Scale of Hypersensitive Narcissism, HSNS Test - the question form
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1. I can become completely absorbed in thoughts about my personal affairs, health, worries, or relationships with other people.
1 – Very unlike me, strongly disagree
2 – Does not describe me
3 – Neither agree nor disagree
4 – Describes me
5 – Describes me very well, strongly agree
2. My feelings are easily hurt by ridicule or disparaging remarks.
1 – Very unlike me, strongly disagree
2 – Not like me
3 – Neither
4 – Describes me
5 – Very much like me, strongly agree
3. When I enter a room, I often feel self-conscious and think that other people are looking at me.
1 – Very unlike me; completely disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither true nor untrue
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; completely agree
4. I do not like to share credit for an achievement with other people.
1 – Very untrue of me, strongly disagree
2 – Not true of me
3 – Neither true nor untrue of me
4 – True of me
5 – Very true of me, strongly agree
5. I feel I have enough concerns of my own without worrying about other people’s problems.
1 – Very unlike me; strongly disagree
2 – Does not describe me
3 – Neither agree nor disagree
4 – Describes me
5 – Describes me very well; strongly agree
6. I feel that my temperament is different from that of most people.
1 – Not at all true of me; I completely disagree
2 – Not true of me
3 – Neither true nor untrue
4 – True of me
5 – Very true of me; I completely agree
7. I often take other people's remarks personally.
1 – Very uncharacteristic of me; strongly disagree
2 – Uncharacteristic of me
3 – Neither agree nor disagree
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; strongly agree
8. When I become interested in something, I get absorbed in it and forget about other people.
1 - Very unlike me; strongly disagree
2 - Not like me
3 - Neither
4 - Like me
5 - Very much like me; strongly agree
9. I dislike being in a group unless I am sure that at least one person there values me.
1 – Very unlike me; strongly disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; strongly agree
10. I secretly feel irritated when people come to me with their problems, wanting help and sympathy.
1 – Not at all like me, strongly disagree
2 – Not typical of me
3 – Neither
4 – Typical of me
5 – Very typical of me, strongly agree
1. I can become completely absorbed in thinking about my personal affairs, health, worries, or relationships with other people.
1 – Very unlike me; strongly disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither agree nor disagree
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; strongly agree
2. My feelings are easily hurt by teasing or disparaging remarks.
1 – Very unlike me; strongly disagree
2 – Not like me
3 – Neither
4 – Like me
5 – Very much like me; strongly agree
3. When I enter a room, I often feel self-conscious and think that other people are looking at me.
1 – Not at all like me; strongly disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; strongly agree
4. I do not like sharing credit for an achievement with other people.
1 – Very untrue of me; strongly disagree
2 – Not true of me
3 – Neither true nor untrue
4 – True of me
5 – Very true of me; strongly agree
5. I feel I have enough worries of my own without being concerned about other people’s problems.
1 – Very unlike me, completely disagree
2 – Not typical of me
3 – Neither
4 – Typical of me
5 – Very typical of me, completely agree
6. I feel that my temperament is different from that of most people.
1 – Very untrue of me; strongly disagree
2 – Not true of me
3 – Neither true nor untrue
4 – True of me
5 – Very true of me; strongly agree
7. I often take other people’s remarks personally.
1 – Not at all like me, strongly disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither agree nor disagree
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me, strongly agree
8. I become easily absorbed in things that interest me and forget about other people.
1 – Very unlike me; strongly disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; completely agree
9. I dislike being in a group unless I am sure that at least one person there values me.
1 – Very untrue of me, strongly disagree
2 – Untrue of me
3 – Neither true nor untrue
4 – True of me
5 – Very true of me, strongly agree
10. I secretly feel irritated when people come to me with their problems seeking help and sympathy.
1 – Very unlike me; completely disagree
2 – Not characteristic of me
3 – Neither
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me; completely agree