Very weird online test!

[Dave]

Just discovered this very odd test.

I'm just interested to see if the 'Diagnosis' at the end is always the same or is actually different for different people.

It's a very weird thing where you are given shapes and you pick either A or B to select the one which most matches the question or statement given to you at the bottom. As it goes on, the questions and statements seem less and less obviously connected to the shape options... very interesting... you are to just go on instinct.

So do the test and copy and paste your diagnosis in your reply. Intriguing... I am very suspicious that they are all going to be the same though.

Here's the test: www.hypnoid.com/psytest2.html


My Diagnosis:
Verbally and mentally fluid, you are refreshing and illuminating to those around you. This is occasionally somewhat discounted by the obvious pleasure that you take in exercising your mental acuity. Although generally peaceful you can often take a verbally aggressive tact in relations with the world, which can often be misunderstood by those around you. Innovative in the extreme, you can often think yourself right out of the correct answer to a given problem. Many times you are referred to as your own worst enemy. You tire very quickly of routine and so make poor clerks or administrative help. You also have no respect for authority and little patience for those you regard as inferior, most especially those in charge. Experimentation is your watchword and can occasionally lead to experience for its own sake and shallow decadence. Your thought can sometimes be scattered and disconnected.

[Gareth]

Though quiet on the outside, you are often the hidden hero; someone who rushes in when needed and then after the emergency is over fades back into the woodwork. Because of this sense of duty and honor, you can also on occasion be rigid in your viewpoint and unyielding in the face of other ways of thinking. Usually cynical and rarely trusting of others, you maintain a small set of intimate friends. These bonds are stronger than most. You are always grounded in the present moment. Your close bonds can also lead to clique-ishness and a tendency to gossip about those who are deemed less worthy. You are an integrative thinker, collecting data from a wide range of sources and applying it to your worldview. You can become overly task-oriented. In stressful situations you often withdraw from the world to seek peace in contemplation. You often seem cold and withdrawn. Often you will withdraw rather than verbalize your discontent.

[Dave]

Interesting! What do you make of your 'diagnosis'?

I feel mine is quite accurate, although I've never been told I am my own worst enemy... But I can see how I might be. Haha ;D

[RydCook]

Holy shit! Here's mine. Weirdly accurate:

Quiet and very self-assured, you tend to keep your own council. Pragmatic and practical to a fault, you are not one to worry about the finer points of philosophical discourse. In fact, because you are very much an individualist, you often finds yourself at odds with the established truth or the wishes of the majority. You will often earn the wrath of an employer by taking upon yourself decisions which are rightly those of your manager. You are not one to take credit unless it is deserved. Similarly however, you will also not happily give credit where it is not due. In a romantic relationship you can be very frustrating. While you do care deeply and sincerely, and are willing to work at a relationship, your confidence in your own abilities can on occasion make it difficult to see the world from a partner’s point of view. Quiet and stoic at times, you can drive a more emotional individual completely up the wall. You can become overstressed and fatigued without knowing it. Taking time to rest between bouts of hard work can help to prevent a breakdown later on.

[RydCook]

Not very positive is it? I like how mine predicts a breakdown!

[Zoe]

Oh my God, here's mine!

Thoughtful to the extreme, you are often obsessed with perfection and the rules governing your own personal interests. Your world is black and white. You love to work within a logical system, such as language, computer programming, or mathematics. Manipulating a system that can be completely understood is a distinct pleasure to you, because of your confidence in the underlying veracity of your belief system. Because of your appreciation for logic and order, those who speak or think in a sloppy manner are apt to generate more than their share of wrath. Although very amiable, you are not drawn to friendships out of a sense of personal need. You are just as happy by yourself with a good book or puzzle. Because you are so involved with thought, you will on occasion have difficulty dealing with the day-to-day problems of a normal life. Taking out the trash, doing the dishes, these are often left until the last possible moment, if at all.

I give it 8/10 for accuracy!!!

