--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > Oh goodness...the expression on her face! :) Â Well, Agent Judy is in the > lead so far with a seemingly less stodgy and balanced score - hence the > reason we bow down to her and thank her gratefully for her sense of humor and > all the good work she does without asking for much, really. Â >
Mark my words, there are hidden charges she'll collect for her service one day. There ain't no free lunch for minions. Poor Barry thought he would be rid of her when she bolted for the Azores and left agent Ann holding the bag. The minions were doing just fine without her. > ________________________________ > From: raunchydog <raunchydog@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 10:51 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Narcissism Tests and their relationship to Drama > Queen Tests > > > Â > I scored a 2. I gotta get out more. The older I get the less inclined I am to > schmooze. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_n9yFlDImg > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > Hmmm... > > > > I scored a 3. ÃÂ That's actually kinda pathetic; I definitely need to > > think more of myself. ÃÂ > > > > Barry, I did the test for your internet personality and only what I know > > and perceive of it in the limited time I've been here. ÃÂ I scored you at > > 21, giving you the benefit of the doubt that you don't like to look at > > yourself in the mirror and that you don't want to rule the world, and a few > > other things I had no idea about. > > > > Hmmmm....glad that your own personal assessment of yourself is so far from > > my perceived assessment! ÃÂ No hard feelings. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jason <jedi_spock@> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:02 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Narcissism Tests and their relationship to > > Drama Queen Tests > > > > > > ÃÂ > > > > > > --- turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Given the article I reposted in this thread, about > > > the prevalence of narcissism in online chat forums > > > such as Facebook, and given recent discussions here > > > of Drama Queens their possible relationship to both > > > BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and HPD > > > (Histrionic Personality Disorder), I was curious as > > > to whether the NPI test mentioned in this article > > > might in fact be the equivalent of a Drama Queen Test. > > > > > > I looked up what the test measures and found this > > > description: > > > > > > The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is a widely > > > used measure of narcissism. Four studies provided support > > > for a three-factor model consisting of the dimensions of > > > Leadership/Authority, Grandiose Exhibitionism, and > > > Entitlement/Exploitativeness. The Leadership/Authority > > > dimension was generally linked to adaptive outcomes > > > whereas the other two dimensions, particularly > > > Entitlement/Exploitativeness, were generally linked > > > to maladaptive outcomes. > > > > > > I found one such test online (almost certainly a shorter > > > and less accurate version than the full NPI, since it > > > took only a couple of minutes to complete) and decided > > > to take it. My scores are below. I'd be interested to > > > see how others on this forum score. > > > > > > But to be perfectly honest, I would expect that the posters > > > most of us expect to score highly on the GE and EE scales > > > won't share their scores with us. :-) > > > > > > http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic.htm > > > <http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic.htm%20> > > > > --- turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > My score: > > > > > > Your Total: 4 > > > > > > Between 12 and 15 is average. > > > Celebrities often score closer to 18. > > > Narcissists score over 20. > > > > > > > Barry scored = 4 > > > > I scored = 16 > > > > I wonder what does this mean? > > > > --- turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Here's how you rated on the seven component traits > > > of narcissism: > > > > > > Narcissistic Trait > > > Authority: 1.00 > > > Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 > > > Superiority: 0.00 > > > Exhibitionism: 0.00 > > > Exploitativeness: 2.00 > > > Vanity: 0.00 > > > Entitlement: 0.00 > > > > > > Below you will find a brief interpretation of each > > > narcissism trait and what your score relative to that > > > trait may indicate about you. > > > > > > Authority > > > > > > Authority refers to a person's leadership skills and > > > power. People who score higher on authority like to > > > be in charge and gain power, often for power's sake > > > alone. > > > > > > Self-Sufficiency > > > > > > This trait refers to how self-sufficient a person is, > > > that is, how much you rely on others versus your own > > > abilities to meet your needs in life. > > > > > > Superiority > > > > > > This trait refers to whether a person feels they are > > > more superior than those around them. > > > > > > Exhibitionism > > > > > > This trait refers to a person's need to be the center > > > of attention, and willingness to ensure they are the > > > center of attention (even at the expense of others' > > > needs). > > > > > > Exploitativeness > > > > > > This trait refers to how willing you are to exploit > > > others in order to meet your own needs or goals. > > > > > > Vanity > > > > > > This trait refers to a person's vanity, or their belief > > > in one's own superior abilities and attractiveness > > > compared to others. > > > > > > Entitlement > > > > > > This trait refers to the expectation and amount of > > > entitlement a person has in their lives, that is, > > > unreasonable expectations of especially favorable > > > treatment or automatic compliance with one's expectations. > > > People who score higher on this trait generally have a > > > greater expectation of entitlement, while those who > > > score lower expect little from others or life. > > > > > >
