Sketchy 85-Year-Old Psychology Test Claims To Divulge Your Most Suppressed Trait
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Hungarian psychiatrist Léopold Szondi’s famed test has been making its rounds on the internet for years, and now has another lease of life via a new Facebook post.
The 1935 Szondi test theorizes that people feel most drawn to others who are most like themselves, and thus by looking at real portraits, they’ll be able to find kindred spirits who represent their most suppressed traits.
For obvious reasons, the test has raised considerable suspicion, and critics argued that mental conditions could not be diagnosed through physical appearances.
A variation of Szondi’s classification, found below, shows just eight pictures of Szondi’s patients, each having been diagnosed with a different condition. The original test had 48 pictures.
In this simplified version, social media users are asked to look at the headshots and pick the character they find most unsettling. Apparently, who you choose will reveal feelings and desires that you have driven deep down.
Upon deciding on a headshot, you’ll be assigned a repression, which means what you might be hiding; actions and habits you display to conceal the impulse; and possible visible nuances of the suppressed trait.
Understandably, the psyche behind this test is sketchy, though participants have stood by its accuracy, so take it with a pinch of salt. Check it out below, and view the post’s full description to find out more about the meaning behind each portrait.
The Following is a psychoanalytical test called the Szondi Test. This test was made by a Hungarian Psychoanalyst,...
Posted by Junji Noe on Saturday, February 22, 2020
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