[jill]

I was in need of a bit of distraction tonight, and since my primitive self was in real danger of taking over in my communication (never send e-mails after a tough day, especially if the recipient colleague is a *******), this was appealing. How odd! I thought the questions were unfathomable (but I guess that's the point) and I was sure that many of my responses were entirely arbitrary and yet while there are a couple of things that I do think are quite wrong, on some points they've nailed me.



You have a poetic sensibility and an ability to see beyond the day to day. You often seem to be living in a higher realm, or to be not-of-this-earth. Occasionally you imagine interior lives for friends and associates that are near-complete fabrications based on your fears or hopes for the future. You are often not aware of your own feelings. You have a strong sense of right and wrong, and because of this are often disappointed. Despite what can sometimes be a destructive inward-turning anger, you are very gentle. You are sometimes a bit out of touch with the ebb and flow of modern life. If your behavior is out of synch with your moral values, a severe psychic disturbance can result. Because connectivity is so important to you, you can become quiet and sulky if you feel that others around do not understand your point of view.

Edit: I've just skimmed other peoples 'profiles' and oddly enough I also find on some points they don't suit me and on other they nail me, so.....mmm. Not Zoe's though-maths? No way!

[Bill Edwards]

There's plenty to get done during a bout of insomnia. But before that...

Thoughtful to the extreme, you are often obsessed with perfection and the rules governing your own personal interests. Your world is black and white. You love to work within a logical system, such as language, computer programming, or mathematics. Manipulating a system that can be completely understood is a distinct pleasure to you, because of your confidence in the underlying veracity of your belief system. Because of your appreciation for logic and order, those who speak or think in a sloppy manner are apt to generate more than their share of wrath. Although very amiable, you are not drawn to friendships out of a sense of personal need. You are just as happy by yourself with a good book or puzzle. Because you are so involved with thought, you will on occasion have difficulty dealing with the day-to-day problems of a normal life. Taking out the trash, doing the dishes, these are often left until the last possible moment, if at all.

Mmm. Half and half. I don't see the world in black and white. Or at least I think I don't. There, you see! ;D And I don't have any aptitude what-so-ever for computer programming, mathematics or languages although I'd dearly wish to. I do love data visualisation though. I appreciate a good graph. Graphic design is as logical as I get. And I do take out the rubbish and I have trained myself to do the dishes. That did take a few years.

The questionnaire was very dream like. Just the kind of thing to do at 2 in the morning.

I've just noticed mine's exactly the same as Zoe's! The Pierley/Redford Dissociative Affect Diagnostic, you're rumbled.

But there's this other one. More nightmarish this time.

www.hypnoid.com/psytestApr/EM_Beige_Feb2011.html

This individual is seeking companionship and affection, but is reasonable and willing in the pursuit of it. Is currently unsatisfied, but is not yet in despair. A natural good nature is exhibited, usually because this individual feels that it will be reciprocated. Client seeks approval and is moderately suggestable, as long as he or she feels respected.

A sense of hopelessness permeates this individual, due to a percieved and thorough sense of personal failure. Feelings of self worth are ebbing and this results in a persistent quest to find affection from others. Problem avoidance is a very strong motivator.

Well only coz I know there's no point to one's existence. But you might as well do your best to have a good time if you get the chance to exist! ;D

[jill]

While I'll admit to sometimes doing these tests as a distraction or when I can't sleep, I never take them seriously (I suspect that's the case with everybody else). The only one that I do think is persuasive is the Briggs-Meyer one (based on Jung's work on personality types):


www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

I've done it a few times, in different states (a bit drunk/sober, tired/alert, good mood/rantsville). I always get the same result and I think in my case it's absolutely accurate. INFP all the way-I'm happy with that ;D

This is my result from Bill's second test (posted above):

This client is searching for ways to connect with others, because he or she feels innately separate from other individuals. Rather than react with alienation however, the client seeks to overcome obstacles, believing that such behavior will earn public recognition. Is highly observant and in the moment.

This individual can appear lazy or misdirected. In a workplace situation or on assignment, such a client will require close monitoring. However once a strong pattern of mutual trust and obedience is established, such a client is highly motivated to seek approval of a superior.

