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Personality Test

Kind of fun, took 10 min to do it.

http://www.personalityonline.com/tes....html?testid=2

I'm a type 8. Some of it rings pretty true, but I'd like to think I'm not as abrasive as this makes it sound.

TYPE EIGHT: THE BOSSES
Eight's need to be powerful to make their own way in life. They are motivated to maintain territorial control over anything that can influence their lives and by the desire to stay on top in any power struggle Of all the Enneagram types, they are the most openly aggressive. They are dominant figures both at work and at home.
They enjoy being strong and judge others according to whether those others are strong or weak. They also enjoy confronting others, and are even willing to take on the whole power structure if they feel a need for radical change. Eight's are courageous and will crusade for what they believe in. They bring abundant energy to meeting challenges at work or elsewhere.

They are "natural leaders." Their overwhelming self-confidence is contagious and can generate in others the energy that is necessary to accomplish monumental tasks.

Possible Origins. Eight's survived their childhood by taking a tough personal stand. Their world felt dominated by bigger, stronger people who wanted to control their lives. The child struggled against a sense of unfair odds and survived by any form of confrontation that would make enemies back down. They gained respect from peers for not crying, for not showing weakness, and for winning fights. They quickly found that it was more fun to break the rules than it was to try to keep them.

Flawed Eight's. Although they often become leaders, the preoccupation with power and control tarnishes their leadership qualities. They are better as entrepreneurs and as such are plentiful in the business world. They are interested in making the money that allows them to control their own fates. And they like the business arena which offers them the opportunity to exercise power. They often alienate potential sources of help, pressing other people's sore spots without recognizing the damage, or feeling the need to say the worst to someone for his or her own good --INTUITIVE TACTLESSNESS.

Well-Adapted Eight's are able to get beyond control and to place their considerable powers in the service of a goal or goals outside themselves. They retain their characteristic confidence, but have learned the virtue of restraint in exercising power. They are seen as deserving of the loyalty they inspire and, in this mode, they can excel at making a beneficial difference for large numbers of people. They have immense capacity for continuous pressure and follow-through on a project.

Occupations. Eight's are attracted to the world of business, to high finance, and to the political arena, often achieving quite high status. They also make good entrepreneurs and "transformational leaders."

Finding Oneself:
Eight's probably will agree with most of the following statements:
I am very good at standing up and fighting for what I want. (Yes)
I have difficulty with compromise. (Not at all)
I am not afraid to confront other people and I do confront them. (When needed, but prefer to motivate others to confront)
I enjoy the exercise of power. (Yes, but not as much as NOT exercising it)
I am an aggressive, self-assertive person. (Yes)
l know how to get things done. (Yes)
I get bored easily and like to keep moving. (Often)
Justice and injustice are key issues for me. (Absolutely)
Generally, I don't care much for introspection or too much self-analysis. (Sounds like a neanderthal, but probably true)
I think of myself as a non-conformist. (Yes)

Apparently I'm also an 8.
Quite bizarre when I loathe confrontation and my dislike of managing other people has led to me turning down a number of promotions.

It's not me at all.

yea, me too. I am an 8.

Here is how I scored it.

Eight's probably will agree with most of the following statements:
I am very good at standing up and fighting for what I want. {yes}
I have difficulty with compromise. {often}
I am not afraid to confront other people and I do confront them. {yes, who on line would have thunk that about me?}
I enjoy the exercise of power. {not consciously, but lead, follow, or get the hell out of my way fits better}
I am an aggressive, self-assertive person. {when appropriate}
l know how to get things done. {yes, action over inaction}
I get bored easily and like to keep moving. {yes}
Justice and injustice are key issues for me. {yes}
Generally, I don't care much for introspection or too much self-analysis. {definately}
I think of myself as a non-conformist. {often}

It says I"m a type eight as well. all the same stuff.

eight also. Not too sure about it. A lot of the questions were too vague to answer properly.

Do you walk to school or carry your lunch?

Then allow me to clarify. I AM an 8. I've decided you're also an 8. Shut the fuck up.

