Personality Test

[IrmaJean]

Has anyone here ever taken the Jung-Myers-Briggs personality test? Don't know how accurate it actually is, but it's interesting. I'm an INFJ. Here's a link if anyone is interested.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

[karai]

Yikes! :eek: Sounds interesting but what if you find out what you are really like and you don't like that person very much! That'll definitely be me! Well, I don't like me now so couldn't be any worse, right? Or, maybe I'll find out I have no personality! I am a bore, you know! I'll let you know who I am after I take it---maybe!!

Okay, just took the test. I am INTJ.

[IrmaJean]

I used to worry a lot about that during therapy. I was concerned about what I might find out about the motivations of my unconscious mind. But then I discovered that almost everything I found out made me feel good about myself. :) I couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief...almost as if I was being introduced to myself and just really hoped that I'd like me. And even the not-so-perfect stuff, well at least I better understood where my motivations were coming from and could work toward improving and accepting the stuff I didn't like.

You don't sound boring to me. One attribute about someone that I have always personally admired is the ability to laugh at oneself. An INTJ, huh? So did you end up liking the description of yourself? If you want to share, that is. I liked the INFJ description of me and recognized the parts of that I didn't. It seems pretty accurate for me, so I found it interesting.

[finding my way]

Hi IrmaJean and Karai! I took the test a long time ago and it helped me quite a bit. I'm an INTP, and that explains why I'm so different!:p I hardly ever meet another INTP:(. I use the concepts all the time to help me in situations with people, so I think it is quite useful to know about introversion and extroversion, and all the rest, like the J versus the P in organization style....

[mscat]

Yes, I took the test , and scored on the ISTJ .All of the tests , I really don't take them seriously . However, it was interesting though, to read up on what this met. I did not agree completely with it, I bet if I did the test again, It would come up a different lettering . Has anyone tried to take the test more then once?

I have taken this test 3 times now. The 3rd time was just today, and I ended up with the excat same results . It was at least 6months ago I took it the first time..

[IrmaJean]

Every time I'd taken this test (and I'm pretty sure there are a few different ones out there if I recall correctly) in the past, I was always an ISFJ. I found it really interesting that since my therapy experience I am now testing as an INFJ. So it was kind of cool to think that maybe now I'm in touch with my intuitive side because therapy helped me tap into it. And I found it equally interesting that one of the professions they suggest for an INFJ is that of a counselor. This is something that has recently entered into my thoughts and feels more and more lately like some kind of a calling or drive. I'm not sure how much to read into this test, but I thought it was kind of fun. I doubt anything is that cut and dry with people. People are likely too complex to categorize neatly.

[karai]

Hi All,
I took the test 2x and scored as INTJ both times. Most of the description does describe me maybe 75% accurate. Mostly the Introvert part. Yup, me the loner. Feel most comfortable doing alone things and not in groups of more than 2. Even then I feel like escaping, eventually! Well, I figure it's good to know these things, at least in trying to understand one's self, but then as mscat said, don't take the test too seriously, but it is an interesting reveal. A thought: if your temperament changes several times, or everytime you take the test, maybe it's your mood that's affecting the result. Just a thought... :)

[David O]

What I find most fascinating is to look how people respond to issues on this forum (their questions, answers, self solutions, how they present) largely based on personality type-- consistently.

The MBTI is extremely accurate; however, some switching in type occurs when one is on the cusp of one type and another. For example, one can be on the edge of E/I but score just a bit higher on the E or I and then switch back and forth based on a situation or your maturing (increased self knowldege and self discovery). If you're very heavily "loaded" (as I am-- ENTP) in specific directions (traits and not states).... changing typology is nearly impossible if one answers honestly.

I've used the MBTI in couples therapy when partners can't seem to understand each other, or situations are seen thru distinctly different lenses. Very eye-opening for everyone!

[IrmaJean]

What I find most fascinating is to look how people respond to issues on this forum (their questions, answers, self solutions, how they present) largely based on personality type-- consistently.

The MBTI is extremely accurate; however, some switching in type occurs when one is on the cusp of one type and another. For example, one can be on the edge of E/I but score just a bit higher on the E or I and then switch back and forth based on a situation or your maturing (increased self knowldege and self discovery).

It's interesting to think that we're answering according to our personality types. Can you spot the types in advance right within our posts?

