Name/Pseudonym:

Please indicate your sex: male female intersexed

Are you gifted? no not sure top ten percent 98th percentile (Mensa level) 99.9th percentile

Are you on the autistic spectrum? no not sure yes - formal diagnosis yes - self diagnosed

If yes, which diagnosis?

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire - Revised

Answer each of the following questions for who you are now. (Scores may change over time.) There are no right or wrong answers, and no trick questions. Work quickly and do not think too long about the exact meaning of the questions.

1. Do you have many different hobbies?
   yes no
2. Do you stop to think things over before doing anything?
   yes no
3. Does your mood often go up and down?
   yes no
4. Have you ever taken the praise for something you knew someone else had really done?
   yes no
5. Do you take much notice of what people think?
   yes no
6. Are you a talkative person?
   yes no
7. Would being in debt worry you?
   yes no
8. Do you ever feel 'just miserable' for no reason?
   yes no
9. Do you give money to charities?
   yes no
10. Were you ever greedy by helping yourself to more than your share of anything?
    yes no
11. Are you rather lively?
    yes no
12. Would it upset you a lot to see a child or an animal suffer?
    yes no
13. Do you often worry about things you should not have done or said?
    yes no
14. Do you dislike people who don't know how to behave themselves?
    yes no
15. If you say you will do something, do you always keep your promise no matter how inconvenient it might be?
    yes no
16. Can you usually let yourself go and enjoy yourself at a lively party?
    yes no
17. Are you an irritable person?
    yes no
18. Should people always respect the law?
    yes no
19. Have you ever blamed someone for doing something you knew was really your fault?
    yes no
20. Do you enjoy meeting new people?
    yes no
21. Are good manners very important?
    yes no
22. Are your feelings easily hurt?
    yes no
23. Are ALL your habits good and desirable ones?
    yes no
24. Do you tend to keep in the background on social occasions?
    yes no
25. Would you take drugs which may have strange or dangerous effects?
    yes no
26. Do you often feel 'fed-up'?
    yes no
27. Have you ever taken anything (even a pin or button) that belonged to someone else?
    yes no
28. Do you like going out a lot?
    yes no
29. Do you prefer going your own way rather than act by the rules?
    yes no
30. Do you enjoy hurting people you love?
    yes no
31. Are you often troubled about feelings of guilt?
    yes no
32. Do you sometimes talk about things you know nothing about?
    yes no
33. Do you prefer reading to meeting people?
    yes no
34. Do you have enemies who want to harm you?
    yes no
35. Would you call yourself a nervous person?
    yes no
36. Do you have many friends?
    yes no
37. Do you enjoy practical jokes that can sometimes really hurt people?
    yes no
38. Are you a worrier?
    yes no
39. As a child did you do as you were told immediately and without grumbling?
    yes no
40. Would you call yourself happy-go-lucky?
    yes no
41. Do good manners and cleanliness matter much to you?
    yes no
42. Have you often gone against your parents' wishes?
    yes no
43. Do you worry about awful things that might happen?
    yes no
44. Have you ever broken or lost something belonging to someone else?
    yes no
45. Do you usually take the initiative in making new friends?
    yes no
46. Would you call yourself tense or 'highly strung'?
    yes no
47. Are you mostly quiet when you are with other people?
    yes no
48. Do you think marriage is old-fashioned and should be done away with?
    yes no
49. Do you sometimes boast a little?
    yes no
50. Are you more easy-going about right and wrong than most people?
    yes no
51. Can you easily get some life into a rather dull party?
    yes no
52. Do you worry about your health?
    yes no
53. Have you ever said anything bad or nasty about anyone?
    yes no
54. Do you enjoy co-operating with others?
    yes no
55. Do you like telling jokes and funny stories to your friends?
    yes no
56. Do most things taste the same to you?
    yes no
57. As a child were you ever cheeky to your parents?
    yes no
58. Do you like mixing with people?
    yes no
59. Does it worry you if you know there are mistakes in your work?
    yes no
60. Do you suffer from sleeplessness?
    yes no
61. Have people said that you sometimes act too rashly?
    yes no
62. Do you always wash before a meal?
    yes no
63. Do you nearly always have a 'ready answer' when people talk to you?
    yes no
64. Do you like to arrive at appointments in plenty of time?
    yes no
65. Have you often felt listless and tired for no reason?
    yes no
66. Have you ever cheated at a game?
    yes no
67. Do you like doing things in which you have to act quickly?
    yes no
68. Is (or was) your mother a good woman?
    yes no
69. Do you often make decisions on the spur of the moment?
    yes no
70. Do you often feel life is very dull?
    yes no
71. Have you ever taken advantage of someone?
    yes no
72. Do you often take on more activities than you have time for?
    yes no
73. Are there several people who keep trying to avoid you?
    yes no
74. Do you worry a lot about your looks?
    yes no
75. Do you think people spend too much time safeguarding their future with savings and insurance?
    yes no
76. Have you ever wished that you were dead?
    yes no
77. Would you dodge paying taxes if you were sure you could never be found out?
    yes no
78. Can you get a party going?
    yes no
79. Do you try not to be rude to people?
    yes no
80. Do you worry too long after an embarrassing experience?
    yes no
81. Do you generally 'look before you leap'?
    yes no
82. Have you ever insisted on having your own way?
    yes no
83. Do you suffer from 'nerves'?
    yes no
84. Do you often feel lonely?
    yes no
85. Can you on the whole trust people to tell the truth?
    yes no
86. Do you always practice what you preach?
    yes no
87. Are you easily hurt when people find fault with you or the work you do?
    yes no
88. Is it better to follow society's rules than to go your own way?
    yes no
89. Have you ever been late for an appointment or work?
    yes no
90. Do you like plenty of bustle and excitement around you?
    yes no
91. Would you like other people to be afraid of you?
    yes no
92. Are you sometimes bubbling over with energy and sometimes very sluggish?
    yes no
93. Do you sometimes put off until tomorrow what you ought to do today?
    yes no
94. Do other people think of you as being very lively?
    yes no
95. Do people tell you a lot of lies?
    yes no
96. Do you believe one has special duties to one's family?
    yes no
97. Are you touchy about some things?
    yes no
98. Are you always willing to admit it when you have made a mistake?
    yes no
99. Would you feel very sorry for an animal caught in a trap?
    yes no
100. When your temper rises, do you find it difficult to control?
     yes no

If for some reason this form does not work for you, please copy it into an email (NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE!) and email it to me at acerridwen@telus.net

What does it mean?

Source: Eysenck, S.B.G., H.J. Eysenck, and P. Barrett, 1985. A revised version of the psychoticism scale. Personality and Individual Differences 6(1): 21-29.

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