Are YOU A Narcissist?
Quiz reveals how your feelings about your body and a desire to be a leader could indicate if your ego is out of control
- Narcissistic Personality Inventory test has been developed by researchers
- Features 40 questions, including feelings about appearance
- Quiz asks if you enjoy control, manipulation or power
- A score above 17 indicates narcissistic tendencies
The Narcissistic Personality Inventory test, was developed by US-based researchers Robert Raskin and Howard Terry to assess people’s level of the trait for their psychological research.
According to their findings, those who score highly have characteristics such as being impulsive, aggressive and dominant as well as being hungry for power and believing they are ‘special’.

If you are overly fixated on the way you look and are interested in always being the leader, you could be a narcissist (picture posed by model)

The Narcissistic Personality Inventory test, was developed by researchers Robert Raskin and Howard Terry to assess people’s level of the trait for their psychological research
The quiz consists of 40 questions about your behaviour towards others, your feelings about your own body and appearance and how you assess your position in the world – a follower or a leader.
The average American has a score of 15.5, and the quiz’s authors say that 17 or above is ‘flirting with narcissism’.
Actors have an average score of 18.45, while reality stars typically come in at 19.45. Violent offenders in prison tend to have a score of 23.
Read on to answer the 40 questions and find out your score at the end.
If both answers resonate, then choose the one you can relate to the most.
It should take only around five minutes to complete, and the closer your score is to 40, the more narcissistic you are.
Psychologists define narcissism as an ‘inflated, grandiose self-image,’ and it has persevered through the centuries as a personality trait and, in extreme cases, a psychological disorder.
Narcissists have a tendency to act selfishly, according to the lesson by W. Keith Campbell, and this can present itself in many different ways.
According to the expert, ‘it’s like a disease where the sufferers feel pretty good, but the people around them suffer.’
Political leaders or people of power may make risky or unethical decisions as a result of narcissism, while narcissistic partners could be unfaithful and dishonest.
As a personality trait, narcissism can appear in two forms: grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism.
In both forms, however, ‘the dark side of narcissism’ will ultimately show up over time.
A much more extreme type of narcissism also exists, and it’s classified as a psychological disorder.