Narcissistic Personality Inventory
I am considerably less narcissistic than one might imagine:
Your score is 25, out of 40. Your score was higher than 87.8% of the sample.
Only in the top 12 percent? Why, that's practically humble!
Your score is 25, out of 40. Your score was higher than 87.8% of the sample.
Only in the top 12 percent? Why, that's practically humble!
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26 out of 40 here. In all seriousness, I have a hard time believing that 11 percent of the population are more narcissistic than I am.
Your score is 5, out of 40.
Your score was higher than 14.3% of the sample.
Yeah, I don't much care what other people think. Posting this early in the thread probably bumps that up though.
What's with the check-out counter magazine posts.
Shall we have 10 ways to make your man go crazy in bed soon?
Obama won't take the test, he feels he is too good for it.
I really like proofreading my comments in Preview. They are so precious.
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That's all.
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Oh well. Doesn't matter anyway.
US celebrities averaged 17.8. 17.8! Celebrities averaged 17.8. An you scored 25. Rest assured, you are indeed a narcissist.
There were a lot of statements that were not mutually exclusive. When did competency and narcissism become synonyms?
9 of 40.
Weird; highest in Authority, then some Exhibitionism, with a weak Exploitative. Zero in Superiority, Vanity and Entitlement.
7. High on self sufficiency. (Probably because my belief that MPAI and/or incompetent .) Surprised I scored so low because of my Sheldon Cooper- like levels of empathy.
Hmm. 13 out of 40. They seem to think a desire to be admired and complimented by others is a sign of narcissism, and apparently that is the dictionary definition. I would argue that a true narcissist doesn't need the approval or recognition of others. His own opinion of himself outweighs all others.
> There were a lot of statements that were not mutually exclusive. When did competency and narcissism become synonyms?
Agreed.
Oh, and I was high on authority, self sufficiency, and superiority. I didn't even move the needle on vanity, and was fairly low on the others.
.... are you boasting of your modesty and humility?
"The Narcissistic Personality Inventory is an instrument used to study sub-clinical narcissism since the 1980s"
Hence, even if you scored 40/40 it would probably still not be actual Narcissitic Personality Disorder. Yeah, NPD is THAT bad in real life.
People like to joke about their narcissism as self-centeredness, but trust me, people with actual NPD are bad news. And don't even get started on Malignant Narcissism. Malignant Narcissists end up as cult leaders sometimes.
> US celebrities averaged 17.8. 17.8! Celebrities averaged 17.8. An you scored 25.
Have you looked at most US celebrities lately? It doesn't take much to think you're better than they are.
"Have you looked at most US celebrities lately? It doesn't take much to think you're better than they are."
The score is not based on what others think of you. It's based on what you think of yourself. And by their very nature you would expect celebrities to score high in narcissism. Vox scored considerably higher than the average for a very narcissistic group. That says a lot.
Im vain and self-sufficient.
Seems about right. Im pretty sure that song was about me.
I would argue that a true narcissist doesn't need the approval or recognition of others. His own opinion of himself outweighs all others.
Wrong. A true narcissist is not in love with himself. A true narcissist is in love with his reflection. Hence they gravitate to careers like Hollywood and music. A narcissist all alone without anyone to reflect his wonderfulness is a sullen depressed husk of a man.
Didn't care to finish the test. Too many answers didn't fit. Yes, I am a good leader, but no, I don't like to lead. If I were healthy enough to be among those worthy of being led, then... of course. Competition is tight in tight circles, but I would do it. Just... not with the unworthy. Etc.
While young, find a leader you can believe in, grow strong enough and smart enough to disprove him or expose his weaknesses. If he fails to yield, knock him over then take his crown. Then look for a top young follower to eventually retire you. Life is good.
32/40. I did not think it was that bad. I really do believe I am an extraordinary person who would make a great leader, and people do come to me for advice and leadership even when I am not in the mood to do these things or looking for it.
32 of 40. I LOVE LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR! I have the body of an Adonis and I'm ridiculously handsome. I sometimes wonder how I am actually able to walk around in public places.
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Maybe I need to get out more.
