Found over at Basil's Blog (and he found it at Phin's Blog), one Personality Test. Unlike Basil, I apparently scored rather poorly.

According to the test, I am at Very High or High risk of the following "disorders:" Schizoid, Schizotypal, and Narcissistic. However, reading the info pages about them makes me wonder why they are disorders...

The disorder [schizotypal] is characterized by odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and individuals with this disorder often seek isolation from others.

Narcissists: They tend to be choosy about picking friends, since they believe that not just anyone is worthy of being their friend. They are generally uninterested in the feelings of others.

Schizoids genuinely prefer to be alone and do not secretly wish for popularity. They tend to seek jobs that require little social contact. They do not show a need for attention or acceptance. They are perceived by others as humorless and distant and often are termed "loners."

Tell me again why these things are considered "disorders?" They seem pretty normal to me...

Posted by: Ogre at 01:00 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 Hi. I just wanted to point out that those were MY results to the Pesonality Disorder test...not basil's. I would think basil and I would score VERY differently. Big Sis

Posted by: The Big Sister (who's 5'4") at July 05, 2005 02:36 PM (2mrdW)

2 Ouch! Terribly sorry! You should have posted that in big letters at the top of the post or something so I'd know...oh wait, you tried that...

Posted by: Ogre at July 05, 2005 05:07 PM (qV2zb)

3 A personality disorder should interfere with the person's ability to function in the real world, in a variety of situations. For example, someone with a bit of obsessiveness might function well as an accountant, but someone with OCD personality might spend so much time straightening his desk that he would never get any work done, and would quickly piss off potential girlfriends.

Posted by: owlish at July 05, 2005 05:59 PM (fKZxn)

4 If that's the case, I want to inflict some personality disorders on some people in government to get them to stop functioning in their fantasy-land and GET them functioning in the "real world."

Posted by: Ogre at July 05, 2005 06:03 PM (qV2zb)

5 Believe me, there's a big difference between computer geek lonerdom and schizotypal personality disorder.

Posted by: caltechgirl at July 05, 2005 06:35 PM (vb6N5)

6 I'm no expert -- I'll take your word for it, Caltechgirl!

Posted by: Ogre at July 05, 2005 07:01 PM (qV2zb)

7 I will not post my results on my page because I think I might be certifiable and no need to drive away the few readers who are sticking with me...although it does kind of make me question the stability of my readers...hmmm...

Posted by: Jody at July 06, 2005 10:05 PM (uWBw8)

8 Maybe you should force your readers to take the test and only allow certain scores permission to read your page...but then again, that would just reveal some of your results...

Posted by: Ogre at July 07, 2005 05:22 AM (qV2zb)

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