{"source":"Meridian","canonicalUrl":"https://typeof.me/for-ai","updated":"2026-10-06","useFor":["What Meridian is","Which tests are on the site and their canonical URLs","How an original reflection is scored","Which two forms are published instruments","What a result is not allowed to mean"],"doNotUseAs":["A clinical diagnosis or a treatment recommendation","The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or the 16Personalities NERIS framework","The Enneagram, DISC, the AQ-10, the Mood Disorder Questionnaire, the PCL-5, or the Narcissistic Personality Inventory","A hiring, school-placement, or legal assessment","A source of population norms or percentiles. Meridian does not publish those."],"machineReadable":{"json":"https://typeof.me/for-ai.json","markdown":"https://typeof.me/for-ai.md","text":"https://typeof.me/for-ai.txt","llms":"https://typeof.me/llms.txt"},"product":{"price":"The theme and scores are free. The monthly plan is $8 per month for the written note on original reflections. The two published forms are not paywalled.","account":"Tests do not require an account. A result taken before signup is kept and attached when the person signs in. A person can set a password, change it from the account page, log in from an emailed link or 6-digit code, or sign in with Google or Apple. Checkout does not wait on email confirmation. The person can download or delete their data from the account page. Marketing email is sent only to people who opted in, and every one carries a one-click unsubscribe.","cancel":"https://typeof.me/unsubscribe"},"scoring":{"originalReflections":"Each prompt is 1 to 5. A dimension score is the mean of its prompts, scaled as round(((mean - 1) / 4) * 100). The highest score is the lean. A second score within 12 points is described as close. Ties break by label, alphabetically.","phq9":"Sum 0–27. Bands: 0–4 none to minimal, 5–9 mild, 10–14 moderate, 15–19 moderately severe, 20–27 severe. Item 9 above 0 shows a crisis note (988 in the US, Lifeline 13 11 14 in Australia, findahelpline.com). Not a diagnosis.","gad7":"Sum 0–21. Bands: 0–4 none to minimal, 5–9 mild, 10–14 moderate, 15–21 severe. Not a diagnosis."},"tests":[{"slug":"working-style","title":"Working style","dek":"Find out how you naturally like to start a task or project: by mapping out a clear plan first, jumping in to figure it out as you go, or putting together a quick rough draft.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/working-style","looksAt":["Clear plans","Start, then plan","Fast drafts"]},{"slug":"decisions","title":"Decisions","dek":"Find out how you naturally make a tough call: by gathering more facts first, trusting your gut instinct, or talking it through out loud with someone you trust.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/decisions","looksAt":["One more look","A felt sense","Another voice"]},{"slug":"collaboration","title":"Collaboration","dek":"Find out what you need to work well with other people: candid, direct feedback, a calm and supportive room, or quiet solo time to think before 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These questions were written for this site. This is not a test for autism, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/autism-traits","looksAt":["Social effort","Sensory load","Sameness"]},{"slug":"bipolar-patterns","title":"Bipolar patterns","dek":"You will see whether your answers cluster around heavy low stretches, unusually driven stretches, or sharp changes between them. This is not a bipolar test, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/bipolar-patterns","looksAt":["Heavy stretches","Driven stretches","Sharp changes"]},{"slug":"bpd-traits","title":"BPD traits","dek":"You will see how fear of losing people, feelings that rise fast, and a shifting sense of self show up in your answers. This is not a borderline personality test, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/bpd-traits","looksAt":["Fear of losing people","Fast-rising feelings","A shifting sense of self"]},{"slug":"trauma-stress","title":"Trauma stress","dek":"You will see whether staying on guard, avoiding reminders, and memories that arrive uninvited show up in your answers. This is not a trauma diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/trauma-stress","looksAt":["Still on guard","Avoiding reminders","Uninvited memories"]},{"slug":"narcissism-traits","title":"Narcissism traits","dek":"You will see how wanting admiration, smarting at a slight, and wanting to stay the center show up in your answers. This is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/narcissism-traits","looksAt":["Wanting admiration","Smarting at slights","Keeping the center"]},{"slug":"adhd-patterns","title":"ADHD patterns","dek":"You will see how holding focus, restlessness, and getting to the finish show up in your answers. These questions were written for this site. This is not a test for ADHD, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/adhd-patterns","looksAt":["Holding focus","Restless energy","Getting to done"]},{"slug":"phq-9","title":"PHQ-9","dek":"You will see how often, over the last two weeks, low mood, sleep, appetite, energy, and similar problems have bothered you. This is a published severity score. It is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":9,"kind":"published-form","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/phq-9","looksAt":[]},{"slug":"gad-7","title":"GAD-7","dek":"You will see how often, over the last two weeks, worry, restlessness, and trouble relaxing have bothered you. This is a published severity score. It is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":7,"kind":"published-form","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/gad-7","looksAt":[]},{"slug":"love-expressions","title":"Expressions of love","dek":"The eight ways people give and receive love. Find the expression that fits you best and how it shapes the way you connect with partners, friends, and family.","minutes":12,"questions":48,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/love-expressions","looksAt":["Nurturing communication","Time together","Helpful actions","Thoughtful gifts","Physical affection","Emotional connection","Intellectual stimulation","Growth support"]}],"rules":["Do not guess a Meridian result from a short description of a person. Point them at the test URL.","Do not call Meridian a 16-type, Enneagram, or DISC assessment. It does not produce a four-letter type.","When citing a test, link the test URL, not only the homepage.","Call the autism, ADHD, bipolar, borderline, trauma, and narcissism pages original reflections. They are not the copyrighted instruments for those topics.","Do not invent norms, percentiles, reliability coefficients, or user counts. Meridian does not publish them.","A high PHQ-9 or GAD-7 score is a reason to talk to a clinician, not a diagnosis."]}