Your score is 31, out of 40.
Your score was higher than 95% of the sample.
Okay I looked at the test a bit more: if you score 38, 39 or 40 you might have NPD.
40/40 - above 99.8%
39/40 - above 99.5%
This test is ridiculously easy to cheat at if you know which answer is the narcissistic one.
17 - Sounds about right.
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I scrolled down and posted my score before reading the others comments.
If the shoe fits.
I maxed out self-sufficiency and exploitativeness,and high on authority and superiority.
Zero vanity, though.
This test is ridiculously easy to cheat at if you know which answer is the narcissistic one.
Most personality tests are.
10. 0 on self-sufficiency, 0 on vanity.
Oh, and I was high on authority, self sufficiency, and superiority. I didn't even move the needle on vanity, and was fairly low on the others.
According to the test, I'm much like you James, except that I'm better looking.
I don't have much use for a test like this. The real measures of narcissism are how much the self-perception deviates from reality, and how emotionally invested in that image the person is. This test only measures the self image component, then generates conclusions based on the assumption that everyone is of the same quality.
Most personality tests are.
Not this blatant. My secret score hidden in a nuclear blast shelter is lower than Vox's, but when I cheated I got a 40/40.
Hannibal Lecter voice: No, no, no, no, no. You were doing fine. You had been courteous and receptive to courtesy. You had established trust with the embarrassing truth about Miggs, and now this ham-handed segue into your questionnaire. It won't do. Oh, Officer Clarice... do you think you can dissect me with this blunt little tool?
Too narcisistic to have a debate about the validity of the Law of God for Christians. When are you going to have that debate, Vox?
30 of 40. Low on the three "E"'s - Exhibitionism, Exploitativeness, and Entitlement.
Would have been worse in my younger days, before I came to understand most folk just aren't worth bothering with. Once you get them going your way they want direction from then on. Life's too short for such nonsense.
You have completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory.
Your score is 10, out of 40.
Vox,
Apparently you're becoming more narcissistic, you've climbed 2 points since you took essentially the same test in January over at Alpha Game, Dark Biad.
I'll create a third version if you want to try again for that perfect score.
Koanic,
Yeah. Most people are turds, some shine themselves for self-promotion, others just enjoy their own stink. But comparing even the shined up turds to quality men is ridiculous. At one time people knew these things, instinctively. Now even a jester bellhop wanna-be can become president, though, so go figure.
9 out of 40. I'm probably ridiculously vain since I'm fastidious about maintaining hair and beard, check myself in the mirror way too much, and wear about $1500 or so in expensive Japanese clothes on any given day.
Superiority is also pretty high, but the other attributes like entitlement and authority are really low. Leadership bores me. Regardless, I think I'm probably more narcissistic than this test suggests.
I had a sneaking suspicion some of those questions were the choice between "are you Alpha, or Beta?" and, of course, I had to choose Alpha where ever it applied, hence 17/40.
95%. Screw 'em.
32 out of 40. Geez am I awesome.
Its amusing to me that Vox and I got the same score.
23/40. maxed out exploitativeness, high self sufficiency, higher than average vanity, all others except authority were below average.
I'd be interested to see how others I know would grade me on a test like this to see how my perception differs from others.
18/40. Self sufficiency, superiority, vanity high. Authority about halfway. Exhibition and entitlement *zip*
Kinda seemed like two different tests.
8. I didn't like the questions, though. I'd guess I'm more like a 20 or so in actuality.
I am supremely curious to know what Jay Cutler's score would be.
I myself scored 13, basically on the mean. I guess that means I'm perfectlybalanced?
14. Interesting.
I would have finished the test, except I saw this dog with my bone.
Wow, I'am a dick.
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High - Authority, Exploitativeness, and Superiority.
Low - Exhibitionism, Vanity, and Entitlement.
Typical Scandinavian/German.
21, but through the roof in vanity, high on self sufficiency.
Questions were too diverse to pick either or sometimes. Too easy to manipulate.
Maybe you're having a midlife crisis or something. I mean, for goodness sakes, earlier this month you got a bit introspective before raping and murdering women.
