DO NOT OPEN UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO ® = Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory"— ADOLESCENT ‘The authors gratetully acknowledge the assistance of Auke Tollegen, Robor P Archor, and Yossel S Ben-Porath in determining the final form of the test booklet This booklet has numbered statements about whal people are tke and ~~ what they think, Read each statement and decide whether itis true.as | {ele Seen Applied to you or false as applied to you. | conpety mares Mark your answers on your answer sheet. Look atthe example atthe | x @ answar shee! shown at the nght. a stalementss true ormostly true, | yo, as applied to you, blacken the cifcle marked T. (See A at the nghl.) t a statement 1s false or not usually true, as applied to you, blacken ~~ the circle marked F. (See B al the right.) Please do not mark both true and faise for any one question. If a stalement does not apply to you or if itis something that you don't know about, do not make a mark on the answer sheet, But try to respond to every statement. Remember to give your own opinion of yourselt in marking your answers on the answer sheet, be sure that the number of the statement matches the number on the answer sheet. Use a sott black lead pencil and make your marks heavy. Completely erase any answer you want to change. Do not make any marks In this booklet, Remember, !1y to respond to every statement ‘Work quickly, but don't be careless. Now open the booklet and begin. 516 17 18 19 DO NOT MAKE ANY MARKS ON THIS BOOKLET. ‘hk mechanics magazines Ihave a good appetite | wake up fresh and rested mos! mornings. | seidom worry about my health Jam easily awakened by nose My father is a good man, or (if your father 1's dead} my lather was a good man. Ikke to read newspaper arhcles on enme My hands and leet are usually warm enough My daily hfe 1s tull of things that keep me wteresied tam about as able to work a5 | ewer was There seems to be a lump an my throat much of the bre My teachers have it in for me. leroy detective or mystery stones | work undes a great deal o! tension ‘Once in a while | think of things 100 bad to talk about Jam sure | get a raw deal fram Ife. lam troubled by attacks of nausea and vornitng tam very seidom troubled by constipation. ‘At times I nave very much wanted to leave home No one seems to understand me. 21 At umes | have fits of laughing and crying: that | cannot control 22. Evil spirits possess me al tmes 23. | feel that it is certainly best to keep my mouth shut when I'm in trouble 24. When people do me a wrong. I feel | should pay them back if | can, just for the principie of the thing 25 am bothered by an upset stomach ‘saveral limes a week 26 Attimes | feel like sweanng_ 27 I shnnk trom facing a cnsis or difficulty 28 J find it hard to keep my mind on a task or yob 29 Ihave had very peculiar and strange experiences 30 Sometimes | use laxatives so! won't gain weight 31 | have never been in trouble because ‘ot my Sex behavior 32 Ihave sometimes stolen things. 39, I'm afraid to. goto school. 34, Attimes | feel like smashing things. 35. 1 have had penods of days, weeks. of months when | couldn't take care of thing because | couldn't "gel going.” 36. My sleep is fitful and disturbed. 37. Much of the time my head seems to hur all over. 38. | do not always tell the truth.39° people had not had Win for me I would be much more successtul 40. My judgment is better than it ever was uddenty fee! hat 41. Once a week or often all over, for no real reason. | am in just as good physical health as a2. most of my friends. 43. {proter to pass by people | know Dut not seen. tor a long time, unless (hey 44 1am almost never bothered by pains over my heart or in my chest 45. Most anytime | would rather sit and daydream than do anything else. 46 lama very sociable person. 47. Ihave offen had fo take orders trom someone who did not know as much as | did 48 Ido not read every editonal in the newspaper every day 49. (have not lived the nght kind of We 50 Parts of my body often feel like they are burning, tingling, or "going to sleep.” 51. My family doesn't like the kind of work | plan to do. 52. | sometimes keep on at a thing until others lose their patience with me. z 53. Iwish | could be as happy as others seem to be. $4. hardly ever feel pain in the back of my neok. ——— 85 | think a great mary people exngpeme their misfortunes in order to gaan fa sympathy and haip of carers. 56, | am troubled by discormdon wm te pal of my stomach every few days of oRerer 57 My parents do not tie my inencs 538 Jam an imponant person 59. Ihave often wished | were @ Gt (Ord you aro a gif) Ihave never been sorry that | ama gift 60, My feelings are not easty hut. G1. Lenyoy reading tove stories. 62. Most of the time | tee! ive 63. itwould be better d almost af laws wore thrown away 64 1 hke poetry 65. | sometimes tease arwmals: 66. Ithink i would hke the lund ot work a forest ranger does. 67 |. am easily downed in an argument 68. These days | hind it hard not 0 give up hope of amounting to something. 