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So on my flist on LJ, someone posted a personality test they had taken recently.

My results - like hers - were scarily accurate.

Neuroticism

Overall Score: 58
Anxiety: 85
Anger: 84
Depression: 19
Self-Consciousness: 39
Immoderation: 43
Vulnerability: 63

You feel tense, jittery, and nervous and often feel like something dangerous is about to happen. You may be afraid of specific situations or be just generally fearful. You feel enraged when things do not go your way. You are sensitive about being treated fairly and feel resentful and bitter if you think you are being cheated. You very rarely feel depressed and are usually in a good frame of mind. You are not generally self conscious about yourself. You often resist any cravings or urges that you have, but sometimes you give in. High levels of stress can lead to you feeling panic or confusion, but usually you cope with day to day pressures.

Extraversion

Overall Score: 21
Friendliness: 1
Gregariousness: 18
Assertiveness: 76
Activity Level: 6
Excitement-Seeking: 42
Cheerfulness: 61

People generally perceive you as distant and reserved, and you do not usually reach out to others. You tend to feel overwhelmed by, and therefore actively avoid, large crowds. You often need privacy and time for yourself. You like to speak out, take charge, and direct the activities of others. You are usually the leader in group activities. You lead a leisurely and relaxed life. You would prefer to sit back and smell the roses than indulge in high energy activities. You enjoy some excitement and risk taking in your life. You have a generally cheerful disposition.

Openness to Experience

Overall Score: 61
Imagination: 90
Artistic Interests: 81
Emotionality: 82
Adventurousness: 7
Intellect: 77
Liberalism: 13

Often you find the real world is too plain and ordinary for your liking, and you use fantasy as a way of creating a richer, more interesting world for yourself. You love beauty, both in art and in nature. Sometimes you become easily involved and absorbed in artistic and natural events. You have good access to and awareness of your own feelings. You prefer familiar routines and for things to stay the same. You can tend to feel uncomfortable with change. As a person who is open-minded to new and unusual ideas, you love to play with and think about ideas. You also like to debate intellectual issues and often enjoy riddles, puzzles and brain teasers. You prefer the security and stability brought by conformity to tradition.

Agreeableness

Overall Score: 23
Trust: 21
Morality: 59
Altruism: 14
Cooperation: 34
Modesty: 40
Sympathy: 44

You generally see others as selfish, devious, and sometimes potentially dangerous. There are times when you believe that a certain amount of deception in social relationships is necessary, however you are mostly candid, frank and sincere. People find it moderately easy to relate to you. You do not particularly like helping other people. Requests for help feel like an imposition on your time. You do not enjoy confrontation, but you will stand up for yourself or push your point if you feel it is important. You are willing to take credit for good things that you do but you don’t often talk yourself up much. You are mostly a compassionate person, however you prefer to make objective judgments when possible.

Conscientiousness

Overall Score: 94
Self-Efficacy: 90
Orderliness: 96
Dutifulness: 59
Achievement-Striving: 49
Self-Discipline: 97
Cautiousness: 82

You believe that you have the intelligence, common sense, drive, and self-control necessary for achieving success. You are well-organized and like to live according to routines and schedules. Often you will keep lists and make plans. Your sense of duty and obligation is average and although you are mostly responsible you can sometimes be unreliable. Mostly you work towards achieving your best, although in some areas you are content just to get the job done. You have strong will-power and are able to overcome your reluctance to begin tasks. You are able to stay on track despite distractions. You take your time when making decisions and will deliberate on all the possible consequences and alternatives.

I’ve taken a few personality tests in my time (rofl). And for one so short, it got me pretty well.

I took the advanced test on the site, but I blitzed through it pretty fast. Ahh, radio buttons, how I adore thee.

I kept nodding my head as I was reading the evaluation, going, “Yup, that’s definitely me, yeah, I definitely do that. Whoa.”

?: “Have you ever taken a personality test before? Was there any truth to it?”