Personality type

“The purpose of the Myers-Biggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality is to make the theory of psychological types described by C.G. Jung understandable and useful in people 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 judgement” (The Myers & Briggs Foundation, 2017). The MBTI is divide into four basic preferences: Energizing,…

My personality type according to the four-letter score given in my Jungian 16-type personality assessment was INTP. This means I am socially cautious, enjoy problem solving, and highly conceptual. Possible career as a plastic surgeon, software designer, psychoanalyst, private investigator, financial analyst, mathematician, photographer. The “I” stands for Introvert. An introvert is someone who keeps to themselves mainly. The “N” stands for Intuitive. Intuitive means I am quick to apprehend or…

Personality is the consistent and distinctive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of an individual. Based on the definition, there is an understanding that everyone has the ability to have personality within each one of us and the personalities that we may have different from one person to the next. Having an opportunity to take a personality test from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test was an interesting experience. Throughout the 16 personalities associated with MBTI test, four…

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a self reporting assessment based directly on Carl Jung 's theory of personality (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). Jung hypothesized four functions of the mind: sensing, thinking, feeling, and intuiting. Further he determined that within each person all the personality traits exist, however, one of them normally dominates. In addition, Jung described two major attitudes of either introversion or extroversion which influence the other personality traits…

After taking the TypeFocus Personality test, the system computed me as having the ESTJ personality type. I am not alone with this personality type, as approximately 8.7% of the American population share this classification. Out of the 16 personality types surveyed, ESTJ is one of the most prevalent personality types, when compared to the 16 other personality types included in the survey. ESTJ’s are very logical thinkers and their contributions to society are great in number. In this reflection…

Critique: Type D personality, stress, and symptoms of burnout: The influence of avoidance coping and social support DeAnne Owens UAB at Birmingham Introduction The objective of this article was to explore certain coping techniques termed as approach coping, avoidance coping, or observations of available social support for their role, if any, in the relationship between the Type D personality and perceived stress. The research also examined whether the distressed, also known as, Type D…

There are five elements that compose the Big Five Personality Type. These factors consist of Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism, which can also be referred to as OCEAN. After taking the “What Is My Big Five Personality Profile” test, I scored the highest on the Emotional Stability, followed by a three-way tie with Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness; the lowest score I received was for Extraversion, I received a 10 out of 10 on the…

In the assessment, Type A Personality Test, it measures if an individual has a Type A(TAP) or B personality (TBP). According to Queendom.com,” behavioral characteristics of the Type A Personality include hostility, impatience, difficulty expressing emotions, competitiveness, drive, perfectionism, etc. Whereas, Type B Personality is more laid-back.” (Type A Personality Test, 1996, p. 1) Furthermore, it discusses that individuals with a Type A personality are more prone to negative health effects…

Personality indicators or assessments can be an eye opener for a person who is not completely knowledgeable or truthful about his or her own personality traits. Personalities do tend to differ based on the various things such as the time of the week, time of the day, awareness, and even physical appearances. Personally, I feel my personality is acceptable and can improve, but with the help of a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and a Big Five Personality Model, I have a new form of identity for myself…

About somatic narcissistic personality disorder There are different types of narcissistic personality disorder present in the medical battle. However, the two most common narcissistic personality disorder types would be cerebral narcissistic personality disorder and somatic personality disorder narcissistic. Cerebral narcissistic personality disorder refers to narcissists who really make use of their thinking process to show off to others in order to gain impression and positive feedback from…