I'm going with the "increased self-knowledge and maturing" idea for me as to why I switched from ISFJ to INFJ. The intuition was always there...I just wasn't aware of it until we uncovered it during therapy. And now my mind is more aware of its own depths. Cool.:) I actually had my H take this test. I was amazed at how accurate the ENTJ discription of him was. It was a :eek: moment most definitely.

[David O]

It's interesting to think that we're answering according to our personality types. Can you spot the types in advance right within our posts?

I'm going with the "increased self-knowledge and maturing" idea for me as to why I switched from ISFJ to INFJ. The intuition was always there...I just wasn't aware of it until we uncovered it during therapy. And now my mind is more aware of its own depths. Cool.:) I actually had my H take this test. I was amazed at how accurate the ENTJ discription of him was. It was a :eek: moment most definitely.

So it was a bit of a shocker when you and your husband took it??:D happens all the time.

It's hard to tell on the forum for most people where they are on the spectrum (except for a few who post very frequently); however, I wonder how having a severe and persistent mental illness, say Depression, Bipolar Disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder, reflect on the MBTI?:confused:

[Claire Saenz]

Hi! I'm INFJ too. There are very few of us, so it's nice to "meet" another.

I've found the description of the INFJ to be very much like myself, and knowing my type has actually helped me to understand myself better. You might want to read Please Understand Me II, which is all about personality types.

Claire

[karai]

Hi IrmaJean and All,
Have you shown your results to your T? If you did, what was his/her reaction, if any? It would be interesting to see if this knowledge has or will affect the direction of your t.
Just a thought. :)
p.s. David O., has this knowledge of your clients changed the way his/her therapy has proceeded? Just curious, if you don't mind sharing.
Thanks.

[David O]

In couples (in pre-marital and for those having trouble), the results have been remarkably predictable. I first hear an Ahaaaaa experience that seem to clarify many confusions. For those contemplating marriage, it can sometimes serve as a warning of what lies ahead should they become complacent. Overall, it's excellent for this and for career choices.

[John Rutledge]

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[David O]

JR,

The typology is largely based on the work of Galen of Pergamum (127-217AD), a Roman physician, and Theophrastus, a Greek scientist (c.371AD). Both men saw character types as defining traits in humans, with Galen seeing the types as resting in the 4 humors (Sanguine, Melancholic, etc.), which were biologically determined.

Jung took up the torch and expanded on it, followed by Kiersey and Bates (Please Understand Me). Jung did not apply astrology to his writings on character types (at east not that I've ever read).

[John Rutledge]

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[finding my way]

JR, it totally cracks me up that we are both INTPs!!! I'm laughing because I so love Jung, and I am so "mystical," as you would put it, and that is not your shared delight. Sooooo,,, we must be similiar in other ways;)

[David O]

Hi guys,

OK, some food for thought:

1) Which "type" is generally correlated with the highest IQ's?

2) Did you know, for example, that ISTJ types are drawn to dentistry, auditing, accounting, mechanical engineering, math teaching, industrial arts teaching, and banking. But, you'll find very few of them in the clergy, psychologists, journalists, art, horticulture, marketing, or professional photography.

3) Would certain mental health conditions also be correlated to specific types? For example, would someone with Aspergers have a high IST or high ENF score?

So, given each of our types, what career choices would most fit each of us?

By the way, the MBTI is now the world's most used personality inventory!

[finding my way]

At the risk of annoying people with my depth psychology orientation (allowing the ego to discover, relate, and function in cooperation with the unconscious and its contents), there is much more than career or marraige counseling that the MBTI is meant for. The results of this inventory tell you how your ego is functioning, what it prefers and what it is comfortable with. You can also use this feedback for growth into the areas the ego is not so comfortable, by willingly exploring the type that is the opposite of your ego's, for example. Not only does this improve your tolerance of other types, it truly can open you to greater, braver possibilities in your own functioning.

[David O]

finding my way,

Well there you go again, ruining a perfectly shallow, unsophisticated, naive, and one-dimensional view of the MBTI by introducing depth and understanding! :D













Great insight!

[finding my way]

That is so funny, David, thank you!:D Somehow depth psychology really fell out of favor, and there are good reasons I'm sure, but there are still many reasons to revisit those paths occasionally, because the treasures there are real;)

[IrmaJean]

Hi! I'm INFJ too. There are very few of us, so it's nice to "meet" another.

