16 Personality types, but which one is yours? |
Slooowww dooowwwn eager beaver, one question at a time. Nice to see you're so eager to learn though! OK...
What was the first question again – take a deep breath and remember one question at a time ;-). “What is personality?” That's better...
The definition of: Personality
Personality
can be defined as a dynamic and organised set of characteristics
possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions,
motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman,
2004).
Cheers Mr Ryckman, couldn't have said it better myself...
Your personality is basically YOU... it's who you are... it's what makes you behave the way you do in certain situations... it's what makes you say the things you say in certain situations, etc., etc., etc. So... how important is your personality type??? VERY! That leads nicely onto the answer to your next question...
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The 16 different personalities
According to influential thinker Carl Jung, there are 16 personality types. Here they are:
ISTJ - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Serious, quiet, likes security and peace, responsible, thorough,dependable, good concentration, traditionalist, Organised, hard working.
Serious, quiet, likes security and peace, responsible, thorough,dependable, good concentration, traditionalist, Organised, hard working.
ISTP - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics:
Quiet, reserved, mechanical, risk takers, live for the moment, commonly interested in extreme sports, straightforward, loyal, detached, analytical, practical, problem solver.
Quiet, reserved, mechanical, risk takers, live for the moment, commonly interested in extreme sports, straightforward, loyal, detached, analytical, practical, problem solver.
ISFJ - Introverted Sensing
Feeling
Judging
Characteristics:
Quiet, kind, conscientious, dependable, selfless, stable, practical, traditionalist, seeks security, observant, empathetically minded, loves to serve.
ISFP - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
Quiet, serious, sensitive, kind, non confrontational, loyal, faithful, sensitive, loves beauty, passive, flexible, open-minded, original, creative.
INFJ - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Characteristics:
Slightly forceful, original, sensitive, persistent, intuitive, caring, live by their strong values, individualist.
INFP - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
Quiet, reflective, idealistic, humanitarian, live by their strong values, loyal, adaptable, often laid-back, often talented writers, sharp, sees potential, helpful, empathetical.
INTJ - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Independent, original, analytical, likes to formulate theories into plans, eager for knowledge, competent, structured, philosophical, maintains high standards, leader.
INTP - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics
Logical, original, creative, excitable by theories and ideas, driven, eager for knowledge, competent, logical, quiet, reserved, mysterious, Individualistic.
ESTP - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics:
Friendly, adaptable, practical, impatient, risk-takers, loyal, potential rule/law breaker, people person.
ESTJ - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Practical, traditional, organised, often athletic, practical, Loyal, hard-working, like to lead, organised, seeks security, quiet.
ESFP - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
People person, fun-loving, live for the moment, impatient, selfless, often the 'Life and soul of the party', common sense thinker, practical.
ESFJ - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Characteristics:
Warm, popular, conscientious, selfless, responsible, traditionalist, seeks security, often lacks self-esteem.
ENFP - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
Enthusiastic, idealistic, creative, people person, excitable by new ideas, practical, Open-minded, flexible, many interests and talents.
ENFJ - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Characteristics:
Popular, sensitive, people person, focused, empathetical, hates loneliness, leader, selfless.
ENTP - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics:
Creative, resourceful, sharp, talented, opinionated, loves superiority, excitable by new ideas, sometimes lazy, outspoken, assertive, people person, logical.
ENTJ - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Assertive, outspoken, leaders, problem solver, intelligent, knowledgeable, competent, organised, efficient.
Characteristics:
Quiet, kind, conscientious, dependable, selfless, stable, practical, traditionalist, seeks security, observant, empathetically minded, loves to serve.
ISFP - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
Quiet, serious, sensitive, kind, non confrontational, loyal, faithful, sensitive, loves beauty, passive, flexible, open-minded, original, creative.
INFJ - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Characteristics:
Slightly forceful, original, sensitive, persistent, intuitive, caring, live by their strong values, individualist.
INFP - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
Quiet, reflective, idealistic, humanitarian, live by their strong values, loyal, adaptable, often laid-back, often talented writers, sharp, sees potential, helpful, empathetical.
INTJ - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Independent, original, analytical, likes to formulate theories into plans, eager for knowledge, competent, structured, philosophical, maintains high standards, leader.
INTP - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics
Logical, original, creative, excitable by theories and ideas, driven, eager for knowledge, competent, logical, quiet, reserved, mysterious, Individualistic.
ESTP - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics:
Friendly, adaptable, practical, impatient, risk-takers, loyal, potential rule/law breaker, people person.
ESTJ - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Practical, traditional, organised, often athletic, practical, Loyal, hard-working, like to lead, organised, seeks security, quiet.
ESFP - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
People person, fun-loving, live for the moment, impatient, selfless, often the 'Life and soul of the party', common sense thinker, practical.
ESFJ - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Characteristics:
Warm, popular, conscientious, selfless, responsible, traditionalist, seeks security, often lacks self-esteem.
ENFP - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Characteristics:
Enthusiastic, idealistic, creative, people person, excitable by new ideas, practical, Open-minded, flexible, many interests and talents.
ENFJ - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Characteristics:
Popular, sensitive, people person, focused, empathetical, hates loneliness, leader, selfless.
ENTP - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Characteristics:
Creative, resourceful, sharp, talented, opinionated, loves superiority, excitable by new ideas, sometimes lazy, outspoken, assertive, people person, logical.
ENTJ - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
Characteristics:
Assertive, outspoken, leaders, problem solver, intelligent, knowledgeable, competent, organised, efficient.
That's a brief description of the 16 personality types...
Since you've been asking so many questions, now I've got one for you...
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A better way to look at personalities
After reading the 16 personalty types above, is your next question - "What's my personality type?" (I mean yours not mine) Yes?...
Thought so... “Wow, that's amazing, how did you know that?” I'll answer your question with another question. Did you find that more than one of the different personality types apply to you?...
Yes?... Am I right again?...
You see the problem with the personality types above, is that not only can you have traits from multiple types of personalities, but also there may be a personalty type that matches yours but has a few traits that you don't have. So what to do?...
My advise is to take it with a 'pinch of salt' and don't get caught up in it...
Don't get me wrong, this is remarkable work from Carl Jung, and it does have some value... but obviously, humans are complex animals and cannot be classified into 16 personality types with any real conviction - Though this is probably as close as anyone will ever come to doing so.
Anyway, here's the point...
Though you might find it fascinating to know that you're a ESFJ and not a ISTP, its only real value, is for somebody who doesn't know you, to get a feel for who you are, like a psychologist for example.
The clever thing about knowing your personality type, is that it puts you in a good position to know things about yourself, like what personality type your 'perfect' partner should be and even your perfect career too...
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Sorry to be a party pooper, BUT...
If life was that easy, everyone would be sooooo happy. Everyone would have, or at least know what their prefect partner or career should be... It just doesn't work like that I'm afraid. What I will say though, is that something is better than nothing...
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