;)

I'm also an 8, and it really isn't much like me. A few things. Isn't it weird we're all 8s?

And I like the questions like this: do you sometimes feel lonely or dejected?

The answers are Yes, No, and Sometimes. So, if you pick sometimes, you sometimes sometimes feel lonely and dejected. If you pick yes, then you feel lonely and dejected sometimes, and if you pick no you never feel lonely and dejected.

Having sometimes as a response to a question with the word sometimes doesn't work.

I realize it's not scientific...but I'll be interested to know who doesn't score an 8 and what the other numbers stand for.

That "test" is actually just a prop to start the real test. It is how we each respond to the results that will tell us our personality types. See how I turned instant asshole on that super nice guy 3foot?

I know that a number of the questions were repeated in a different format, but if you read them carefully they moved from general questions to questions about more extreme positions. For example at the beginning it was "do you feel this" to later "do you always feel this" or "do you frequently feel this".

[pretendwomanrant]You are SUCH an EIGHT! No matter what I try to do to make this relationship work, you continue to be an eight. It's like you don't care. Don't you see how hard I work to make you happy? What does it take for me get your attention? If you don't stop being such an eight I'm leaving, I swear![/pretendwomanrant]

It's no MMPI, that's for sure.

*chuckles* that was fun.
I am a seven apparently:

Quote:

TYPE SEVEN: THE EPICURE
Sevens have a fear of being deprived, of being in pain. They tend to be lighthearted and sunny, often addicted to planning and play. Sevens are buoyed by a belief that life is unlimited -- there are always interesting things to do.
Possible origins. Faced with a frightening early life, Seven children diffused their fear by escaping into the limitless possibilities of imagination. They have pleasant memories of their childhood years. Even with an objectively bad scenario, there is little residue of hatred or blame. The skew of attention is toward positive memory. By moving toward pleasure and away from pain, they tend to remember the best.

Flawed Sevens can allow their appetites to get out of control. This is characterized by a bodily hunger for excitement and experience. Sevens have a gourmet taste for experience, little tastes of the very best, rather than an overdose of a single experience meal. Typically they cannot stand inactivity. They stay active, but that activity is not necessarily productive: it has a restless quality about it. They delight in making plans for the future but are not good at following through on them.

As managers, they may introduce fascinating but conflicting options. They don't like to give and enforce direct orders. They try to make everyone feel like an equal participant in order to eliminate the possibility of confrontation.

Well-Adapted Sevens get over their intense fear of being deprived. Instead of consuming life, they learn to contemplate it, to plumb the depths of experience rather than to merely skim its surface. They overcome their wariness of others sufficiently to form, selectively, close and long-term attachments. They stick with tasks and occupations long enough to do them justice. Their enthusiasm and pleasure they take in what they do is infectious. Sevens are sought after for their enthusiasm and vitality and for their desire to share the enjoyment they feel.

They bring an optimism to their work, and once they get engaged they can get a lot done and take contagious pleasure in their accomplishment. At their best, they are highly productive generalists, talented in a variety of areas. Precocious as children, they grow up to be especially intelligent and multi-talented. They may settle successfully into roles in which they can apply their abundant practical intelligence to executing short-run plans or exploring new territory.

Occupations. The entertainment field is filled with Sevens, both well-adapted and flawed. Sevens are often editors, writers, or storytellers. As managers, they are the jacks-of-all-trades, knowledgeable and skilled in a number of areas. Because they learned at a young age to fend for themselves, they are survivors who are good people to have around when an organization is having trouble keeping its head above water. They are planners and synthesizers and idea gatherers.

Finding Oneself:
Sevens will probably agree with most of the following statements:
I tend to make things interesting, to make things nice. (yes)
There are very few things in life which I can't enjoy. (Yeah, I'd go with that)
I usually look on the bright side of things and don't look for the negative side of life. (not true. I look for positive and negative)
"I must be defective if I need help." (never thought that)
People say I'm often the life of the party. (nope, though I am not a wall flower either)
I often feel stuck and bored with commitment -- I like to keep my options open. (yes.)
I tend to be very enthusiastic about the future. (yes)
I seem to be attached to youth and energy. (not quite sure what that means....I feel the loss of my youth keenly:P)
Most of the time I avoid getting into really "heavy" issues. (depends. heavy issues = fine, heavy emotional issues= not fine)
I find myself expressing anger by making fun of the problem.(not really).