I've found the description of the INFJ to be very much like myself, and knowing my type has actually helped me to understand myself better. You might want to read Please Understand Me II, which is all about personality types.
Claire

Thanks Claire. And nice to meet you too.:)


Hi IrmaJean and All,
Have you shown your results to your T? If you did, what was his/her reaction, if any? It would be interesting to see if this knowledge has or will affect the direction of your t.
Just a thought. :)
Thanks.


I showed T the ISFJ page (which was what I was testing back then) and he thought it fit me quite well. We spent part of a session discussing it, but that was about it. I think he already knew me really well by then so none of it was all that surprising. I just found it interesting and of course wanted to share it with him.

[smallstar]

Hi everyone. I took the test and I came up INFJ as well. I don't know how accurate it is for me though because there were some questions I didn't understand and also some that I just really didn't know the answer to. I just did the best I could. I took it twice though, on two different days, and got the same result, so maybe it is right. I always get confused with these personality tests and sometimes I get annoyed when I read the explanation of the results.

[mscat]

I took the test again and this time a little more seriously, and poo , It still was a ISTJ. :p Now I read more on this type of personality , and hey it's pretty fitting of me. Now I wonder if it means anything , as David O , had commented in one of his earlier posts , about somebody taking this test and having a illness?
(coughs) I am Borderline , and have PTSD , Clinical Depression > which has placed me on full disability, + several times I have had major self harming incidents =time spent in CCU, surgries, blood tranfusions , and so on.
Yep it's F*** up .

Job choice , I was teaching for over 20 years > that is working with very young children . I have a degree in ECE. As a Preschool Teacher, and had directed a infant and toddler program . Thus the name Mscat, ALL our little ones called us Ms. .... oh and sometimes we had a Mr. sombody working there too :)

[David O]

There aren’t too many studies that make correlations between mental illness and temperament based on the MBTI. What some suggest is that the inpatient population may have more of those with the ISFJ, ISFP, and ISTJ types. These “types” have also been seen to have more diagnosis in the depression and schizophrenia realm. Extroverts are more highly represented among those with bipolar (manic) disorder and substance abuse. Overall, Introverts and Judging types were more prevalent than Extroverts and Perceiving persons as inpatients.

There are also some who would suggest that “various illnesses may manifest themselves differently in persons of different temperaments” and that based on temperament type, a person will respond differently to their illness, hospitalization and the types of support services staff they will relate to. For example, a feeler would likely value bedside manner more than a thinker, who would place higher value on technical competence. Likewise, A senser could become distraught over bodily changes due to schizophrenia; whereas, an intuitive person might not really take note of it and focus more on their emotional shifts.

Some “types” seek out highly technical information and explanations (this would be me), whereas others would look for emotional support and would see technical info as not as essential as warmth and compassion. Some patients would respond better to CBT (the NT’s especially) while others to a more humanistic style (the SF’s and NF’s). Some patients are temperamentally more suited to group approaches, while others much prefer individual work.

Knowledge of temperament is therefore very important in making a choice of treatment. It's also important for me as i approach a client since it drives how questions are asked, why certain info is presented the way it is, how I react to what is presented and which questions to raise. I find the MBTI to be as useful as cultural competence as a clinician.

I look at my responses to others questions and concerns and they are straight out of an ENTP’s “playbook”—linear, cognitive behavioral, problem solving, what and how to do certain things, etc.

Ever wonder what “playbook” others would “be” using when they answer on the forum? Look at Allan's responses, for example (sorry Allan, I needed a guinea pig for this experiment, hope you don't mind).

[ASchwartz]

OKAY, see if I care. Use me as a guinea pig. Oink, oink, oink :D

Dat's all folks :eek:

[mscat]

Thanks David O , interesting > Allen , Guinea pigs squeal ;) perhaps a lab rat would be better for this experiement? even better a chimp! :p

[OCDmom]

Wow, this is really interesting. I'm ISFJ. I'm gonna ask my husband to take the test!:)

[malign]

I came up INTJ on two different tests. It makes me wonder what David thought I was, based on my posts. ;-)

[IrmaJean]

Some “types” seek out highly technical information and explanations (this would be me), whereas others would look for emotional support and would see technical info as not as essential as warmth and compassion. Some patients would respond better to CBT (the NT’s especially) while others to a more humanistic style (the SF’s and NF’s).


