| What is the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator™?
The MBTI™ is a highly reliable personality inventory,
not a test, that allows individuals to declare the degree to which
they express preferences for eight aspects of human
personality.
What the MBTI™ does measure?
The MBTI™ measures the clarity of preferences in
four areas of life. In each of these four areas there are two dichotomous
choices which when combined give you 16 four letter types:
1. How we interact with the world and where we direct
our energy. • Extroversion or Introversion
2. The kind of information we naturally notice and
remember. • Sensing or iNtuition
3. How we make decisions. • Thinking or
Feeling
4. Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or in
a more spontaneous way. • Judging or Perceiving
What the MBTI™ does not
measure?
MBTI does not indicate abilities, intelligence,
success. IQ, “normalcy,” emotions, maturity, stress, etc.
What are the four
scales?
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Extroversion and |
Introversion are complementary attitudes toward the world.
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| An Extrovert's (E's) essential stimulation is
from the environment, the outer world of people & things. |
An Introvert's (I's) essential stimulation is
from within, the inner world of thoughts and reflections. |
Extroverts (E's) tend to:
- Feel pulled outward by external claims
- be energized by other people,
- act then (maybe) reflect
- be friendly, talkative, easy to know.
- expresses emotions.
- need relationships
- give breath to life.
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Introverts (I's) tend to:
- feel pushed inward by external claims and conditions. and intrusions.
- be energized by inner resources, external experiences. internal experiences.
- reflect then (maybe) act.
- be reserved, quiet, hard to know.
- bottle up emotions.
- need privacy.
- give depth to life.
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• Remember: Both attitudes are used by everyone,
but one is usually preferred and more developed.
E's may seem
shallow to I's may seem withdrawn
to E's.
• E's need introversion for balance. • I's need
extroversion for balance.
• Key Words: Active, Outward, Sociable, • Key
Words: Reflective, Inward,
People, Many, Expressive, Breath. Privacy, Few, Quiet,
Depth.
| Sensing and |
Intuition
are ways of taking in information.
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| Sensing types (S's) tend to take in information
by the way of the 5 senses, sight, sound, feel, taste and smell.
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iNtuitive types (N's) tend to process
information by way of a “6th sense” or hunch. |
Sensors (S's) prefer
to:
- like things that are definite and measurable
- like to start at the beginning, take a step at
time.
- look at specific parts and pieces.
- live in the present, enjoying what's there.
- handling practical matters.
- like set procedures, establish routines
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iNituitive's (N's) prefer to:
- like opportunities for being inventive.
- jumps in anywhere, leaps over steps.
- looks at patterns and relationships.
- lives toward the future anticipating what might
be.
- imagining possibilities.
- like change and variety.
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Remember: Both ways are used by
everyone, but one is usually preferred and better developed.
• S' may seem materialistic and literal minded to N's. •
May seem fickle, impractical dreamers to S's.
• S's need intuition for balance. • N's need sensing for
balance.
• Key words: Details, Present, Practical, Facts,
Sequential • Key Words: Patterns, Future, Imaginative
Directions, Repetition, Enjoyment, Perspiration,
Innovations, Random, Hunches,
Conserve, Routine. Anticipation, Inspiration, Change.
| Thinking
and |
Feeling
are
ways of making decisions. |
| Thinking types (T's) tend to make decisions on
the basis of logic and objective considerations. |
Feeling types (F's) tend to make decision on
the basis of personal, subjective values. |
Thinking types (T's) prefer
to:
- decide with the head.
- go by logic.
- be concerned for truth, justice.
- see things from outside a situation.
- take a long view.
- spontaneously finds flaws, criticizes.
- be good at analyzing plans.
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Feeling types
(F's) prefer to:
- decide with the heart.
- go by personal convictions.
- be concerned for relationships, harmony.
- see things as a participant, from within a
situation.
- take an immediate and personal view.
- spontaneously appreciates.
- be good at understanding people.
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• Remember: Both ways of evaluating are
used by everyone, but one is usually preferred and better developed.
• T's may seems cold and condescending to F's. • May
seem fuzzy minded and emotional to T's.
• T's need feeling for balance. • F's need thinking for
balance.
• Key Words: Head, Objective, Justice, Cool,
Impersonal • Key Words: Heart, Subjective, Harmony,
Criticize, Analyze, Precise, Principles. Caring,
Personal, Appreciate, Empathize, Persuasive, Values.
| Judging and |
Perceiving
are
complementary lifestyles. |
| A Judging (J's) type prefers a decisive,
planned and structured lifestyle. |
A Perceiving (P's) type prefers a flexible,
adaptable, and spontaneous lifestyle. |
Judging types (J's) tend to:
- enjoy being decisive.
- like clear limits and categories.
- feel comfortable establishing closure.
- prefer an organized lifestyle.
- like definite order and structure.
- like to have life under control.
- handle deadlines, plan in advance.
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Perceiving types (P's) tend to :
- enjoy being curious, discovering surprises.
- like freedom to explore without limits.
- feel comfortable maintaining openness.
- prefer a flexible lifestyle.
- like going with the flow.
- prefer to experience life as it happens.
- meet deadlines by last minute rush.
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• Remember: Both ways are part of
everyone's lifestyle, but one is usually preferred and better developed.
• J's may seem demanding, rigid to P's. • May seem
disorganized, irresponsible to J's.
• J's need perception for balance. • P's need judgment
for balance.
• Key Words: Organized, Structure, Control,
Decisive, • Key Words: Flexible, Flow, Experience,
Deliberate, Closure, Plan, Deadlines, Productive.
Curious, Spontaneous, Openness, Wait, Discoveries, Receptive.
MBTI is helpful in understanding yourself and others,
but remember, everyone is an individual!
When combined, your four preferences:
Extroversion or Introversion
Sensing or iNtuition
Thinking or Feeling
Judgment or Perception
indicate your preference type.
You decide how accurate the
report is for you.
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