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Personality
Schmieschek Questionnaire: character accentuation test
Want to know which traits of your character are most pronounced? The Schmieschek Questionnaire: a reliable psychological tool developed by Hans Schmieschek on the basis of Karl Leonhard’s typology of accentuated personalities. This test helps you identify dominant behavioral features such as hyperthymia, pedantry, emotiveness, or exaltation. Take the online questionnaire now to better understand your strengths, potential communication risks, and hidden motives behind your actions.
questions
88
Time
12 min
Method
Leonhard-Schmieschek
Rating
4.9
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What you'll learn
Which of the 10 character accentuations are strongest in your profile
Whether each scale shows a tendency or a pronounced accentuation on the 0-24 range
How your strong traits appear in communication, work, and decisions
Which combinations of scales matter for self-analysis
Which practical steps can help you use your profile constructively
Key facts
88 questions
Format
10 accentuations
Scales
Leonhard, 1968
Basis
0-24 points
Key
19+ points
Threshold
H. Schmieschek
Questionnaire author
self-knowledge
Use
Leonhard-Schmieschek
Method
History & development
1968
Karl Leonhard publishes his typology of accentuated personalities.
1970
Hans Schmieschek creates a questionnaire for assessing accentuations according to Leonhard’s model.
1982
Littmann and Schmieschek publish an analysis and revision of the long questionnaire form.
2026
The online format makes it possible to receive a 10-scale profile with interpretation quickly.
About the methodology
The Schmieschek Questionnaire is a standardized self-report form based on Karl Leonhard’s typology. In Leonhard’s model, character accentuations are understood as strongly expressed variants of personality traits within the normal range: they can give a person strength, expressiveness, and a recognizable behavioral style, while under certain circumstances they may create recurring difficulties.
Schmieschek’s version turns the typology into 88 short yes-or-no questions. Each answer is compared with the scoring key, then the number of matches is multiplied by the scale coefficient. The result for each accentuation ranges from 0 to 24 points.
Usually, 0-14 points indicate no bright expression, 15-18 points indicate a tendency, and 19-24 points indicate a pronounced accentuation. It is important to read not only the highest scale, but the whole profile: hyperthymia combined with demonstrativeness creates one style, while pedantry, anxiety, and dysthymia create a very different one.
Scientific references
Karl Leonhard (1968)
E. Littmann, H. G. Schmieschek (1982)
PsyTests (2026)
Frequently asked questions
What does this questionnaire measure?
It assesses 10 character accentuations in Leonhard’s model: hyperthymia, stuckness, emotiveness, pedantry, anxiety, cyclothymia, demonstrativeness, excitability, dysthymia, and exaltation.
How long does it take?
Usually 10-12 minutes. It is best to answer quickly and naturally, without fitting responses to an ideal self-image.
What does a high score mean?
In the classic logic of the method, 19-24 points on a scale indicate a pronounced expression of that accentuation. This is not a label, but a sign of a noticeable reaction style.
Can several accentuations be pronounced?
Yes. A profile often contains several strong scales. That is why the result shows not only the leading trait, but the whole combination.
Is the Schmieschek Questionnaire useful for self-knowledge?
Yes, it is useful as a structured self-analysis tool. The outcome should be read as a psychological profile, not as a final statement about a person.
Why are the answers only "yes" and "no"?
The classic form is a binary questionnaire. This structure is needed for the original scoring key and scale coefficients.
Instructions
Answer each question with "yes" or "no" based on your usual behavior, not on a single exception. There are no right or wrong answers: your first honest reaction matters.
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