How interesting! I'm an NF and the humanistic style of therapy worked extremely well for me. That would support your theory.

[smallstar]

hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what the humanistic style of therapy is?

[David O]

As long as we're on this interesting subject, is it possible that those with different temperaments are constitutionally more prone to develop certain kinds of illness-- are there even organic basis for both temperament and illness.

I'm suggesting this based on some of the latest research on social behavior. The hormones oxytocin and vasopressinare are usually connected primarily to lactation, labor contractions and blood pressure. However,they are now being linked to social behavior such as trust, altruism, attachment, nurturing, facial recognition, cooperation and empathy. Can these hormones be used to treat social disorders such as Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and Avoidant Personality Disorder? These hormones could have a connection to marital fidelity, as seen in some animal studies, so could they be used in couples therapy to increase affection, compassion and understanding. If these hormones can be used to foster attachment and the ability to read facial expression and emotion (which they likely do already), can they be used to treat Autsim Spectrum Disorders in the near future.

There has just started research on couples in which spouses who were about to begin conflict, once given an oxytocin spray, showed less aggressiveness and defensiveness, and more affection and openness.

This all suggests to me that temperament, which is biologically based/rooted, and mental illness, could have yet undiscovered neuropeptide links.

Any thoughts/ideas?

[David O]

hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what the humanistic style of therapy is?

Humanistic therapy is rooted in the very positive view of humans. "It values a hopeful, constructive view of human beings and of their substantial capacity to be self-determining. It is guided by a conviction that intentionality and ethical values are strong psychological forces, among the basic determinants of human behavior. This conviction leads to an effort to enhance such distinctly human qualities as choice, creativity, the interaction of the body, mind and spirit, and the capacity to become more aware, free, responsible, life-affirming and trustworthy.

Humanistic therapy emphasizes the client rather than the symptom. I want to repeat this b/c it is the cornerstone of the theory and what is missing too much in how clinicin's work with clients: Humanistic therapy emphasizes the client rather than the symptom. Psychological problems (including substance abuse disorders) are viewed as the result of inhibited ability to make authentic, meaningful, and self-directed choices about how to live. Consequently, interventions are aimed at increasing client self-awareness and self-understanding, which lead to self empowerment."

The field is huge and there is much literature on it. Just go to Wikepedia, I'm sure you'll get a very good grounding on it.

Hope this helps.

[mscat]

So Lets just cut right down to the chase , David O, just how Fucked up am I ? :p I don't care , tell me and and whoever cares to know ! Based upon what u already do know about myself , what's your opnion? u know I am female , in my 40's have a teen aged son who is ASD with cognitive delays , raised him as a single parent , struggled for YRS with mental illness, and have been hospitalized starting in my teens for a couple of yrs, then off and on, suffered a grave ED , lived through severe child abuse , taken away from parents separated from parents and siblings , in foster care, more child abuse , and SO ON>
So just how Jacked up AM I ? I am now overweight , have severe self inflicted third degree burns on my body , everywhere , and 2nd degree burns , tattoos as well, an eye brow piercing, I am soft spoken, do not like to get out much. soft spoken though. The injuries I have DO NOT look self inflicted> they are that severe.
I do not like people much AT all> I stay to myself, and those who know me call me a hermit. I am numb , emotionless most of the time. Inside and out.
I like to type and read on the computor.
I am painfully honest to a fault. Even on a damn internet fourm.

[finding my way]

Hi mscat!:) I think all David was trying to do in this thread is look at how one's personality temperment could express itself in mental health challenges, since personality impacts so many things. You've tested as an ISTJ, and it could be that the IJ types are more apt to be self punishing than other types.

One of the things I was trained to do was to also look at typology as a source of information for growth, not just look at it for what my ego prefers, but also the opposite of what my ego prefers. Not to become my opposite-- no, we need to keep our egos-- but to stretch our tolerance and expand our abilities.

The opposite of an ISTJ is an extroverted, intuitive, feeling, spontaneous type, an ENFP.:eek: Just ask yourself, would exploring a little bit of those qualities be helpful for you? My brother is that type and he is a poet.

