I'm (mostly) not crazy!

As part of the requirements for being a inquirer with the PC(USA), I went to a two day psychological evaluation. The two days involved testing, some one on one counseling, testing, lunch, testing and did I mention testing? I took a revised version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (138 questions), the MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) (538 t/f questions), sentence completion, career preference, career evaluation, and an enneagram test. They started me off with the MMPI-2 test (maybe to wear me out!) and there were some pretty crazy questions on the test. For example, more than once the test asked if I would do better in life if people were not out to get me/kill me. Another one was; "have you ever lied? T/F" The results of that test showed that I didn't try and cheat the test (either positively or negatively) and that I fall well within the statistical average for sane people on every point of the test. The test is ancient though (I think it was developed in 1948 and revised in 1986). It's so old the test still checks for the "psychological disease of homosexuality" which, as the psychologist explained to me as we were going through each section being evaluated, is know to show a false positive if the individual is highly educated. So, you are either queer or have been exposed to ideas...or maybe all gays are super intelligent and are the next evolutionary step... or maybe not The second test they gave me was the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I was on the borderline (and crossing the boundaries for every other subgroup) INTJ/INFJ. The sub-evaluation said I was an "Experiential INFJ" or an " Empathizing Caring INTJ." The counselor and I figured that my "default" mode was the INTJ and I had learned to be an INFJ for close personal situations (say like in a church community or a close friendship). The Enneagram personality test showed I was a 9 or "A Peaceful Person" which basically means I'm the archetypal (or stereotypical) priest type (peaceful, easy-going, bridge-builder, ecumenical, laissez-faire). The counselor and I also thought I was a 5 or "A Wise Person" which would be someone who is "wise, observant, a thinker, curious, synthesizing." Which makes sense because of my borderline INFJ/INTJ.

All in all the two days were kind of boring but very informative. And it's nice to know I'm Mary Poppins, "Practically Perfect in Every Way!"