69. | think school is a waste of time. 70. tam certainly lacking in selt-confidence, 71. Jusually teal that lite is worthwinte. 72. itlakes alot ot argument to convince most people of the truth. 73. Once ina while | put off unt tomorrew what | ought to do today.by most people who know me ‘hol mind being made fun of Id tke to be a nurse think most people would tie to get ahoad Ido many things which | regret altenwards: (I regret things more or more olten than ‘others seam to} 79 Ihave very few quarrels with members of my family. 80 I have been suspended from school one oF more times for bad behavior 81 Attimes | have a strang urge to do something harmful or shocking 82 {ike to goto parties and other affairs where there 15 lots of loud tun 83 I have met problems so full of possibilities: that | have been unable lo make up my ‘mind about them 84 | believe women ough! 10 have as much sexual freedom as men 85 My hardest battles are with mysell 86 I love my father, or (if your father 1s dead) | loved my father 87. | have little or no trouble with my muscles: = twitching or jumping 88. | don'l seem to care what happens to me. 89. Sometimes when | am not feeling well | am inntable. 90. Much of the time | feel as if | have done something wrong or evil 91 | am/happy most of the time. 821 see. things of animals oF people around ‘me that athers do not see 93 There eeoms to be a fuliness in my head OF Nose Most al the time. 94 Some people are 60 bossy that | feet Me doing the opposite of what they request, even though | know they are ight. 95. Someone has it in for me. 96. | have never done anything dangerous for the thl of i 97, Often I feo! as if there is a tight band around my head 98, | get angry sometimes, 99 | enjoy a race or game more when | bet on i 100 Most people are honest chietly because they are afraid of beng caught 101 In schoo! I have sometimes been sent to the principal for bad behavior 102. My speech is the same as always (not faster or slower, no slurring or hoarseness) 103. My table manners are no} quite as good at home as when | am out in company. 104. Anyone who is able and willing to work, hard has a good chance of succeeding 105. | seem to be about as capable and smart as most others around me. 106. | have a great deal of stomach trouble. 107 Most people will use somewhat unfair means to get what they want.108, Sometimes | make mysel! Inrow Ul feabng 50 } wort gain weght 102 I know who is responsible for mast of MY troubles The sight of Blood doesn't frighten me OF make me sick 110 Otten | can't understand whv ! have been so imtable and grouchy m1 112. Ido not worry about catching diseases: 143. Ihave never vomited blood or coughed up blood. 114 Tike collecting flowers or growing house plants 115 I frequently find « necessary to stand up for what | think 1s right 116 At times my thoughts have raced ahead faster than I could speak them. 117 1 could get into a movie without paying and be sure | was not seen. | would probably do it 118 often wonder what hidden reason another person may have for doing something nice for me 119, | believe that my home life 1s as pleasant as that of most people | know. 120. Melieve m iaw enforcement 121. Chtticism or scolding hurts me terribly 122 | like to cook 123. My conduct is mostly controlled by the behavior of those around me 124. | certamly feel useless at times. to.a group of In@nds Who ty to. ‘ vas ipeiond ea through all kinds Of trouble, shek tog hereatter 126. tbelieve inal 1d like to be a soldier. 127 Iwoul picking a fist fight with 428 Altmes | feel ike someone. oul on things because | 29 Ihave onen lost see oeulan't make up ety mind soon enough la ask kes me impatient to have peop! ms ony acc or otherwise interrupt me when {am working on something important 131. [keep a diary 132 | believe am being plotted against. 133 | would rather wan than lose na game 134 Most nights | go to sleep without thoughts or ideas bothenng me 135 During the past lew years | have been well most of the ime 136 I believe | am being followed 137 [feel that | have often been punished without cause 138, Ihave never had a fit or convulsion. 139. tery easily. 140. 1am neither gaining nor losing weight. 141 I cannot understand what | read as well as lused to. 142. | have never felt betler in my life than | do now. 143° The top of my head sometimes feels lender,144° | have a problem with alcohol or drugs 145. I resent having anyone Inck me so cleverly that | nave to admit | was fooled 146 I donot we quickly 147. | hke to know some important people because it makes me feel important 148 Lam afraid when I look down from a high place 149. Itwouldn't make me nervous if any members of my family got inte trouble with the taw. 150 What others think of me does not bother me, 151 I makes me uncomtontable to put on a stunt al a party even when others are doing the same sort of things 152 Ihave never had a fa;nting spell 153 | like schoo! 