grumpyPersonality Type - Understanding ourselves
January 9th 2008 11:13
One of the main psychological dynamics which affects us every day in our relationships with both other people and the world in general is our personal typology, i.e., that which defines the focuses, strengths and weaknesses of our personality.
Within the Cognitive Behavioral system of measurement, personality type is defined by a graph system which plots our type into one of four quadrants, as shown below.
This “Personality Needs Indicator” is not a psychometric test, but gives definition to the behavioral type of the person. In as much as it does not indicate preferences for perceptive focus nor cognitive judgment it is useful only as a tool for understanding the primary needs of a particular type, the kind of “psychic nourishment” they require to live comfortably with themselves and others.
A more effective tool for measurement of personality type is the Meyer Briggs Type Indicator, which is based on the understandings and descriptions outlined by Carl Gustav Jung in his monumental work: “Psychological Types”. The MBTI indicates the perceptive focus, ie, Extraversion or Introversion, of the four basic modes of understanding the world, that is, via thinking, feeling, sensation or intuition. A fairly long test is used to find the type which is indicated by the levels of preference for the four functions and the extraverted or introverted nature of those most dominant. Those types with dominantly extraverted rational functions (thinking or feeling/valuing) are considered “Judging” types and those with dominantly extraverted irrational functions (sensation or intuition) are considered “Perceiving” types.
The system results in a four letter code for each of the sixteen types it defines. This code comprises the Introverted or Extraverted nature of the dominant function, by the first letter being either an E or I. Next come the two most dominant functions indicated by their letters, N for intuitive, S for sensation, F for feeling and T for thinking. Finally the letter J or P is added to indicate the nature of the extraverted dominant function – ie, that function which deals directly with the outer world. Thus a type indicator might read INTJ, which tells us that the person is dominantly Introverted and Intuitive and supports their dominant functionality with extraverted thinking. An INTP therefore is dominantly a thinking introverted type who supports their thinking with extraverted intuition.
For a complete description of the types and their personality differences check out www.personalitypage.com where you can also take the test and access the relationship and personal development information on offer there.
In the coming weeks I will be offering a complete description of the Jungian system of understanding the personality and the way in which we can use this information to both understand others and ourselves and also recognize the ways in which our natural personality defines our needs and interests.
Within the Cognitive Behavioral system of measurement, personality type is defined by a graph system which plots our type into one of four quadrants, as shown below.
A more effective tool for measurement of personality type is the Meyer Briggs Type Indicator, which is based on the understandings and descriptions outlined by Carl Gustav Jung in his monumental work: “Psychological Types”. The MBTI indicates the perceptive focus, ie, Extraversion or Introversion, of the four basic modes of understanding the world, that is, via thinking, feeling, sensation or intuition. A fairly long test is used to find the type which is indicated by the levels of preference for the four functions and the extraverted or introverted nature of those most dominant. Those types with dominantly extraverted rational functions (thinking or feeling/valuing) are considered “Judging” types and those with dominantly extraverted irrational functions (sensation or intuition) are considered “Perceiving” types.
For a complete description of the types and their personality differences check out www.personalitypage.com where you can also take the test and access the relationship and personal development information on offer there.
In the coming weeks I will be offering a complete description of the Jungian system of understanding the personality and the way in which we can use this information to both understand others and ourselves and also recognize the ways in which our natural personality defines our needs and interests.
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Comment by D. Armenta
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I tend to subscribe to the more clinical approach to personality disorders; will you be addressing those as well? I'd like to hear your findings.
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Its been going for a few days already on my orble domain blog at: www.psychescience.com
I will possibly be getting into the deeper stuff later. Personality typology has little to do with personality "disorders". It is related to the way we understand ourselves, and has little impact except in certain neurotic conditions which arise from functional problems.
Manic depression as you know is not a "psychic" disorder, but a nervous system disorder norrmally controlled with Lithium or certain other drugs. That it presents psychic symptoms is merely a just so story.
Comment by D. Armenta
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Manic depression as you know is not a "psychic" disorder, but a nervous system disorder norrmally controlled with Lithium or certain other drugs. That it presents psychic symptoms is merely a just so story."
Yes, I know all of that. What I mean is, the "highs" and "lows" produced by the imbalance of serotonin and dopamine in my system often manifest themselves under two or more distinctly different personality types, depending on the cycle. There is no permanent "dominant" type, at least in my case; only an ever-changing cycle of different types.
(That is to say, when I am not taking meds.)
I shall check out your psychscience blog.
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