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Posted by fallsfall on July 24, 2004, at 8:35:53
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Gee, this doesn't seem to have a strong opinion about me...
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Very High
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: High
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: High
Posted by Larry Hoover on July 24, 2004, at 8:54:22
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
> Just for fun.
I'm glad you said, "Just for fun."
> http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv
>I was low on everything, except high schizoid. Ya, right. I live alone because it's easier to manage my depression and other disorders, not because I'm cold, distant, and eccentric. I am eccentric, but that's because I don't take myself too seriously. Y'all can have your prejudice. I can't be bothered.
The problem in diagnosing personality disorders is that you should seek all alternative explanations for the behaviour before attributing the behaviour to stable character traits. Just a cautionary statement about tests like this....personality disorders are Axis II in the DSM diagnostic hierarchy. Axis I disorders, those with a biological basis (I know, it's arbitrary), are the first diagnoses to consider, and they must be excluded before moving to Axis II.
Still, it's interesting to have suggestions from tests like this one. Might point to fruitful avenues of cognitive introspection.
Lar
Posted by Poet on July 24, 2004, at 11:55:23
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Paranoid: High
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Very High
Histrionic: Low
Narcistic: Low
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: HighPoet
Posted by TofuEmmy on July 24, 2004, at 12:10:55
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test » SandyWeb, posted by Larry Hoover on July 24, 2004, at 8:54:22
I was low on everything, except moderately avoidant. However, I'm quite sure that refers to avoiding meat-eating-men wif beef betwix their teef. :-)
Em
Posted by ghost on July 24, 2004, at 12:23:08
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Very High
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Very High
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: Very High
Obsessive-Compulsive: Higha "low" thrown in there would have been at least slightly reassuring....
I found some other tests online that I really liked:
Posted by B2chica on July 24, 2004, at 14:22:50
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test and more, posted by ghost on July 24, 2004, at 12:23:08
oooops?
Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: Very High
Schizotypal: Very High
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: High
Posted by karen_kay on July 24, 2004, at 14:58:17
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low(well thank goodness nothing came up high, or i'd be staying up all night worrying about it!!!)
Posted by Klokka on July 24, 2004, at 15:04:05
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
It's funny, I just finished posting about this test on another message board. Here's what I got:
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Very High
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate
Posted by karen_kay on July 24, 2004, at 15:11:26
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by karen_kay on July 24, 2004, at 14:58:17
bah! antisocial my ass! now i'm really upset! i once asked my therapist if he thought i had antisocial personality disorder and he laughed at me. it's because i exaggerate at times and one time i shoplifted. of course, i got caught. and, to make things worse, i told my sister to take something too (plant hangers, totalling a buck fifty). now, i can't go back to the local grocery, i had to pay both fines, but, we got lovely pictures posted on the walls. i was smiling, she was crying (she's a sissie).
antisocial? antisocial? i just got over that fear! ha! stupid online test, just try to scare me with your next dx. i dare you!
histrionic.. hmm, i'm a bit scared. (ooohhh, my ovaries hurt! humor folks, humor :)
avoidant.. ha! not a chance.
Posted by Emme on July 24, 2004, at 16:47:16
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test and more, posted by ghost on July 24, 2004, at 12:23:08
> Paranoid: Very High
> Schizoid: Moderate
> Schizotypal: Very High
> Antisocial: Moderate
> Borderline: Very High
> Histrionic: High
> Narcissistic: High
> Avoidant: Very High
> Dependent: Very High
> Obsessive-Compulsive: High
>
> a "low" thrown in there would have been at least slightly reassuring....
>
> I found some other tests online that I really liked:
>
> http://similarminds.com/personality_tests.html
According to the famous leader test I'm either Ghandi or Mother Theresa, depending on which version.Now I feel pressure to get the Nobel Peace Prize. :)
According to the famous movie test, I'm Wuthering Heights.
I'm not sure the leader test quite matches with the movie test....
Posted by pegasus on July 24, 2004, at 16:48:00
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
I'm a bit surprised by this. No one has ever suggested to me that I might have a personality disorder. Maybe it's because I have them all, and everyone is afraid of me?
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Very High
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: High
Posted by JenStar on July 24, 2004, at 18:13:27
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
here are mine!
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Low
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate
How well (if at all) would this correlate to a "real" test?JenStar
Posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 18:16:54
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by JenStar on July 24, 2004, at 18:13:27
You all are cracking me up! Is it okay to laugh nosily while staring blankly at a computer screen in a room all by myself???
Aren't tests FUN? Gotta love our disordered personalities!
