Psychopathy Test

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I scored 27%

You are warm and empathic with a heightened awareness of social responsibility and a strong sense of conscience. You like to carefully weigh up the pros and cons of a situation before you act and are generally averse to taking risks. You are very much a ‘people person’ and dislike conflict. ‘Do unto others…’ are your watchwords. But, although you avoid hurting others, those residing at the higher end of the psychopathic spectrum might not be as considerate, so stay vigilant to avoid being hurt unnecessarily.

I got a 24%, and sent a message to kevin dutton implying that the test may only work for neurotypical people, and alot of undiagnosed aspies may get the wrong impression, and in turn, so will he. hahaha!! !!

Your
score 36%

Though your conscience is in the right place you also have a pragmatic streak and generally aren’t afraid to do your own dirty work! You’re no shrinking violet - but no daredevil either. You generally have little trouble seeing things from another person’s perspective but, at the same time, are no pushover. ‘Everything in moderation – including moderation’ might sum up your approach to life.

I'm at 21%.

Interesting; so far, all of us have scored average or below. Except for that one person who didn't want to give their result, which could be an indication that it was above average. Even that one, though--if you're ashamed of a high score, it means you're not proud of that part of yourself and probably working to change it.

I think this is yet more evidence that autistic people's "lack of empathy" has nothing to do with psychopathy or a willingness to hurt others. It's just a communication problem. Once we know what someone's feeling, we care. Only a few of us have been so hurt by abuse that we've closed off and become hostile to protect ourselves, and that's not the same thing as psychopathy.

I scored 12%

"You are warm and empathic with a heightened awareness of social responsibility and a strong sense of conscience. You like to carefully weigh up the pros and cons of a situation before you act and are generally averse to taking risks. You are very much a ‘people person’ and dislike conflict. ‘Do unto others…’ are your watchwords. But, although you avoid hurting others, those residing at the higher end of the psychopathic spectrum might not be as considerate, so stay vigilant to avoid being hurt unnecessarily."

My wife would disagree with the things I underlined above. LOL.

Yeah. The writer of the test seems to think that being warm, empathic, and a people person is somehow the opposite of being a psychopath. What about the detached, rational, and altruistic people? We need them too. They're the people who aren't too emotionally overcome by the horrors of a famine to plan a solution for the problem. They're the researchers who try to find cancer treatments and the paramedics who can step back mentally to think about how to keep a screaming child alive.

Being cold and rational is a personality trait, not a moral trait. If you're cold, rational, and introverted, but you spend your time saving people's lives or improving your community without caring about whether you get rewarded for it, I'm pretty darn sure you don't qualify as a psychopath.

21% -- you've all seen the description already.

Well-said.

33%

you are warm and empathic with a heightened awareness of social responsibility and a strong sense of conscience. You like to carefully weigh up the pros and cons of a situation before you act and are generally averse to taking risks. You are very much a ‘people person’ and dislike conflict. ‘Do unto others…’ are your watchwords. But, although you avoid hurting others, those residing at the higher end of the psychopathic spectrum might not be as considerate, so stay vigilant to avoid being hurt unnecessarily.

21%

YOUR SCORE 48%
Though your conscience is in the right place you also have a pragmatic streak and generally aren’t afraid to do your own dirty work! You’re no shrinking violet - but no daredevil either. You generally have little trouble seeing things from another person’s perspective but, at the same time, are no pushover. ‘Everything in moderation – including moderation’ might sum up your approach to life.

too right. my doormat days are behind me

21%

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70%

YOUR
SCORE 73%
You can play hardball with the best of them! You know what you want and are not afraid to go for it – even if it means bending the rules occasionally and putting a few noses out of joint on the way. Nothing fazes you. You are decisive, self-confident and pretty much up for anything. You are a ‘means-to-an-end’ person. For you, it’s not necessarily a matter of right or wrong, but of what gets the job done. ‘Bring it on’ is your mantra, but to help those around you keep their heads, you should learn some tricks to help you temper your self-satisfying tendencies...

That describes me perfectly well. I scored 18% by the way.

I ran the test with a hypothetical "caring, but extroverted and capable of being detached" person, and scored just above 50%.

Just as some NTs have more autistic traits than others, doesn't mean they're autistic. In a similar way, I don't think the author of this test is trying to diagnose psychopathy, just show people how many traits they have.

They're certainly not making a moral judgement. If you use their other "tool", they score Dickens and Wilde ahead of Hitler and Thatcher. Dickens was a notable social justice campaigner, but more of a "psychopath" than Hitler because he remained calm under pressure, was fearless, and just as rebellious as Hitler in a very different way. Hitler's sky-high scores in narcissism and emotional detachment don't quite catch him up with Dickens.