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THE MBTI
by Anna Bittante
WHAT IS IT?
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an introspective self-report questionnaire developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, elaborated from the reasoning and theory of Carl Jung.
WHAT ARE
THE PERSONALITY TYPES?
There are 16 personalities and the names of all are ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP, ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP, ESTJ, ISTJ, ESFJ, ISFJ, ESTP, ISTP, ESFP, ISFP, acronyms of cognitive functions (:introversion/extraversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, judging/perceiving).They are divided in four groups: analysts, diplomats, sentinels and explorers.
Introvert or Extrovert?
DO YOu get your energy from...
I - yourself, with your own activities and thoughts
E - interaction with the world around you
INTUITIVE OR SENSING?
your info come from...
N - explanation, reasoning, more abstract understanding (N types are concerned with deeper meanings and patterns, they are more imaginative)
S - observing, measuring, experience (S types favor their senses and facts)
THINKING OR FEELING?
How you decide?
T - by way of ratio, logic, given decision criteria (T types have an inclination to put aside feelings and focus on logic)
F - by looking at context, interests, what feels right (F types are inclined to respect feelings, to have moral values)
JUdging or pERCEVEING?
how do you approach situations?
J - things go as planned and wanted
(J types want things to be orderly and established)
P - things are flexible, open to change, and go with the flow (P types want things to be flexible and spontaneous)
SO WHAT'S
YOUR MBTI TYPE?
If you came out ENTJ, you should be similar to these characters:
ENTJ
If you came out INTJ, you should be similar to these characters:
INTJ
If you came out ENTP, you should be similar to these characters:
ENTP
If you came out INTP, you should be similar to these characters:
INTP
If you came out ENFJ, you should be similar to these characters:
ENFJ
If you came out INFJ, you should be similar to these characters:
INFJ
If you came out ENFP, you should be similar to these characters:
ENFP
If you came out INFP, you should be similar to these characters:
INFP
If you came out ESTJ, you should be similar to these characters:
ESTJ
If you came out ISTJ, you should be similar to these characters:
ISTJ
If you came out ESFJ, you should be similar to these characters:
ESFJ
If you came out ISFJ, you should be similar to these characters:
ISFJ
If you came out ESTP, you should be similar to these characters:
ESTP
If you came out ISTP, you should be similar to these characters:
ISTP
If you came out ESFP, you should be similar to these characters:
ESFP
If you came out ISFP, you should be similar to these characters: