Risk Attitudes Profile

Risk Attitude Index: Low

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT

People of this type, engaged in their customary productive work, do not think about its "higher sense", and proceed from purely pragmatic personal needs - for themselves and their families. Characteristically, they are farmers and laborers, owners of small businesses, minor municipal or government employees and bank clerks, teachers - and pensioners.

Their claims are modest, they do not expect great riches through their career, or greatness or glory. They want a reliable basis for their current material and social status, and hope that they will gradually move up the social and financial ladder. Success in the lives of such people is conditioned on hard work as well as on individual ability. The more able ones can succeed better in their chosen career if circumstances are favorable, but they can easily lose their position when competing with more psychologically motivated persons.

This type of person is not politically ambitious, and is unconcerned with politics in general. He needs to be able to rely on the government only to preserve the current order also in the future. In all other things he wants to be independent of the state while at the same time remaining a part of it. During elections he tends to vote like the majority, leaning towards conservative leaders. Even if he has his own point of view on any issue, he dares not oppose it to the "general opinion", being afraid to lose a feeling of solidarity with the majority. During great social upheavals he tends to congregate with crowds of like-minded people which makes him feel part of a large strong body and relieves him of the burden of responsibility for his opinions. In general this type of person is an individualist in his personal life and collectivist in his social life. He is against any radical changes in the state and in society and reacts negatively to all those who like changes in their country. He is not interested in foreign affairs except in the catastrophes and natural calamities happening there.

For this type of person, only the present time and the place where he lives are real. To him the future seems the same as present and he wants to make it as secure as the present. In his mind, the past is always tinted in rosy idyllic tones and is not important. This type of person prefers a traditional rhythmic way of life. However, psychologically and physiologically, his needs for the occasional thrill and sense of danger is satisfied during the inevitable difficulties of living and also in sports competitions while rooting for his favorite team. This type of person looks upon sudden and significant changes for the worse in his life as irreparable catastrophes to which he adapts badly, and which may even cause him to become ill.

This type of person usually has a narrow circle of friends, formed long ago, to whom he is tied by special occasions enjoyed together and by mutual help. He tends to spend his free time quietly - working in his garden, or taking his family on vacations to holiday hotels or on well-organized tours. When he watches TV he chooses light entertainment programs and sports competitions. Some persons of this type like to attend sports events in stadiums where, together with large crowds, they find an outlet for their emotions. He spends his leisure time in various ways. He may have a serious hobby or he may be a "Jack of all trades" who enjoys making home and garden improvements.

His attitude towards the opposite sex is appropriate to the different stages of his life, and in the majority of cases he will have good partner relations in all aspects with his spouse - sexual, family and economic. Food preferences are individual but not sophisticated, and within the framework of customary meals.

Persons of this type will, in general, live within the bounds of their abilities and powers. If they are successful, they will cautiously increase the level of their expectations. If they fail, they must learn to face adversity with more courage, planning their future better and remembering that it often brings changes for the better. Generally, such people are conservative and conforming. Though each single one does not have much chance to stand out from the common mass of the population, together they form the body of the nation, making for stability.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT

You are a steady and rational person. You can define goals precisely, distinguishing between what you really need and what you can easily do without. You are able to learn from previous experience. You feel and value the present and think seriously about the future. You take your projects seriously, evaluating carefully their importance to you as well as the feasibility of their implementation.

You are capable and disposed to evaluate soberly your possibilities within the context of various circumstances. You consider the consequences of your actions. You have the courage to make a decision but also, when necessary, to reject it. Having made a decision you don't hesitate, but carry it out energetically. You are cautious but not shy. In trying to reach your goal you are capable of overcoming many obstacles and difficulties. At the same time, you can evaluate the importance of this goal to you and your potential for achieving it, as well as your possible gains and losses. The moral aspect of any affair is of great significance to you. You are, first of all, preoccupied with solving your own psychological problems and only afterwards with objective external ones.

You are socially active. You have your own opinion on many social and political issues, but don't like to thrust it on others. You are open-minded but don't like extremism or aggressiveness. You easily become friends with people who make a good impression on you and you have many friends to whom you gladly give whatever help you can without expecting compensation or profit.

A sense of self-dignity is intrinsic in you. You are aware of the limits of your abilities and are satisfied when you have exploited them to the fullest. You are not egotistical and do not need to prove your merits to others nor demonstrate superiority over them. You are not vain, and at times this leads to insufficient ambition.

Men of this personality type treat women with respect, being especially aware of their physical attributes. Women of this type prefer clever and spiritually attractive men. Your relationships with the opposite sex are based mainly on spiritual empathy.

You like to eat well but don't demand gourmet food. You prefer an active vacation - traveling to interesting places that are new to you.

Your nature is well-balanced between stability and safety on the one hand, and risk and daring on the other. You try to set yourself realistic goals but this limits the level of your expectations and the realization of your potential. You must force yourself to be more daring. Success will encourage you to aim at higher levels and to attain goals you previously never hoped for.

Men of this character type resemble Benjamin Franklin and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and women resemble Margaret Thatcher.

If I remember correctly, I got this off of humanetrics.com