17, high on self sufficiency, Superiority and entitlement, low on vanity, explotativeness, authority
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I'm an INTJ and a Mensan, have performed at the Hollywood Bowl and other venues as a sideman, but in social settings I'm more happy just blending in. Have always struggled with self-confidence.
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I thought some of the pairs were ridiculous choices though. And some questions seem like they could be misinterpreted. For example I had to answer "I'm an extraordinary person" only because I am extremely weird, not because I think I'm awesome.
8 out of 40. Apparently I'm not narcissistic, except when it's handy to be so.
By which I mean that the test is sort of silly; it doesn't measure anything like actual pathology, because, as someone above pointed out, it assumes that humans come in a standard factory pre-set. It's not the case. When I have a project that has to be done exactly as I want it to be done, then I am an extraordinary leader; but when the project can be done to anybody's specs, or collaboratively, or must be done exactly as somebody else wants it, then I don't care about my leadership role, in fact I find leadership either boring or taxing or counterproductive in those situations, so I become a good "Tom Hagen" soldier/consigliere type. Git 'er done.
I also don't get the whole mirror thing. I'm not physically ugly, but I'm also not anybody's idea of a dreamboat; but in any case, even if I was a dreamboat, still, why on earth would I want to look at myself when I could look at a beautiful gal instead? Or even, why would I want to look at myself when I could look at a pine tree, or a clever album cover, or a tiny porcelain frog instead? (Except maybe to check for skin cancer.)
Curious if this sort of test has its origins anyplace near the MMPI. As you may know, the MMPI was developed locally in Minnesota, built around the assumption that middle-aged Minnesota Lutheran farmers were the "normal" type of personality, and everything that diverged from Garrison Keillor was pathological. Good for a few larfs.
"He is truly great who deemeth himself small, and counteth all height of honor as nothing. He is the truly wise man, who counteth all earthly things as dung that he may win Christ. And he is the truly learned man, who doeth the will of God, and forsaketh his own will."
28 out of 40. Low vanity and very low entitlement, though.
I got a 9.
Your score is 14, out of 40. 59%ile...
Highest on Authority and Self Sufficiency, (Pobably right as I am a retired officer...)
Lowest on exploitativeness, vanity and exhibitionism...
"Your score is 1, out of 40."
No surprise really. "The Training of a Delta" over at Alpha Game could very well be my autobiography, in addition to other ... issues I'm dealing with at the moment.
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One. Mainly because I'm. Not. American and thus do not give a damn about half the questions.
25 out of 40
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This doesn't surprise me.
Low vanity and exhibitionism.
I didn't think the choices really reflected opposites, some times.
11 out of 40
Neither the follower or leader be.
(If you're not intelligent enough to follow me,
you sure the hell ain't intelligent enough to lead me.)
DannyR
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Only in the top 12 percent? Why, that's practically humble!
The top 12%? You wish, Vox. Try the top 12.2%, you lowly worm.
I scored 6...top 80.9%. So take that!
> According to the test, I'm much like you James, except that I'm better looking.
That wouldn't be hard. :)
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I'm exploitative.
Geez, seeing all the results, maybe I am the egotistical asshole my ex says I am. Certainly explains a number of things.
I'm in the middle of a messy divorce in which the ex got the jump on me in a number of ways. At the beginning of 2012, I told everyone that I was going to own this year and turn a lot around. Positive mental energy or narcissism. Either works for me. So far, things are going well.
4/40. No score in Vanity, Exploitativeness, and Entitlement; blips in the others.
The options were poorly phrased, I believe.
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I also ran their "self-esteem" test, incidentally. Looks like I'm a basket case; I have unusually low self-esteem, too.
These tests are screwy. They're also full of misspellings.
6, but then I am supposed to be a servant and seen as such. Besides I can think of many better things than to do than to look at myself in the mirror
Besides I can think of many better things than to do than to look at myself in the mirror
Like taking a personality quiz to see whether one has nothing better to do than to look at oneself in the mirror.
You may feel free to point out that I did the same.
"Your score is 6, out of 40."
Self-sufficiency was the highest score.
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