154 | frequently have to fight against showing that | am basblul 155 Sameone has been Irying 10 poison me 156 Ido not have a great fear of snakes, 157. I seldom or never have dizzy spells 158. My meméry seems to be alll right 159. | am worried about sex. 160. | find it hard to make talk when I mee! new people. 161 | have had periods in which | carried on activities without knowing later what | had been doing. 162 When | get bored | like to sur up some exctiement 163 | am afraid of losing my mand. 164. Iam against gving money to beggars 165. | frequently notice my hand shakes when | try to do something 186 + Lan read a long white without tirir, my eyes 167 I feel weak all over much of the tne 168 i have very few headaches 169. My hands nave not become clumsy or awkward, 170. | lke to study and read about things that | am working at. 171 Sometimes, when embarrassed, | break ‘oul in a Sweat which annoys me greatly 172. Ihave had no difficulty in keeping my balance in walking 173 There 1s someting wrong with my mand, 174 | do not have spells of hay taver or asthma 175. Vhave had attacks in wtwch § could not control my movements or speech but m which I knew whal was gomg on around me. 176. Ido not like everyone | know 177 | sometimes think about killing myselt 178. | wish | were not so shy. 179. | enjoy many difterent kinds of play end recreation. 180 | like to flirt.181. My lamily reats me like a child. 182 My mother is. a good woman, or {if your mother is dead) my mother was a good ‘woman 183. In walking | am very careful to step over ‘sidewalk cracks. 184 There 4s very Iittle love and companionship in my family as compared to other homes: 185, | frequently find myself worrying about something. 186 I think | would like the work of a building contractor. 187 I have a physical problem that keeps me from enjoying activities after school 188 | like science 189. Itt not hard for me to ask help from my fnends even though | cannot return the favor 190 I very much ike hunting 191 My parents often object to the kind of people | go around with. 192. | gossip a little at times. 193, My hearing is apparently as good as that of most people. 194. Some of my family have habits that bother and annoy me very much. 195. Attimes | feel that! can make up my mind with unusually great ease. 196. | hardly ever notice my heart pounding and §am seldom shori of breath, 97. I like to talk about sex. | have never 198. | like to visit places wher boan before. 199. | have been inspired to a program ol life based on duty which | hava since carefully followed. 200. Ihave at times stood in the way of people who were trying to do something, nui Lecause it amounted to much but because of the principle of the thing. 201. I get mad easily and then got over it soon. 202. Ihave been quite independent and free from family rule. 203. | brood a great deal 204 My relatives are nearly all in sympathy with me 205. | have periods of such great restlessness that I cannot sit long ina chy 206 | have been disappointed in love 207. I never worry about my looks 208 1 dream frequently about things that are best kept to myself. 209. | believe | am no more nervous than most others. 210, | have few or no pains 211. My way of doing things is apt to be misunderstood by others. 212, Sometimes without any reason or even when things are going wrong | feel excitedly happy, “on top of the world” 213. I don't blame people for trying to grab everything they can get in this world.214. have had biank spells in which my activities were interrupted and | did not know what was going on around me. 215. My parents do not really love me. 216. \can be friendly with people who do things which | consider wrong, 217. \ like to be with a crowd who play jokes on one another. 218. Ihave difficulty in starting to do things. 219. I believe | am a condemned person. 220. \ama slow learner in school, 221. It does not bother me that | am not better ooking, 222. \ sweat very easily even on cool days. 223. 1am entirely self-confident. 224. Attimes it has been impossible for me to keep from stealing or shoplifting something. 225. Itis safer to trust nobody. 226. Once a week or oftener | become very excited. 227. When in a group of people | have trouble thinking of the right things to talk about. 228. Something exciting will almost always pull ‘me out of it when i am feeling low. 229. When | leave home | do not worry about ! whether the door is locked and the windows closed, 230. | believe my sins are unpardonable. 231. Ihave numbness in one or more places on my skin. 232. 233. 234, 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241 242. 243, 244, 245. 