Values

Rokeach Value Survey On the following pages are two lists of values; 18 terminal values and 18 instrumental values. Terminal values are “end result” values describing what you want to get out oflife. Instrumental values are the ways you seek to accomplish your terminal values. Terminal values are marked with (T); Instrumental values are marked (I). Your task is to put each value in a priorityorder - #1 matters most, #18 matters least – for how each value matters to you: how much of a “guiding principle” is each value in your life? Don't worry about how you believe you should prioritize thelist, or how others might prioritize it for themselves, or how they might prioritize it for you. Prioritize the lists according to the way things are for you. Print the Terminal and InstrumentalValues on separate pieces of paper that you can cut into individual blocks. Start with the Terminal Value blocks. “What is it you want most out of life?” Arrange the blocks according to what matters mostto you. When you're finished arranging your Terminal Values, copy the results onto the Terminal Values blank sheet (page 4). Ignore the “why this matters to me” column for the moment. Do the same thingwith the Instrumental Values blocks. “What is most important to you about the way you go about achieving your Terminal values?” Again, arrange the blocks according to what matters most to you. Afteryou've finished prioritizing your Instrumental Values, transcribe them onto the Instrumental Values blank form (page 5). The final step of identifying your Terminal and Instrumental Values is to writea short sentence about the meaning of each value. For example, if “National Security” is one of your higher values, you might understand it (and yourself!) better by identifying why it is a priorityfor you. There are a couple of ways you can do this exercise: You can arrange the values in a “first thought that comes to mind” manner. Some people believe that this way most closely reflects how...