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Sensitivity Questionnaire

Welcome to your Narcissism Questionnaire

Narcissism is generally understood as pronounced self-involvement (Freud, 1955). In psychological research it has been regarded as both, a personality trait and as a clinically relevant disorder (Hermann et al., 2018).

The most widely-applied measure of narcissism is the Narcissistic Personality Inventory 40 (NPI-40; Raskin & Hall, 1979). The NPI-16 was constructed as more economical, brief measures of narcissism (Ames et al., 2006; Gentile et al., 2013). The NPI is not intended for use in diagnosing Narcissistic Personality Disorder.Rather, it is often said to measure "normal" or "subclinical" (borderline) narcissism (i.e., in people who score very high on the NPI do not necessarily meet all criteria for diagnosis with NPD).

In using this we to acknowledge and cite the original research (Ames, Rose, and Anderson, 2006) and Raskin and Terry (1988).

This inventory consists of a number of pairs of statements with which you may or may not identify. Consider this example:

A. I like having authority over people
B. I don't mind following orders

Which of these two statements is closer to your own feelings about yourself? If you identify more with "liking to have authority over people" than with "not minding following orders", then you would choose option A.

You may identify with both A and B. In this case you should choose the statement which seems closer to yourself. Or, if you do not identify with either statement, select the one which is least objectionable or remote. In other words, read each pair of statements and then choose the one that is closer to your own feelings.

1.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I have a natural talent for influencing people.

I am not good at influencing people

None

2.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

Modesty doesn't become me

I am essentially a modest person.

None

3.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I would do almost anything on a dare.

I tend to be a fairly cautious person

None

4.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

When people compliment me I sometimes get embarrassed.

I know that I am good because everybody keeps telling me so.

None

5.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

The thought of ruling the world frightens the hell out of me.

If I ruled the world it would be a better place

None

6.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I can usually talk my way out of anything

I try to accept the consequences of my behavior

None

7.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I prefer to blend in with the crowd

I like to be the center of attention

None

8.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I will be a success.

I am not too concerned about success.

None

9.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I am no better or worse than most people.

I think I am a special person.

None

10.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I am assertive.

I wish I were more assertive.

None

11.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I like to have authority over other people.

I don't mind following orders.

None

12.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I find it easy to manipulate people

I don't like it when I find myself manipulating people

None

13.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I insist upon getting the respect that is due me.

I usually get the respect that I deserve

None

14.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I don't particularly like to show off my body.

I like to show off my body

None

15.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I can read people like a book

People are sometimes hard to understand

None

16.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

If I feel competent I am willing to take responsibility for making decisions.

I like to take responsibility for making decisions.

None

17.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I just want to be reasonably happy.

I want to amount to something in the eyes of the world.

None

18.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

My body is nothing special.

I like to look at my body.

None

19.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I try not to be a show off.

I will usually show off if I get the chance.

None

20.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I always know what I am doing

Sometimes I am not sure of what I am doing

None

21.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I sometimes depend on people to get things done

I rarely depend on anyone else to get things done.

None

22.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

Sometimes I tell good stories

Everybody likes to hear my stories

None

23.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I expect a great deal from other people

I like to do things for other people

None

24.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve

I take my satisfactions as they come

None

25.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

Compliments embarrass me

I like to be complimented.

None

26.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I have a strong will to power

Power for its own sake doesn't interest me

None

27.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I don't care about new fads and fashions

I like to start new fads and fashions.

None

28.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I like to look at myself in the mirror.

I am not particularly interested in looking at myself in the mirror

None

29.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I really like to be the centre of attention

It makes me uncomfortable to be the centre of attention.

None

30.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I can live my life in any way I want to.

People can't always live their lives in terms of what they want.

None

31.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

Being an authority doesn't mean that much to me

People always seem to recognize my authority

None

32.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I would prefer to be a leader.

It makes little difference to me whether I am a leader or not

None

33.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I am going to be a great person

I hope I am going to be successful.

None

34.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

People sometimes believe what I tell them

I can make anybody believe anything I want them to.

None

35.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I am a born leader.

Leadership is a quality that takes a long time to develop

None

36.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I wish somebody would someday write my biography.

I don't like people to pry into my life for any reason.

None

37.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I get upset when people don't notice how I look when I go out in public.

I don't mind blending into the crowd when I go out in public

None

38.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I am more capable than other people.

There is a lot that I can learn from other people.

None

39.

Please choose which answer is closest to your feelings

I am much like everybody else.

I am an extraordinary person

None

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