246. | do not blame a person for taking advantage of people who leave themselves open to it. My eyesight is as good as it has been for years. At times I have been so entertained by the cleverness of some criminals that | have hoped they would get away with it Ihave often felt that strangers were looking at me critically. Everything tastes the same. | drink an unusually large amount of water every day. Most people make friends because friends are likely to be useful to them. do not often notice my ears ringing or buzzing ‘Once in a while | feel hate toward members of my family whom | usually love. It were a reporter | would very much like to report sporting news. No one cares much what happens to you. Once in a while | laugh at a dirty joke. Ihave very few fears compared to my friends. |n a group of people | would not be embarrassed to be called upon to start a discussion or give an opinion about something | know well 'am always disgusted with the law when a criminal is freed through the arguments of a smart lawyer. PLEASE GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE247. 248, 249, 250. 251 252 253. 254, 255, 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261 262. 263. have used alcohol excessively | am likely not to speak to people until they Speak to me. "have never been in trouble with the law. My soul sometimes leaves my body {wish | were not bothered by thoughts about sex If several People find themselves in trouble, the best thing for them to do is to agree upon a story and stick to it | think that | feel more intensely than most People do. There never was a time in my life when | liked to play with dolls. Life is a strain for me much of the time. 1am so touchy on some subjects that I can't talk about them. In school | find it very hard to talk in front of the class. Hove my mother, or (if your mother is dead) | loved my mother. Even when | am with people | feel lonely much of the time. | get all the sympathy | should, | refase to play some games because | am not good at them. | seem to make friends about as quickly as others do. A person who leaves valuable property Unprotected is about as much to blame when it is stolen as the one who steals it 264, 265. 266. 267. 268, 269, 270. art. 272, 273. 274, 275, 276. 277. 278. 279. 280. 281 282. ' dislike having people around me, | think nearly anyone would tell a ie to keep out of trouble, '!am more sensitive than most other People. Most people inwardly dislike putting themselves out to help other people. Many of my dreams are about sex. My parents and family find more fault with ‘me than they should. am easily embarrassed. I worry about money. have never been in love with anyone. am afraid of using a knife or anything very sharp or pointed. | almost never dream. ‘have never been paralyzed or had any unusual weakness of any of my muscles. Sometimes my voice leaves me or changes even though | have no cold. My mother or father often makes me obey even when I think it is unreasonable. Peculiar odors come to me at times, | cannot keep my mind on one thing |'am apt to pass up something | want to do when others feel that it isn't worth doing, | feel anxiety about something or someone almost all the time. ‘easily become impatient with people, PLEASE GO ON TOTHE NEXT PAGEa xd about. {1am being talker ge. tam sure gat. Attimes | hear SO well it bothers me. as, forget right away what people say to me. gq, Attimes | am al full of energy 290, Often | crass the street in order not to meet someone | S22. 291. often feel as if things are not real. 292. | kke parties and socials. S'S, a Re 38 3 a 3 23 4 a8 2 8 8 293. Ihave a habit of counting things that are rot important such as bulbs on electric signs. and so forth 294. | have no enemies who really wish to harm me. 295. tend to be on my guard with people who are somewhat more friendly than | had expected. 296. Ihave strange and peculiar thoughts. 297. I get anxious and u ts ipset when | have to Take a short trip away from home. 298. I have periods in which | fe el unusually ‘cheerful vifhout any special reason, 299. {hear strange things when | am glone 300. Ihave been atraid of thi ings or Hkawew could not hunt me, °Pt° hat | have no dread of going into a room by myself where other people have already gathered and are talking, 301 402. The things that some of my family have done have frightened me. 403, Sometimes | enjoy hurting persons Hove. got, ‘Whenever possible | avoid being in a crowd, 305. Ihave more trouble concentrating than others seem to have. | times given up doing a several 306. Ihave Seen thing because | thought too Ii ability 307, Bad words, often terrible words, come into my mind and | cannot get rid of them 308. Sometimes some unimportant thought will run through my mind and bother me for days. 309. Almost every day something happens to frighten me. 310. | usually have to stop and think before | act even in small matters. 311. 1am inclined to take things hard. 312. While in trains, busses, etc.,.| often talk to strangers. 313. People should try to understand their dreams and be guid from tnd Be guided by or take warning 314. People say insultin bout me. 19 and vulgar things 315. Soy meone has control over my mind,S16. At parties | am more likely to sit by myselt 317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322, 323. 