We did not attempt to give individual written descriptions of the various borderline and other non-dominant types, as these usually quiet, often introverted types do not usually have overt behaviorisms that are easy to spot in the various dominant types. But this could be the subject of an interesting monograph, and maybe someone will rise to the occasion one day and write it.
Here are the test scores of the test in question:
Focus: 57
Temperament: 18
Submissiveness: 25
Extroversion: 46
Aggression: 67
Narcissism: 19
Consistency: 93
Detachment: 77
We are given that the computer output indicated PA, PA-, or P-A.
Non-sanguine types have distinctive features and are on the minority in the USA, Western Europe and Australasia. The borderline PA- type would be an introverted, schizoid individual, but I would say that this is an unlikely diagnosis given the S score of 25, which is quite low. Dominant PA type is a more likely possibility consistent with the test scores. Also, the Detachment D score of 77 would be appropriate for the PA type, where D scores usually run in the 60 to 100 range.
As to other possibilities, the S score of 25 is also too low for most NPA- and NA-passive aggressive types (usually S score greater than 40), so with the elevated D score indeed we would agree that the most likely diagnosis is NP-A or N-A Detached or Resigned type.
If you would like to submit or post your original (or repeat) test answers, we could run them through our analyzer program and possibly get more insight into the test results. (We need not post or consider the answers to any of the individual questions).
I could not find the test result among recent NPA tests that have been submitted. If you have a copy of the test answers you could post them or submit them by email via the Contact link, or simply resubmit the test or a repeat test via the NPA Personality Test web page.
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