by Pathophile
Okay, so this is probably a stupid question but are online 'diagnoses' actually worth anything? If someone had Asperger's, could they score highly on a self-report psychopathy scale? Could a schizoid score highly too? Or even someone who wasn't being entirely honest with themselves?
So basically, does anyone here take these tests seriously?
No, online tests are not meant to be taken seriously. You may get some insight out of the results, but any insight you get may not even be accurate. I'm not saying that online test results can't be accurate though either. I just wouldn't put too much faith in them.
If someone had Asperger's, could they score highly on a self-report psychopathy scale?
Yes, if they didn't understand the test properly and assumed that something on the test related to them more than it actually does.
Take dex for example. He thinks he doesn't have a conscience simply because he didn't care when some little fish died that belonged to his grandmother. You can imagine how accurate his results are.
Could a schizoid score highly too? Or even someone who wasn't being entirely honest with themselves?
Yes, anyone with or without a personality disorder could score high on the test if they don't take it properly due to lack of understanding or they're not self-aware enough. Any online test can also be manipulated to receive a certain result, which is precisely why online test results should not be taken seriously.
So basically, does anyone here take these tests seriously?
Dex is the only one here who does and he can't claim he doesn't, or he wouldn't be posting the same results repeatedly all over the fucking forum.
I find test results interesting, but they don't prove anything.