[finding my way]

Hmmmmmmmmmm on the Allan Challenge, I would need to see how orderly he keeps his desk:p. But if I had to guess, I would say he'd have to be extroverted.....he has a well developed feeling function..........he is more intuitive than detail oriented............. Allan, are you an ENFJ?:confused:

[David O]

So Lets just cut right down to the chase , David O, just how Fucked up am I ? .............

mscat, finding my way is right, I never intended that what I wrote would lead down this path. My sole intent was to show how fascinating and eye-opening a tool the MBTI is in helping people better understand themselves and others, from a positive and uplifting perspective. It's a simple questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions-- no more, no less. To emphasize the point further, it's used primarily for career counseling, pedagogy, group dynamics, employee training, marketing, leadership training, life coaching, executive coaching, marriage counseling, workers' compensation claims and personal development. Never been used as an instrument to assess pathology, I simply took it that route as a point of interest and exploration.

If what I wrote came out wrong or guided you down this path, please accept my apologies.

David

[IrmaJean]

Vassopressin? Isn't that one of the hormones that is released during sexual intercourse? The one that encourages humans to stay with one mate? I've done some reading on the prairie vole studies and how what happens with them might shed some light on our behavior during romantic love and our behavior during long-term attachment type of love. I'm not sure I'm remembering everything right, but the whole study was really fascinating.

As far as the typing goes, I wouldn't want to read into it too rigidly or take the info negatively, Mscat. I scored 100% introvert, but I really enjoy people and like socializing with them. I just need quiet, peaceful times and don't do well with crowds. This is just a way which might encourage more self-discovery and understanding. And I think that more information could only be beneficial to understanding what makes us and everyone else tick. Maybe help us interect better? I think it's pretty interesting.

[mscat]

It's ok, I was in a most stressful moment when I wrote that> much like venting , no worries. Sorry to put u on the spot. Sorry David O . I had a lot on my mind. I was pissy and worried about other crap going on , therefore challenged u for no reason other then to get a little venting out of my system. I did want a response to my post, just being pissed about the the possibility of losing my medical insurance , therefore losing my therapist who I've seen for years, which I found out that very same day I wrote that > Nothing had anything to do with anything at all , as u now can see I was just in a BAD Mood . Seriously though, sorry to put u on the spot. making u the escape route I was looking for . Venting out my frustrations at that moment.

[tourdelove]

Apparently I am an ENFJ right now...Ah! But I did another test not long ago cus it was posted on a friends page and It came up with ISTP.... so it's all very confusing....


ENFJ, the 'teacher': I don't know. I mean I can be very enthousiastic, but it all depends in what mood I am in. I don't know if I can read people that well...It seems I don't these days. I know a am a good teacher and I am mostly tolerant of others, but in reality, I don't know if I am that easy to get along. And I don't get involved that easily...I am not organized. Imagination... sure. Knowing my own feelings, sure. Good with langagues...sure...


ISTP the 'cafster': They say they are skillful with tools and instruments...Ya, mostly. Love action. Ya, a lot. Dont like schedules, exactly. Seek fun on impulse and do lot of dangerous activities and get injured... hum, yes. little interest in developing language skills. Well, I do love languages, but I don't know if I am that expressive. But I know my feelings... so that's different than what they say...And for sure I've always wondered why I was a bit isolated at work.... I don't know if I always just want to do stuff. I like just hanging out with some people and talk too...

Fiercely insubordinate to those in authority, Ya, well it;'s not that I want to be insubordinate it's that I have a hard time trusting authorities for one, and two sometimes rules are confining.


so confusing, it's like those two types are diametrically opposed.

[David O]

It's ok, I was in a most stressful moment when I wrote that> much like venting , no worries. Sorry to put u on the spot. Sorry David O . I had a lot on my mind. I was pissy and worried about other crap going on , therefore challenged u for no reason other then to get a little venting out of my system. I did want a response to my post, just being pissed about the the possibility of losing my medical insurance , therefore losing my therapist who I've seen for years, which I found out that very same day I wrote that > Nothing had anything to do with anything at all , as u now can see I was just in a BAD Mood . Seriously though, sorry to put u on the spot. making u the escape route I was looking for . Venting out my frustrations at that moment.

Cathy... absolutely no apology needed! I didn't take it as an angry exchange. It's hard to read into other people sometimes when all you have is a screen. Apology accepted but certainly not necessary. Thanks so much for your thoughtful gesture.

