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Some time ago, in a training seminar far, far away, between work days of ultimate boredom… I signed up for something that would change the way I look at personality analysis type quizzes. I ran into a class that would use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) test, guided by a PhD facilitator, to help us better understand ourselves.
What a cool tool this thing is! I was so smitten with it, in fact, that I made a PDF version of my own take on Carl Jung’s personalty types, including the influence of Isabella Briggs Myers and her mother Katharine Briggs.
This is a good thing! My wife took the test for us one day, so we could better understand our interactions and what-have-you, and she admitted the scoring portion of the PDF version was a little cumbersome. Well, the online version takes care of this for you! So get on over there and find out what type you are most of the time! This INTJ is very interested!
Keep on reading if you’re like me and want more nitty-gritty details. Otherwise, head over to the test already. :)
Definition of a Jung Personality Type
The purpose of Jungian type personality tests is to make the theory of psychological types described by Carl G. Jung understandable and useful in people’s lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment.
All types are equal: The goal of knowing about personality type is to understand and appreciate differences between people. As all types are equal, there is no best type.
The Jungian 16 Type Personality Test instrument sorts for preferences and does not measure trait, ability, or character. This test tool is different from many other psychological instruments and also different from other personality tests.
The indicator is frequently used in the areas of pedagogy, career counseling, team building, group dynamics, professional development, marketing, family business, leadership training, executive coaching, life coaching, personal development, marriage counseling, and workers’ compensation claims.
There are 4 Dichotomies that Jung Types encompass are:
- (E) Extroversion or (I) Introversion
- (S) Sensing or (N) Intuition
- (T) Thinking or (F) Feeling
- (J) Judgment or (P) Perception
Note: The terms used for each dichotomy have specific technical meanings relating to Jungian types which differ from their everyday usage.
For example, people who prefer judgment over perception are not necessarily more judgmental or less perceptive. Nor does any Jungian type personality test instrument measure aptitude; it simply indicates for one preference over another. Someone reporting a high score for extroversion over introversion cannot be correctly described as more extroverted: they simply have a clear preference.
Point scores on each of the dichotomies can vary considerably from person to person, even among those with the same type. However, Isabel Myers considered the direction of the preference (for example, E vs. I) to be more important than the degree of the preference (for example, very clear vs. slight). The expression of a person’s psychological type is more than the sum of the four individual preferences. The preferences interact through type dynamics and type development.
Some general guidelines to Jung Type Personality Test:
- Type not trait: The tests sort for type; it does not indicate the strength of ability.
- Own best judge: Individuals are considered the best judge of their own type.
- No right or wrong: No preference or total type is considered “better” or “worse” than another.
- Voluntary: It is considered unethical to compel anyone to take personality tests. It should always be taken voluntarily.
- Confidentiality: The results of any psychological test are confidential between the individual and administrator and, ethically, not for disclosure without permission.
- Not for selection: The results of the assessment should not be used to “label, evaluate, or limit the respondent in any way”.
- Importance of proper feedback: Individuals should always be given detailed feedback before letting them part.
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