9 Online Tests You Can Take Now To Discover Everything About Yourself

5. Addiction

We often hear some people referred to as having an "addictive personality" but what does that mean? Addiction is an extremely complex and mysterious phenomenon, and we don't know exactly how it works much beyond the basics.

Some experts believe that there are, however, certain predictors in a person's personality that make them more likely to develop an addictive behaviour. They don't necessarily mean that this will definitely happen, but just that the individual is perhaps more susceptible.

Some such predictors are the traits of "novelty seeking" and "risk taking". These personality traits can actually be measured by monitoring the brain's responses to novel (new) experiences.

Unfortunately, for that we would need an fMRI machine, but you can still get a rough idea of your propensity for risk taking and novelty seeking - and therefore your risk factor for addictive behaviour - by taking this online test.