For the record, I think this is wrong in nearly all respects and that the result is accounted for by my clicking brown on all questions I (emotionally) interpreted as negative. I absolutely hate the colour brown! On the other hand I am doing an online quiz when I have tons of work to do, so maybe I am 'misdirected' ;D

[GR]

That was a weird test! Some of those questions (like "Where is the sin?", "Which shape is insane?" and "Has the nightmare only begun?") made me giggle a little bit...

Anyhoo, I got the same result as jill:

"You have a poetic sensibility and an ability to see beyond the day to day. You often seem to be living in a higher realm, or to be not-of-this-earth. Occasionally you imagine interior lives for friends and associates that are near-complete fabrications based on your fears or hopes for the future. You are often not aware of your own feelings. You have a strong sense of right and wrong, and because of this are often disappointed. Despite what can sometimes be a destructive inward-turning anger, you are very gentle. You are sometimes a bit out of touch with the ebb and flow of modern life. If your behavior is out of synch with your moral values, a severe psychic disturbance can result. Because connectivity is so important to you, you can become quiet and sulky if you feel that others around do not understand your point of view."

The parts I bolded, I'd say most accurately describe me. (The bit about imagining other people's "interior lives" might be kind of a stretch, though.)

[jill]

Apr 25, 2012 21:37:46 GMT GR said:

That was a weird test! Some of those questions (like "Where is the sin?", "Which shape is insane?" and "Has the nightmare only begun?") made me giggle a little bit...

Anyhoo, I got the same result as jill:

"You have a poetic sensibility and an ability to see beyond the day to day. You often seem to be living in a higher realm, or to be not-of-this-earth. Occasionally you imagine interior lives for friends and associates that are near-complete fabrications based on your fears or hopes for the future. You are often not aware of your own feelings. You have a strong sense of right and wrong, and because of this are often disappointed. Despite what can sometimes be a destructive inward-turning anger, you are very gentle. You are sometimes a bit out of touch with the ebb and flow of modern life. If your behavior is out of synch with your moral values, a severe psychic disturbance can result. Because connectivity is so important to you, you can become quiet and sulky if you feel that others around do not understand your point of view."

The parts I bolded, I'd say most accurately describe me. (The bit about imagining other people's "interior lives" might be kind of a stretch, though.)

Ha! Interesting. I also objected to the projection/near fabrications bit until I noticed the 'occasionally' bit-fair enough (but doesn't everybody?) I think I am often aware of my own feelings. I am definitely a bit out of touch with the ebb and flow of modern life. But, I rarely, if ever sulk (quiet is OK though). Would also bold many of the same sections as you. Be interesting to see if you're an INFP GR ;D

[GR]

Close -- apparently I'm an INFJ (Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging):

* distinctively expressed introvert
* distinctively expressed intuitive personality
* moderately expressed feeling personality
* distinctively expressed judging personality

So it sounds like Judging-Perceiving is where we differ.

[RichK]

Weird, I've recently done the Myers Briggs then check this forum for first time in ages and find this thread. I'm INFP same as Jill. It's reasonably accurate for me, not absolutely spot on. I wondered if Myers Briggs could be used as a writing tool - answer as a character picking the answers they would give. Do the test again for a different character and if they come out as the same personality type, they're going to be hard to differentiate. Taking this further, it'd therefore be possible to reverse engineer your character. In other words read every MB type description and pick which of the sixteen you want your character to be. Then see which answers of the 70 questions will give you that outcome. Hey presto, now you know a massive amount more about your character.

I did this for one of mine and he coded a very rare INTJ. This led me to three conclusions: 1/ Introverted characters are harder to write, for screen at least. Internal worlds are difficult to represent visually whereas your extraverts will give you dialogue more naturally. This made me wonder if I should draw him differently. 2/ Although INTJ is one of the rarer types, my better half also has that type. This was quite a surprise, am I subconsciously writing her into it?! Certainly not intentional. 3/ mucking about with Myers Briggs is a brilliant way to procrastinate but dress it up as important research. It might help you understand every contour of that sow's ear, but it'll never turn it into a silk purse.

Next week, the impact of central place theory on housework...