Hugs,
Sandy
Posted by deirdrehbrt on July 24, 2004, at 19:38:30
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Well, Here are my results. Tell me... does it fit?
Disorder | Rating
Paranoid : Moderate
Schizoid : Low
Schizotypal : High
Antisocial : Low
Borderline : Very High
Histrionic : Low
Narcissistic : Low
Avoidant : High
Dependent : Very High
Obsessive-Compulsive : High
Posted by Camille Dumont on July 24, 2004, at 22:00:42
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by deirdrehbrt on July 24, 2004, at 19:38:30
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Very High
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: ModerateOops ... but then again, this test is wayy to "sensitive" in that not enough question ... but it go the schizoid one right ... at least thats what the MMPI-II and the Rorarch say that I have :P
Posted by lonelygirl on July 25, 2004, at 1:24:36
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Moderate
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive: ModerateIf you like taking tests, try http://community.sparknotes.com/sparktests.epl
Posted by kellyr. on July 25, 2004, at 20:13:56
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
paranoid test:
paranoid - very high
schizoid - moderateschizotypal - very high
antisocial - high
borderline - very high
histrionic - high
avoidant - very high
dependent - very high
obessive-compulsive - moderate
Posted by Mochakitty on July 26, 2004, at 13:56:14
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Scored high to very high on every category. I am completely f****d.
Posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 18:21:29
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: High
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Low
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: HighI've taken it before and I think my results were higher in schizotypal and lower in obsessive-compulsive. Is therapy working or did I interpret the questions differently this time?
Posted by Pfinstegg on July 26, 2004, at 20:54:56
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
Paranoid low
Schizoid low
Schizotypal low
Antisocial low
Borderline moderate
Histrionic moderate
Narcissistic low
Avoidant moderate
Dependent low
Obsessive low
Posted by Pfinstegg on July 26, 2004, at 21:06:37
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test » SandyWeb, posted by Pfinstegg on July 26, 2004, at 20:54:56
I meant to add before I pushed the button, that this agrees with what my T. told me - that I don't have a personality disorder, but do have severe complex PTSD. I know people dread being told that they have a high degree of a personality disorder, but I think therapists are far more skillful than they used to be at helping people with those. They are just beginning to be skilled at treating PTSD, but things are improving there, also. I feel lucky to have a T. who is skilled and experienced with PTSD, but I do think it is a slow, arduous process overcoming it. In a year and a half, I know much more about what my abuses were, but I can't say that I have yet overcome their effect on my life to any great extent. It's just going to be a slow process, even with the strong positive relationship I've developed with my T.
Posted by pegasus on July 26, 2004, at 22:19:27
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by Mochakitty on July 26, 2004, at 13:56:14
Well, I don't know if I'd take this test too seriously. When I was taking it I found myself wanting some way to indicate the degree to which things seemed true or false to me. I ended up with a lot of high scores too, but I don't think I really have a personality disorder. At least, none of my Ts in the past have suggested it, and I don't see myself fitting the full criteria in the DSM IV for any of them. I think I just have traits of a lot of them in a lesser degree than generally required for a personality disorder, and/or not enough to qualify for the diagnosis.
This sounds like I'm saying that I'm better than someone with a personality disorder, but I really don't think that way. Honestly, I think everyone has reasons for the issues that they have, and mine just happen to be different than most PDs. I mainly don't want anyone to get too discouraged because of what this test says. I think it has some major flaws.
pegasus
Posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 22:53:53
In reply to Re: Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by pegasus on July 26, 2004, at 22:19:27
My beef with personality tests in general is that they seem to have a bias for extroversion and against introversion. If you're introverted, it seems like you start out well on your way to a fair number of "personality disorders". Which makes me wonder how much a role cultural bias plays in defining what is pathological.
Posted by TexasChic on July 29, 2004, at 17:09:18
In reply to Online Personality Disorder Test, posted by SandyWeb on July 24, 2004, at 8:09:46
How can I be Dependent, Avoidant and Narcissistic all at the same time?
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Low
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: High
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: High
Posted by gardenergirl on July 29, 2004, at 17:17:38
In reply to Re: Here's mine, I don't really get it., posted by TexasChic on July 29, 2004, at 17:09:18
> How can I be Dependent, Avoidant and Narcissistic all at the same time?
Keep in mind that this test, however fun it was to take, is not necessarily reliable or valid. So, your results may vary. But to answer your question...it would post quite a conflict.
My spin on it (a bit tongue in cheek) ...You desire close attachments to feel secure, but it scares the pants off of you, and if you don't get them anyway, you get angry at the other person??????
Now that would make my head spin. I think you're great however the test comes out.
:D
Take care,
gg
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