Where can I take a serious online test to see 'who I really am and
what really interests and motivates me in life'? Preferrably with
extensive results and some proposals as how to take advantage of those
findings. The test can ( and probably should) cost something, but
needs to be serious/scientific. Philantropic would be a plus.
Religious and commercial/bogus offers must be avoided!

Offline tests would not be excluded, but online tests are preferred.
The langue of the test can be english, german or french.
The test should not concentrate just on career or just on love etc. It
should have a more holistic approach.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 30 Apr 2005 10:58 PDT

Give this one a try -- I believe it's a fairly well-regarded
personality profiling test:


http://www.queendom.com/tests/personality/ampm_abridged_access.html


Let me know how that works out, and what sort of additional
information you would need as a full answer to your question.

Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by thinkxtra-ga on 30 Apr 2005 16:27 PDT

Thank you for your link. It's quite useful and somewhat like what I
was looking for.

But the test(s) are still a bit too generic. I was hoping for
something more individual and looking for 'real' answers. And ideally
the result would be interpreted by another human being and not solely
by a computer.

It also focused too much on the first part of my question (who I
really am = the more static element) and not enough on the second one
(what really interests and motivates me in life = the more activ
element).

Perhaps you could find something better suited or more in depth?

Thank you.

I found the temperament sorter personality instrument on this site
really helpful as far as sorting out my personal inclinations and
career direction. They have a free test and tests that require money
here:
http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/

I don't know how one can answer this question because it doesn?t
require an definite answer but rather one that caters to your
preferences.

With that said, please look at http://trans4mind.com/personality/

Regarding the "what really motivates me and makes me happy" part of
your question, I would suggest using the techniques in the career
workbook "What Color Is My Parachute".  This workbook doesn?t focus on
career in the narrow sense, but rather is a process of self-discovery
of what one loves.

My other suggestion would be to record and interpret your dreams,
using a technique such as Jungian dream analysis.  Dreams provide
direct communication from the unconscious, the source of psychic
energy a.k.a. motivation.

Either of these suggested techniques requires considerable work on
your part ? a quest for self-knowledge.  I?m skeptical that an online
psychological diagnostic test will provide useful insights into
sources of motivation.  (It would be interesting to read the comments
of a professional psychologist on this question.)