324, 325. 326. 327. 330. 331. °F with just one other person than to join in with the crowd. People often disappoint me. ' have sometimes felt that difficulties were piling up so high that | could not overcome them. Hove to go to dances. At periods my mind seems to work more slowly than usual. At times I have enjoyed being hurt by someone | loved. | enjoy children. | enjoy gambling for small stakes. If given the chance | could do some things that would be of great benefit to the world, Ihave often met people who were supposed to be experts who were no better than |. It makes me feel like a failure when | hear of the success of someone | know well. | often think, “I wish I were a child again.” 1am never happier than when alone. If given the chance | would make a good leader of people. People generally demand more respect for their own rights than they are willing to allow for others. 1 enjoy social gatherings just to be with people. 332. 333. 334. 335. 336. 337. 338. 339. 340. 344 342. 343, 344. 345. 346. 347. 348. At one or more times in my life | felt that someone was making me do things by hypnotizing me. | find it hard to set aside a task that | have undertaken, even for a short time, | have often found people jealous of my good ideas, just because they had not thought of them first. | enjoy the excitement of a crowd. | do not mind meeting strangers. ‘Someone has been trying to influence my mind. | can remember “playing sick” to get out of something. My worries seem to disappear when | get into a crowd of lively friends. | feel like giving up quickly when things go wrong. | like to let people know where | stand on things. | can express my true feelings only when | drink. | have had periods when | felt so full of pep that sleep did not seem necessary for days at a time. | cannot wait for the day when I can leave home for good. My friends are often in trouble. Ihave no fear of water. | am not happy with myself the way | am. | would like to wear expensive clothes.more members of my family. 354. can easily make other people afraid of me, and sometimes do for the fun of it 355. | am not easily angered. 356. Ihave done some bad things in the past that I never tell anybody about. 357. It makes me nervous when people ask me personal questions 349. \ am afraid of being alone in a wide-open place. 380. | feel uneasy indoors. 361. The only interesting part of newspapers is the comic strips. 352. Ihave reason for feeling jealous of one or = 353, I have nightmares every few nights. : 358. 1 do not feel | can plan my own future. 959. I get angry when my friends or tamily give ‘me advice on how to live my life. 360. | very seldom have spelis of the blues. 961. Its allright to get around the law if you don't actually break it 362. | don't lke hearing other i People give thei opinions about lite. ° : 363. | often have Serious disagreements with People who are close to me. 364. 1 an am often upset by things that happen in 365. When things get reali ly bad, | know Count on my family for help. nal 368. Ihave gotten many beatings, 367. 368, 369. 370. 371. 372. 373. 374. 375, 376 377. 378, 379. 380. 381 | am often said to be hotheaded. about | wish | could get over worrying things | have said that may have injured other people's feelings. {feel unable to tell anyone all about myself seemed so full My plans have frequently a raitheutties that | have had to give them up. The future is too uncertain for a person to make serious plans. Often, even though everything is going fine for me, | feel that | don’t care about anything. People have often misunderstood my intentions when | was trying to put them right and be helpful. 'have no trouble swallowing, ']am usually calm and not easily upset. 't |was in trouble with several friends who were as guilty as | was, | would rather take the whole blame than give them away. | am apt to take disappointments so eenly that | can't put them out of my mind, |!am often so annoyed when someone tries to get ahead of me in a line of people that | speak to that person about it, Attimes | think | am no good at all, Otten I have not gone to school even when | should have. One or more members of my family are very nervous,£ $82. I have at times had to be Tough with People who were tude or annoying. 383. I worry quite a bit over possible misfortunes. 384. It bothers me when people say nice things about me. 385, |/am apt to pass up somethina | want ta do because others feel that | am not going about it in the right way, 386. | like excitement. 387. Ihave never seen a vision 388. | am often sorry because | am so irritable and grouchy. 389. In school my grades in classroom behavior (conduct) are quite regularly bad, 390. | am fascinated by fire. 391. When | am comered | tell that portion of the truth which is not likely to hurt me. 392, | deserve severe punishment for my sins. 393. | readily become one hundred percent sold on a good idea 394. | must admit that | have at times been overly worried about something that really didn't matter. 