I can certainly understand why you were upset. Good luck Cathy!

[David O]

Not wanting to let this very interesting topic go to quickly, here are the dating/coupling types which best match and least match a specific typology (are you ready for this):

ISTJ
Best types for a relationship: ESTJ, ISTJ, INTJ, ISTP, ESTP
Run if you spot one of these: ESFJ, ESFP, ENFP, INFP

ISTP
Best types for a relationship: ESTJ, ISTJ, ENTJ, ESTP
Run if you spot one of these: ISTP, ESFP, ENTP, INTP, ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP

ESTP
Best types for a relationship: ISTJ, ESTP, ISTP, ESFP
Run if you spot one of these: ESFJ, INTJ, ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP

ESTJ
Best types for a relationship: ISTJ, ESFJ, ISFJ, ENTJ, INTJ, ISTP
Run if you spot one of these: ESTJ, ENFJ, INFJ, INFP, ENFP

ISFJ
Best types for a relationship: ISFJ, ENFJ, ESTJ
Run if you spot one of these: ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP, ENFP

ISFP
Best types for a relationship: ESFP, ISFP
Run if you spot one of these: ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP

ESFP
Best types for a relationship: ESTP, ISFP
Least likely types for a relationship: ISTJ, ISTP, ENTJ, INTJ, INTP

ESFJ
Best types for a relationship: ESTJ, ENFP
Run if you spot one of these: ESTP, ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP, INFJ, ISTJ

INFJ
Best types for a relationship: ENTP, ENFP, INFJ, INFP, ENFJ
Run if you spot one of these: ESTJ, ESFJ, ESTP, ISTP

INFP
Best types for a relationship: ENFP, INFP, ENFJ, INFJ
Run if you spot one of these: ESTJ, ISTJ, ESTP, ISTP, ENTJ, INTJ

ENFP
Best types for a relationship: INFJ, INFP, ENFJ, ENFP, ESFJ
Run if you spot one of these: ISTJ, ESTJ, ISTP, ESTP, ISFJ

ENFJ
Best types for a relationship: ISFJ, ENFJ, ENTJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP
Run if you spot one of these: ESTJ, ESTP, ISTP, INTJ

INTJ
Best types for a relationship: ESTJ, INTJ, ISTP, ENTJ
Run if you spot one of these: ESFJ, ISFJ, ESTP, ESFP, ISFP, ENTP, INFP, ENFJ

INTP
Best types for a relationship: ENTP, INTP, INTJ
Run if you spot one of these: ESFJ, ISFJ, ISTP, ESFP, ISFP

ENTP
Best types for a relationship: ENTP, INTP, INFJ
Least likely types for a relationship: ESFJ, ISFJ, ISTP, ISFP, INTJ

ENTJ
Best types for a relationship: ESTJ, ISTP, ENTJ, ENFJ, INTJ
Run if you spot one of these: ESFJ, ISFJ, ESFP, ISFP, INFP


So, have your partners take the "test" and read each other's "type", it makes for fascinating discussion. Before you marry and you see muchos problems coming, take the test, it may be very revealing. ENJOY everyone!

[finding my way]

Just checking, David, are there any typos on here? Does an ISTP need to run from an ISTP, for example? If a type shows up as compatible to a type but that type not as compatible for the first type, is that how it is sometimes or....... the slip of a sleep deprived typist:p

[tourdelove]

Mmmm, I don't know about those matching. I mean, aren't these a bit based on complementary attitudes? Which would be why an ISTP would need to run from an ISTP and etc for the others....

These confuse me so much, even the types. I tried to see who my match would be and was always disapointed. Seems like I have no match if I go by these.... Plus, since I test ISTP sometimes, and then ENF...something, I don't rewmember, these are two opposites, what the heck am I and who is going to roll with me? weird

[malign]

Meh, you're looking at it backwards. Being two opposite types at different times doesn't mean there's no one you could be with. It means you get to choose whoever you want to be with. :-)

[It's hard to believe it's me that keeps seeing the positive side of things ... There must be something wrong with me. Hey, I'm back!]

[David O]

Malign is right:)... these are based on statistical data and never set in stone. There are always stipulations when putting things like this on paper (or screen).

