Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) – Free Online Test

Discover Your Personality Type

The Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), developed by Hans J. Eysenck in 1963, is a classic psychological questionnaire consisting of 48 items. It measures two fundamental dimensions of personality:

Extraversion vs. Introversion: the degree to which someone is sociable, energetic, and outgoing versus reserved and quiet.
Neuroticism vs. Stability: the tendency toward emotional instability and anxiety versus calmness and balance.

Based on these dimensions, Eysenck identified four personality types commonly used in psychology:

Choleric
Sanguine
Phlegmatic
Melancholic

Later, H.V. Sukhodolsky proposed a more detailed classification, suggesting nine personality types – the normal type plus eight accentuations, which better reflect real-life diversity:

Choleric – aggressive, quick-tempered, impulsive.
Choleric-sanguine – optimistic, active, extraverted, sociable, approachable.
Sanguine – talkative, lively, easygoing.
Sanguine-phlegmatic – stable, calm, balanced, carefree.
Phlegmatic – reliable, self-controlled, peaceful.
Phlegmatic-melancholic – diligent, introverted, quiet, withdrawn.
Melancholic – reserved, pessimistic, rigid.
Melancholic-choleric – conscientious, moody, touchy, restless.
Normal type

Take the Free Online Test

Instructions:

You will be presented with 48 questions designed to reflect your typical behavior. Think of everyday situations and choose the first response that feels natural. Answer spontaneously and honestly. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers.

1. Do you often crave new experiences, to be distracted, to feel strong sensations?

Yes No

2. Do you often feel that you need friends who can understand, encourage, or sympathize with you?

Yes No

3. Do you consider yourself a carefree person?

Yes No

4. Is it very difficult for you to give up your intentions?

Yes No

5. Do you think about your affairs slowly and prefer to wait before acting?

Yes No

6. Do you often have mood swings?

Yes No

7. Do you usually act and speak quickly, without spending a lot of time thinking?

Yes No

8. Have you ever felt unhappy, even though there was no serious reason for it?

Yes No

9. Is it true that for a bet, you are capable of anything?

Yes No

10. Are you embarrassed when you want to get to know a person of the opposite sex who you find attractive?

Yes No

11. Does it often happen that you act thoughtlessly, on the spur of the moment?

Yes No

12. Are you often bothered by thoughts that you shouldn't have done or said something?

Yes No

13. Do you prefer reading books to meeting people?

Yes No

14. Is it true that you are easily hurt?

Yes No

15. Do you like to be in company often?

Yes No

16. Is it true that sometimes you are so full of energy that everything is on fire in your hands, and sometimes you feel very sluggish?

Yes No

17. Do you try to limit your circle of acquaintances to a small number of your closest friends?

Yes No

18. Do you daydream a lot?

Yes No

19. When someone shouts at you, do you shout back?

Yes No

20. Do you consider all of your habits to be good?

Yes No

21. Are you sometimes able to let go of your feelings and have carefree fun with a cheerful company?

Yes No

22. Can it be said that your nerves are often stretched to the limit?

Yes No

23. Are you known as a lively and cheerful person?

Yes No

24. After a task is done, do you often mentally return to it and think that you could have done better?

Yes No

25. Do you feel uneasy in a large company?

Yes No

26. Do you ever have trouble sleeping because various thoughts are running through your head?

Yes No

27. What do you prefer if you want to find something out: look it up in a book (click "Yes") or ask your friends (click "No")?

Yes No

28. Do you have strong heart palpitations?

Yes No

29. Do you like work that requires concentration?

Yes No

30. Do you have episodes of trembling?

Yes No

31. Do you find it unpleasant to be in a company where everyone is making fun of each other?

Yes No

32. Are you irritable?

Yes No

33. Do you like work that requires quick action?

Yes No

34. Is it true that you are often bothered by thoughts of various troubles and "horrors" that could have happened, even though everything ended well?

Yes No

35. Is it true that you are slow in your movements and somewhat sluggish?

Yes No

36. Do you often have nightmares?

Yes No

37. Is it true that you love to talk so much that you don't miss any convenient opportunity to chat with a new person?

Yes No

38. Do any pains bother you?

Yes No

39. Would you be upset if you couldn't see your friends for a long time?

Yes No

40. Can you call yourself a nervous person?

Yes No

41. Could you say that you are a self-confident person?

Yes No

42. Are you easily hurt by criticism of your shortcomings or your work?

Yes No

43. Is it difficult for you to get real pleasure from events with a lot of people?

Yes No

44. Are you bothered by the feeling that you are somehow worse than others?

Yes No

45. Could you liven up a boring company?

Yes No

46. Are you worried about your health?

Yes No

47. Do you like to make fun of others?

Yes No

48. Do you suffer from insomnia?

Yes No