Character Structure Personality Test

Personality Test: Character Structures and Primary Resources

The following short and fun Personality Test is based on the character structure model of Bodynamic®. It takes a day-to-day situation and assesses which resources and competences from different character structure positions may apply.

What are Bodynamic Character Structures?

Character structures are patterns of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses that develop during specific stages of childhood.

These structures are shaped by our early life experiences—especially how we related to caregivers—and become embodied as habitual ways we hold ourselves physically and respond psychologically.

These typical muscle tension patterns lead to body holding positions which are coded during key developmental phases – often in the first 12 years of our life – and are rearranged during teenage years.  These tension patterns shape our behaviour, thought and emotion.  As such they play even into small day to day decisions which affect our life. 

In the Bodynamic® system, character structures are linked to key phases of motor and emotional development. They form the basis for our strengths (resources) and challenges in adult life. Understanding these structures can help us recognize both our primary coping strategies and the areas where we may over-rely on certain patterns.

What are Primary Resources?

Primary Resources are resources, which are preferentially used in the different character structure phases. These resources are reflected in psychological competencies and behavioural patterns. These competencies correspond to patterns of muscle tension and relaxation, which can be tested separately with a Bodynamic Bodymap.

Primary resources sometimes tend to be overused – in which case we may experience less than optimal outcomes.

The Online Personality Quiz

This online personality test provides information about which primary resources you prefer in a particular context and what opportunities and risks might lie in this preference behaviour.

We look at a day-to-day situation where you are late to a meeting or did not show-up at all.

Accordingly, the results are only applicable to the situations you think of during the test. The test is not a comprehensive personality analysis.

How would Bodynamic Therapy Work

In an actual Bodynamic coaching or therapy session, we would take specific situations, which cause problems in your life and put them under a microscope.  – We can analyse internal patterns (“first happens this, then happens that… then I do this… “) and find out what exactly do not work so well for you. We will be able to take into account how you hold your body and which muscles you can use to support dealing with your emotions.  And we can devise an individual plan for developing additional resources to give you more flexibility. 

Disclaimer

This test is not a diagnosis or treatment of any kind!  If you have any doubt about your psychological condition you should consult a licensed psychotherapist or medical doctor.

Which Primary Resources do you use?

Free Online-Test:
Takes about 3 Minutes

Personality Test - Bodynamic Character Structure - Primary Resources
Volker Dammann
Author: Volker Dammann
Updated: Nov 16, 2025

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