My thinking-- date who you want... love who you want... love as many people as you want... marry who you want... BUT, make sure your "picker" isn't broken:mad:, otherwise it doesn't matter about typology.

I would suggest taking these findings as guideposts and roadsigns, not as unequivocal codes for living, partnering and existentially being. The MBTI, like every other psych test, is reductionistic and simplistic, it never accounts for all of the complexity and wonder of who we are as a whole.

[IrmaJean]

My husband doesn't show up on either a good match or one to run away from. I'm an INFJ and he's an ENTJ. I think no doubt that we are opposites on a lot of fronts. It has both positive and negative aspects, though. Sometimes we clash in our differences and sometimes the differences offer a nice balance. Married nearly 20 years now...

I'm wondering, though, what about the matchups with friends? Or even in therapy? Do certain types of therapists match better with certain types of clients? Or does the therapist simply adjust to the client's personality? I always sensed that my therapist was more like me than unlike me, but also confident in areas where I needed help...so it worked out rather well. But maybe he was adjusting to my needs.

[Claire Saenz]

I'm an INFJ and my husband is an ENTP--interestingly we figured out when we were dating that this suggested we were a good match. And we really are, but we still drive each other crazy sometimes. That's just how relationships are!

I've been married twice though, the first time to an ISTJ, which was a disaster. Simplistic though the MBTI may be, there must be something to it because it really did seem like husband #1 and I were wired so differently that we were separate species. Not in the Mars/Venus way but in the oil/water way!

Claire

[OnlyHuman]

Interesting post. I usually don't do these but I scored ISTJ. It describes me to a tee. ;)

[Say Again]

This is a fascinating topic - I have not thought about the MB in so long. I was always so impressed with how my boss used it. The introduction of the MB put her in more of a pro-active state of mind and she was able to look at many situations in a new light. She would consider the type of the person to determine how to deliver tough or even positive feedback on their performance, deliver news of a big change, how to train and varied things like that.

[JaneE]

Well... I have trouble with these tests, the questions lack sufficient context for me to know if I'm answering properly. The grammar on some was, um, a bit creative as well.

I got INFP (I think it was) the first time and then ISFP the second time. ^^;;

According to the last bit I'm an Artisan Composer, heh!

Jane

[the oak]

I'm an INFP type. C:

[IrmaJean]

I thought I would bump this up in case some of our newer board members might be interested in taking it. The link is back on page one. I found it pretty accurate.

[LostSouls]

i took it and it told me im a INTJ heres link if your interested http://keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=5&c=mastermind i thought it was somewhat accurate but then again who i am now might not necc. be who i am in 10mins. so maybe it was accurate...lol.

[LostSouls]

I thought I would bump this up in case some of our newer board members might be interested in taking it. The link is back on page one. I found it pretty accurate.

I appreciate that you bumped it up im always up for something like that, although didnt quite think it hit the nail on the head but it was somewhat accurate and something to do and fun & interesting.

[Autognosy]

I just took the test. It was not that easy as 1) I had to look to my dictionary every other question and still I am not sure I got everything right and 2) I didin't agree with the fact that I could possibly answer just a Yes or No in questions that in real life can have a Yes for this situation, a No in another and a Short Of in another... For examble about question "do you prefer to do things according rules", I do, let's say when it's about an unknown area. I am not a person to risk. But when I don't think somebody is going to judge me, or if I feel I can do it my own way (even though I have not a clue how), most of the times I forget about rules and I always suceed.
But anyway I said, 'let's do it' and ...I had a INFJ personality. I don't know what it is but some professions it proposes are what I really have thought I'd like to do.

[curtailed]

Just took the test.

INFJ, very accurately described.

The system building is something I agree with 100%. I can't rest until I have it all figured out. I want to map out all the thoughts and actions happening in a situation, or construct. Mathematics and psychology are precisely my cup of tea.

On the other hand I'm the guy who can't let go of analysis... very tiring and I run into trouble when people get angry and my brain wants to keep prodding the situation. Need to learn moderation :)

Also, I feel some sort of angel of retribution or defender of the meek is my symbol.

