What Is Your Psychological Age?

By: Steven Miller
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What Is Your Psychological Age?
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About This Quiz

Have you ever been told that you act older or younger than you are? For some of us, the number of candles on our last birthday cake is irrelevant. Sometimes, our actual age doesn’t match how old we really feel.

While society places certain expected behaviors on different age groups, it’s always measured in a number of years. Whether you feel your age or not depends on your true psychological age. Your behaviors, actions and emotional responses can be older or younger than those expected from your age group. The way you’ve lived your life, your attitude and your chosen activities can greatly affect your mental age.

Perhaps you’ve been told that you have a lot of energy for someone your age. Maybe you’ve been told to stop acting like you’re old. Either way, it’s time you know how old you are mentally, not physically! This psychological age quiz is designed to peer into your behaviors. Depending on how you handle yourself and the choices you make, we’ll help you find the age you are inside. Your birth certificate may tell you that you are aging, but your psychological age may let you live forever! Take the quiz to find out if you are a wise old soul, a sprightly young adventurer or something else!


optimist vs pessimist
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Would you consider yourself more of an optimist or a pessimist?
I'm very much an optimist.
I'm somewhat of an optimist.
I'm somewhat of a pessimist.
I'm very much a pessimist.

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Brain thoughts
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How strong is your memory?
I forget things a lot.
I can be somewhat forgetful.
I have a pretty good memory.
I have an excellent memory.

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Daily routine
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How habitual are you in how you do things?
I have some habits for doing things.
I am pretty habitual. It sometimes feels like the same day over and over again.
I'm not habitual at all.
I am very stuck in my way of doing things.

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Life is good
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Are things better now or in the past?
Things are better now.
They were somewhat better in the past.
Things were better in the past.
They are somewhat better now.

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Swing view
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Are your thoughts more focused on the past, present or future?
A mix of all three.
The future.
The past.
The present.

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Sad Adult
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How prone are you to depression?
I struggle with depression often.
I am hardly ever depressed.
I have occasional struggles with depression.
It is rare for me to feel depressed.

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thinking
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How good are you at remembering people's names?
I'm OK at remembering names.
I'm pretty good at remembering names.
I'm excellent at remembering names.
I'm terrible at remembering names.

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Video Games
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How much do you enjoy playing games?
I don't really like games.
I don't have time for games.
Games can be fun.
I love playing games.

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Dreamer
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Would you say you're a dreamer?
I'm somewhat of a dreamer.
I'm not as much of a dreamer as I used to be.
I'm definitely a dreamer.
I'm not much of a dreamer.

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Nightsky
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Which description sounds most like your main focus in life right now?
Finding out how well I can do things.
Discovering who I really am.
Exploring how I can pass on a legacy for future generations.
Rebelling against all the things I grew up with.

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New ideas
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How open to new ideas are you?
I'm somewhat stuck in my way of thinking.
I'm somewhat open to new ideas.
I'm very stuck in my way of thinking.
I'm very open to new ideas.

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Brain Speedometer
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What speed does your mind move at?
Pretty slow.
Extremely fast.
Not as fast as it used to.
Pretty fast.

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Solve puzzle
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Do you enjoy solving puzzles?
I love a good puzzle.
Puzzles can be fun.
I don't have time for puzzles.
I don't like puzzles.

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Fiction book
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Do you prefer fact or fiction?
I much prefer fact.
I somewhat prefer fact.
I somewhat prefer fiction.
I much prefer fiction.

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Dad and son
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How would you describe your level of life experience?
I've seen a few things.
I've seen and done quite a lot.
I don't have much experience.
I've been there and done that a number of times.

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Be Creative
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How creative are you?
I'm extremely creative.
I'm not as creative as I used to be.
I'm not very creative.
I'm somewhat creative.

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Confused
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How often do you struggle to remember things that you feel like you should know?
More often than I would like.
Only when I'm very tired.
All the time.
Never.

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Listening to Music
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What do you think of today's popular music?
It's loud and awful.
I love it.
I'm not really into popular music today.
There are some artists that I like a lot.

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Movie
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Which genre is most interesting to you?
Fantasy.
Comedy.
Drama.
Biography.

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Good Student
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Would you describe yourself as a student of life?
Not at all.
Not as much as I used to be.
I suppose so, in some ways.
Yes, I'm always learning new things.

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Focusing
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How hard is it for you to focus?
I can focus my mind pretty well.
I have a great ability to focus my mind.
It can be really hard for me to focus.
I struggle with my focus from time to time.

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Can't remember
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When was the last time you lost an important item and had no idea where you left it?
Never.
It happens once in a while.
It happens quite regularly.
It's been a long time.

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Guitar hobby
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When was the last time you took up a new hobby?
It's been a little while.
Somewhat recently.
It's been a very long time.
Very recently.

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Travel the world
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Do you enjoy traveling?
I don't really enjoy traveling.
It can be pretty fun.
I don't really have time to travel much.
I love to travel.

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Curious
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How curious are you about how things work?
I'm extremely curious.
I'm somewhat curious.
I'm not as curious as I used to be.
I'm not curious at all.

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Clear mind
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What time of the day is your mind the clearest?
First thing in the morning.
Generally in the late afternoon.
In the evening.
Somewhere around midday.

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Unusual food
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When was the last time you ate a new food?
Somewhat recently.
It's been a while.
Very recently.
It's been a long time.

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Modern technology VR
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How do you feel about modern technology?
I love it and keep right up with it.
I do my best, but it seems like it's always changing.
I'm lost and don't really enjoy it.
I enjoy it, but it can be a bit of a struggle to keep up.

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Listening to Music
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At what volume do you like to play your music?
Somewhat more quietly.
Somewhat loud.
Very quietly.
Very loud.

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Big idea
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How likely are you to start a new project or career?
That's not happening.
It's very likely.
I don't have time for that.
It's somewhat likely.

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