At PsychCentral.com, there is a Narcissistic Personality Quiz that anyone can take to measure the degree, or lack thereof, of a person’s narcissism level. While everyone has a little narcissism, one should love your neighbor as one loves your self, if it’s in the Bible, then it is perfectly normal to have some level of self love. But some people we know have too much narcissism and that can be a problem. .
Among the traits measured by the quiz are the extent of a person’s sense of entitlement, the level of a person’s vanity, a person’s willingness to exploit others, the degree of a person’s exhibitionism, an assessment of the level of one’s sense of superiority, as well as measuring a person’s degree of self sufficiency, which can be good, and a person’s tendency to engage in authoritarianism, which is rarely or never good.
http://psychcentral.com/cgi=bin/narcissisticquiz,cgi
My purpose in using this quiz was to measure the level of narcissism of Donald J. Trump, U.S. President.
The quiz contains 40 questions, each of which counts as one point. According to psychCentral, the average citizen scores between 12 and 15. Celebrities, and we all know how narcissistic they are, here’s looking at you Barbra, usually score around 18, Any score over 20 means, congratulations, you are a flaming narcissist.
In order to be scientifically correct, I used myself as a control.
Since president Trump was engaged in a news conference Thursday, and he hasn’t been taking my calls, I took the test for him based on my observation of his behavior over the years, not just the presidential campaign. Obviously, the outcome will be debatable. Other test takers will come up with different results. I do believe that whoever takes the test in President Trump’s name, will universally come up with a score above 20.
Part of Trump’s charm to his supporters is his bluster, bullying and dishonesty. No matter what Trump’s score will be, I doubt that many of his supporters will quibble. They like him for who he is.
As a control, I took the test first, and my score was 2.
Frankly, I doubt that a dead person would score that low. I always thought I was a little conceited, but apparently, according to the quiz, I’m not. Remember, the average citizen’s score is between 12 and 15. It’s possible that I cheated but I don’t think so.
The score is broken down into 7 categories. One point for each narcissistic answer, zero points for a non narcissistic answer.
According to the breakdown, my score was as follows:
Authority: 1.00
Self Sufficiency: 0.00
Superiority: 1.00
Exhibitionism; 0.00
Exploitativeness; 0.00
Vanity; 0.00
Entitlement; 0.00
In my defense, according to the quiz, “authority refers to a person’s leadership skills and power.” I don’t have much lust for power but most people who have experience in an industry eventually develop some leadership skills based on that experience.
As for my score in Superiority, that was a trick question. In question 15, the choices were: (a). I don’t particularly like to show off my body and (b) I like to show off my body. .I picked (b) The test is not reliable unless one answers truthfully.
In order to accurately take the test in President Trump’s name, I attempted to channel the President’s ego and sub-conscience for the ten minutes necessary to finish the test. I believe I was successful, because my mind began to ramble incoherently, my face turned orange, my hair, of which I don’t have that much, floated up into a impossible comb over, and I told half a dozen lies to my 4 dogs when I didn’t even need to.
After taking the test and resuming my own persona, with some trepidation I clicked the button to tabulate the results. Trump would be proud to know that he almost achieved a perfect score..
He scored a 39 out of 40.
His only failure was, ironically, that same Question 15. While at some point in his life, he would have liked to “show off his body,.” not so much anymore. For many elderly people, like myself, time has not been kind. So, again, answering the questions in the quiz honestly is important to achieve the correct results.
Pres. Trump’s score is broken down into 7 categories. One point for each narcissistic answer, zero points for a non narcissistic answer.
According to the breakdown, his score is as follows:
Authority: 8.00
Self Sufficiency: 6.00
Superiority: 5.00
Exhibitionism; 7.00
Exploitativeness; 5.00
Vanity; 2.00
Entitlement; 6.00
The quiz masters don’t explain under which heading Question 15 would fall. It could be either Vanity or Exhibitionism. The important point is that President Trump achieved a perfect narcissism score on 6 of the 7 categories. That should be something to be proud of, if you are Donald J. Trump.
Because President Trump scored 18 or higher, the web site invited him to :”check out the symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
I invite other Kossacks to take the quiz based on your opinion of President Trump’s personality and mental state, and maybe even your own. I can imagine that many Kossacks can beat my score of 2. Just remember to answer the questions honestly, and that there are no wrong answers.
http://psychcentral.com/cgi=bin/narcissisticquiz,cgi
Jim McMeans
Danielsville GA