[IrmaJean]

Hey, I missed this Curtailed. I'm an INFJ too. It's supposed to be so rare. :confused:

[shye1]

Lol I also got INFJ, however I was confused by the percentages. I got 44, 50, 12 and 44 as my percentages. Does anyone know what that means? Thanks for the link btw, I've wanted to find out what I was after learning about this test in a business course I took last year. I'd also like to explore the opposite of my result as per Finding My Way's suggestion, the ESTP, whatever that means :D I'll have to find my textbook, talks all about it. Thanks again

[mscat]

I have taken this test and each and every time it has come back the same... Hummm, makes me think their is a bit of truth about this personality test. :o

[ROCKWOOD]

Oh my.....

# moderately expressed introvert
# slightly expressed intuitive personality
# moderately expressed feeling personality
# slightly expressed judging personality

Does this mean I'm crazy????

Have a great day everyone!!!!

[IrmaJean]

How is it that INFJ is supposedly only 1% of the population and yet half of everyone taking this test on here is coming back INFJ? Odd...

[shye1]

Hmm I wonder if INFJ's are more prone to have mental problems and therefore more likely to come to a place like this.

[malign]

Meh. Or maybe INFJ's are just more likely to take this kind of test ...

We often try to find something "bad" we can read into what type we are, but there's no "bad" to it. It's just a structure to build on, a perspective from which to look at ourselves. If you're trying to make something bad out of it, maybe that's the thing about yourself that you need to look at? :-)

[IrmaJean]

Yes, I rather liked most of the description of it myself. Especially the part where it says an ideal career would be in counseling. Works for me. Guess there are just a lot of us INFJs here by coincidence.

[SweetSue]

Whats a INFJ ????? :confused:

[ROCKWOOD]

Sweet Sue:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INFJ

[SweetSue]

ROCKWOOD

thankyou :)

[Jetliner]

Okay, yet another party I showed up late to but anyway... :p

Your Type is INFJ

56 - Introverted
12 - Intuitive
38 - Feeling
44 - Judging

You are:
moderately expressed introvert
slightly expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
moderately expressed judging personality

Ummm, I beg to differ on this first one. MODERATELY expressed introvert? I took another survey (think it as in, The Introvert Advantage); a simple introvert/extrovert survey and I scored as introvert something like 24 out of 30 questions! :p

~ John

[IrmaJean]

We have the same type! I need to get my percentages. I know I scored 100% introvert...

okay...I just retook it. Before therapy, I had tested ISFJ. Since therapy, I always test INFJ

only 83% introvert today.
25%intuitive
38% feeling
33% judging

[Jetliner]

Here it is - someone uploaded it as a pdf.

http://www.theintrovertadvantage.com/SelfAssessment.pdf

[IrmaJean]

I'm a yes to every one of those questions, John. No doubt I'm very introverted...but I really do enjoy people and like interacting with them. I just need my quiet time afterward. Thanks for that.

[danni]

OK.... I finally took it. I'm ENFJ

You are:

moderately expressed extravert

very expressed intuitive personality

moderately expressed feeling personality

slightly expressed judging personality

I checked what I'm supposed to be when I grow up and it said counselling/psychology. Phew.....glad I got that right. I would hate to have been in the wrong career all these years and not even know it :)

[sam2010]

Hey Irma, good post! I'm an INFJ too. I've taken the test before and also gotten this result. And it sounds pretty much like me.

Introverted 28%
Intuitive 62%
Feeling 62%
Judging 11%

moderately expressed introvert
distinctively expressed intuitive personality
distinctively expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality

[Jetliner]

I just took that I/E things again and had all but 2 as, "yes." Guess you're slightly more introverted than me. ;)

[Mona Lisa]

Good gracious, I'm an INFJ too!

I wonder what this means?

ML

[xenophon]

I scored INTJ.

The introversion was strong. But the others were much less so. Iam on the 'cusp' of the other three.

[IrmaJean]

Yes, this has to more than a coincidence. 1% of the population?? :confused:

[malign]

I don't guess anybody has certified the test that we're taking?

[IrmaJean]

No, it just seems a bit odd is all. I had my H and my soon to be 18 year old son take the test (ENTJ, ENTP) and it seems really accurate. I'm always looking for some new thing to explain anyhow. All of the little bells go off in my head. How exciting! What could this possibly mean? What is the deeper meaning behind this?

:rolleyes:

Don't mind me.

[malign]

It's a conspiracy to get all the INFJ's into the same room, for some reason! :-)