395. I have often worked for people who take cibdit for good work but who pass off mistakes on those who work for them. 396. Some of my family have quick tempers. jires close I prefer work which requires: oer ‘tention to work which allows me to be careless. 398. The members of my family and my close relatives get along quite well. 399. The future seems hopeless to me. 400. People can pretty easily change my mind even when | have made a decision about something. 401. It makes me angry to have people hurry me. 402. Several times a week | feel as if something dreadful is about to happen. 403. I like to read about science. 404. | sometimes feel that | am about to go to pieces, 405. I hate my whole family. 406. A large number of people are guilty of bad sexual conduct, 407. The person to whom I have been most attached and whom | have most admired 's a woman (mother, sister, aunt, or other woman), 408. Some people think it's hard to get to know me. 409. | like to read newspaper editorials, 410. I spend most of my spare time by mysett, 411, I ike to attend lectures on serious subjects. 412. | have had periods in which | lost sleep over worry. 413. | could be happy living all alone in a cabin in the woods or mountains. 414. | have one or more bad habits that are so Strong itis no use fighting against them PLEASE GO ON To Typ NEXT pay GE nr4415. \ cannot do anything well, 416. lam Very stubbom. 417. Ghosts or spirits-can influence people for good or bad. 418. | am not responsible for the bad things that are happening to me. 419, My main goals in life are within my reach, 420. Mental iliness is a sign of weakness. 421. | feel helpless when | have to make some important decisions. 422. All my troubles would vanish if only my health were better. 423. | believe that people should keep personal problems to themselves. 424, | am not feeling much stress these days. 425. | think my teachers at school are stupid. 426. Although | am not happy with my life, there is nothing | can do about it now. 427. (hate to admit feeling sick. 428. There are persons who are trying to steal ‘my thoughts and ideas. 429. | have some habits that are really harmful, 430. When problems need to be solved, | usually let other people take charge. 4 431. Talking over problems and worries with someone is often more helpful than taking rugs or medicines. 432. | recognize several faults in myself that | will not be able to change. at 433, When | am with people, | am bothered by hearing very strange things. 434. I hate going to doctors even when I'm sick 435. | would rather drive around with my fiends than go to school activities or athletic events, 436. | want to go to college. 437. When I have a problem it helps to talk it over with someone. 438. My parents do not understand me very well. 439. | often hear voices without knowing where they come from. 440. Ihave spent nights away from home when my parents did not know where | was. 441, People do not find me attractive, 442. People should always follow their beliefs even if it means bending the rules to do it. 443. | have missed a lot of school in my lite because of sickness. 444, It bothers me greatly to think of making changes in my life. 445. | often get into trouble for breaking or destroying things. 446. People are not very kind to me. 447. | usually expect to succeed in things | do. 448. Most people think they can depend on me. 449. I find it hard to break bad habits. 450. | get along with most people.451. 452. 459. 3 461 RE BR We don’t have trouble talking to each other in my family. The only good thing about school is my friends. Others say | throw temper tantrums to get my way. Others in my family seem to get more attention than | do. 1 am often told that ! do not show enough respect for people. I like to shock people by swearing. do the things | am supposed to do around home. I sometimes get into fights when drinking My school grades are average or better. Jhave never run away from home Toften have to yell to get my point across. ‘often have to lie in order to get by. Shave no close friends. Others tell me that | am lazy. ' don't like having to get “rough” with people. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470. 471 472. 473. 474, 475, 476. 477. 478. At school | am very often bored and sleepy. | enjoy using marijuana. | often get confused and forget what | want to say. Sometimes | do the opposite of what others want just to show them. Ihave a cough most of the time. | avoid others to keep from being teased or tormented. 'have many secrets that | keep to myself. I don't seem to have as much fun as others my age. People often tell me | have a problem with drinking too much. !!am usually very quiet around other people. ' have a close friend whom | can share secrets with. My friends often talk me into doing things | know are wrong. 'have done some bad things | didn't want to do because my friends thought | should,