What does it mean if I got high scores on psychopath or borderline personality self assessments?

Online quizzes and personality tests can be fun, but should not be assumed to be accurate or used as a diagnostic tool. The high scores you obtained on the stated websites are certainly not accurate according to any true measurement tools. The "psychopath" test you posted is hosted by a person who only has a bachelor's degree and is far from qualified to produce, document or treat any mental health disorder. Also, the host is from India and it appears based on the syntax of the questions and the rest of the website that English is a second language. The construct of questions on true testing instruments must be very precise in order to be accurate.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) does not have a category for "psychopath". The only instrument used to diagnosis people who demonstrate psychopathic tendencies is the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PC-R). Mental health experts have been arguing for years whether a true psychopath exists. Currently, there are numerous characteristics which attribute to behavior deemed psychopathic but there is no standard diagnosis.

Personality tests are equally difficult to gauge because personality fluctuates over time. Self-reporting questionnaires, although popular, have some major drawbacks on personality testing. Self-reporting relies solely on the test subject understanding each question the same as the testing instrument. If the subject defines "happy" in different terms, then the entire measuring device will not properly analyze the score. Reliability comes into play as well because some people may not be entirely honest in an attempt to assuage a psychological guilt or otherwise taint the results.

There are personality disorders which can be diagnosed by a competent mental health professional. Generally a diagnosis involves self-report type questionnaires which are usually hundreds of questions in length rather than thirty. The goal is to gauge consistent answer patterns. These are scored and used in conjunction with one-on-one counseling sessions to determine if a personality disorder exists. Properly trained and licensed medical professionals should always be consulted and trusted over any internet website.

Is there a word/phrase for "unperformant"?

As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...

nouns - what do you call the person who passes the trophies to the prize giver/presenter?

The person who gives out the trophies to the winners are called award presenters. So what do u call the person who passes the trophies to the presenter? Thanks!

Is 'efficate' a word in English?

I routinely hear the word "efficate" being used. For example, "The most powerful way to efficate a change in the system is to participate." I do not find entries for this word in common English dictionaries, but I do not have an unabridged dictionary. I have checked the OED (I'm not sure if it is considered unabridged), and it has no entry for "efficate". It does have an entry for "efficiate", which is used in the same way. Wordnik has an entry for "efficate" with over 1800 hits, thus providing some evidence for the frequency of use. I personally like the word and find the meaning very clear and obvious when others use it. If it's not currently an "officially documented" word, perhaps its continued use will result in it being better documented.

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