I'm definitely more of a seven than an eight!
At least I can say yes to some of the above.

Type:
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i'm a type 8 with a type 3 rising sign.

It says I am an 8, too...which I am certainly not, by this description. I suppose there may be facets of my personality that could qualify, but not 98% worth, as it said.

My answers to the questions produced this result:

Type 5, Type 9

The Observer

Five's will probably agree with most of the following statements:
1. I tend to keep my feelings to myself. Yes.
2. I like to know what will happen ahead of time. Yes.
3. I don't know how to engage in small talk very well. Yes.
4. Intellectually I like to synthesize and put together different ideas. Yes.
5. I need much private time and space. Meh.
6. I often sit back and observe other people rather than get involved. Yes.
7. I seem to be more silent than most others People often ask me what I'm thinking. Yes.
8. I have trouble reaching out or asking for what I need. Yes.
9. If an issue comes up, I like to first work it out by myself, then go discuss it with others. Yes.
10. I like to put things in perspective, to step back and take everything in. If I leave anything out, I accuse myself of being so simplistic or naive. Meh.

The Mediator

Nines probably will agree with most of the following statements:

1. I often have difficulty in saying "no." Yes.
2. Most things in life aren't worth getting upset about. Yes.
3. I find that I often dip in and out of conversations, thinking of several things at once. Yes.
4. The most important things to be done are left to the end of the day. Meh.
5. While there are some differences, I feel most people are pretty much the same. Hmm, ok.
6. I hate to waste energy. I look for energy-saving approaches to things. Yes.
7. I become very stubborn when I feel pushed by others. Yes.
8. I can be a dispassionate arbiter because one side is as good as the other. Yes, can be.
9. I'm really sensitive about having my efforts overlooked, criticized, discounted. Yes.
10. I tend to play things down to get other people settled down. Yes.

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The verbose descriptions seemed flattering, and reasonably on target (natch). Not sure about the Business Perspective, or the Psychoanalytic Perspective... Overall it was a fun way to spend ten minutes.

I'm a type 6: The Trooper. I guess I am the perfect little soldier.

Sixes need security and they look for that security in loyalty to someone or something outside themselves. They want boundaries within which to operate, rules to follow, an authority figure to whom they can give their allegiance. The rules or structure reduce uncertainty, as does loyalty. Because they are so dependent on the expectations of others, they live with a greater amount of anxiety than other types. Sixes are sensitive to the possibility of worst case outcomes and so tend to imagine the worst, without realizing that they have not paid equal attention to imagining the best.

Occupations. Sixes can be tremendous assets in business because they are extremely hard workers and because they are loyal and dependable Sixes can perform well as executives because of their devotion to the organization and strong sense of responsibility, but they may do best if they operate within a framework As executives, they can make an excellent '2 person, even in the highest levels They may not, however, be effective as the top person Hierarchical environments with clearly defined lines of authority and clearly defined problem areas are attractive to Sixes.

my runner up was 6...I guess that sounds a little more like me.

I was virtually tied (70% vs. 68%) as a 3 and a 7.

3 was the "Performer," who supposedly throws everything they have into their job/career, needs to project a successful image, etc., which at first I was thinking is completely not like me at all... but, if you interpret my own chosen goals (raising my family well) as my "work," then it was pretty accurate after all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123 (Post 461782)

If I had any feelings, they'd be hurt.

8?
I don't think it characterizes me at all. It has nothing to do with being a dope!
It makes me sound like a power hungry schlep rock and I know for a fact that I'm not.

And what's with that jealousy question? When you are jealous do you do this or that often? How am I supposed to answer that if I'm never jealous?

Another 8 here.
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