 2=uncertain 4=strongly agree 35
• When questioned about my motives for engaging in crime, I have justified my behavior by pointing out how hard my life has been.……………………………………………………………………………………………………____ 36
• I have trouble following through on good initial intentions………………………………………………………..____ 37
• I find myself expressing tender feelings toward animals or little children in order to make myself feel better after committing a crime or engaging in responsible behavior.…………………………………………____ 38
• There have been times in my life when I felt I was above the law.………………………………………………____ 39
• It seems that I have trouble concentrating on the simplest of tasks……………………………………………____ 40
• I tend to act impulsively.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..____ 41
• Why should I be made to appear worthless in front of friend and family when it is so easy to take from others……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………____ 42
• I have often not tried something out of fear that I might fail…………………………………….………………..____ 43
• I tend to put off until tomorrow what should have been done today.……………….………………………____ 44
• Although I have always realized that I might get caught for a crime, I would tell myself that there was “no way they would catch me this time”.………………………………………………..……………………………____ 45
• I have justified selling drugs, burglarizing homes, or robbing banks by telling myself that if I didn’t do it someone else would…………………………………………………………………………………..………………………….…____ 46
• I find it difficult to commit myself to something I am not sure of because of fear……………………….____ 47
• People have difficulty understanding me because I tend to jump around from subject to subject when talking..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….____ 48
• There is nothing more frightening than change.………………………………………………………………………….____ 49
• Nobody tells me what to do and if they try I will respond with intimidation, threats, or I might even get physically aggressive.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….____ 50
• When I commit a crime or act irresponsibly I will perform a “good deed” or do something nice for someone as a way of making up for the harm I have caused.………………………………………………………____ 51
• I have difficulty critically evaluating my thoughts, ideas, and plans.……………………………………………____ 52
• Nobody before or after can do it better than me because I am stronger, smarter, or slicker than most people.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………____ 53
• I have rationalized my irresponsible actions with such statements as everybody else is doing it so why shouldn’t I”.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………____
• Answer Scale 1=disagree 3=agree 2=uncertain 4=strongly agree 54
• If challenged I will sometimes go along by saying “yeah, you’re right,” even when I know the other person is wrong, because it’s easier than arguing with them about it…………………………………………____ 55
• Fear of change has made it difficult for me to be successful in life………………………………………………____ 56
• The way I look at it I’m not really a criminal because I never intended to hurt anyone………………____ 57
• I still find myself saying “the hell with working a regular job, I’ll just take it”.………………………………____ 58
• I sometimes wish I could take back certain things I have said or done.……………………………………..…____ 59
• Looking back over my life I can see now that I lacked direction and consistency of purpose.………____ 60
• Strange odors, for which there is no explanation, come to me for no apparent reason………………____ 61
• When on the streets I believed I could use drugs and avoid the negative consequences (addiction, compulsive use) that I observed in others……………………………………………………………………………………____ 62
• I tend to be rather easily sidetracked so that I rarely finish what I start……………………………………….____ 63
• If there is a short‐cut or easy way around something I will find it………………………………………………..____ 64
• I have trouble controlling my angry feelings………………………………………………………………………………..____ 65
• I believe that I am a special person and that my situation deserves special consideration…………____ 66
• There is nothing worse than being seen as weak or helpless……………………………………………………….____ 67
• I view the positive things I have done for others as making up for the negative things……………….____ 68
• Even when I set goals I frequently do not obtain them because I am distracted by events going on around me…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..____ 69
• There have been times when I tried to change but was prevented from doing so because of fear……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….____ 70
• When frustrated I will throw rational thought to the wind with such statements as “screw it” or “the hell with it” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………____ 71
• I have told myself that I would never have had to engage in crime if I had had a good job………..____ 72
• I can see that my life would be more satisfying if I could learn to make better decisions……………____ 73
• There have been times when I have felt entitled to break the law n order to pay for a vacation, new car, or expensive clothing that I told myself I needed…………………………………………………………………____
• Answer Scale 1=disagree 3=agree 2=uncertain 4=strongly agree 74
• I rarely considered the consequence of my actions when I was in the community………………………____ 75
• A significant portion of my life on the streets was spent trying to control people and situations…____ 76
• When I first began breaking the law I was very cautious, but as time went by and I didn’t’ get caught
• I became over confident and convinced myself that I could do just about anything and get away with it.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………____ 77
• As I look back on it now, I was a pretty good guy even though I was involved in crime……………….____ 78
• There have been times when I have made plans to do something with my family and then cancelled these plans so that I could hang out with my friends, use drugs, or commit crimes…………………….____ 79
• I tend to push programs to the side rather than dealing with them…………………………………………….____ 80
• I have used good behavior (abstaining from crime for a period of time) or various situations (fight with a spouse) to give myself permission to commit a crime or engage in other irresponsible activities such as using drugs……………………………………………………………………………………………….….…..____