Myers Briggs Type Indicator MBTI The personality inventory
Myers – Briggs Type Indicator ( MBTI ) The personality inventory. 2011
• The term Myers – Briggs comes from the mother daughter team of Kathy Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. • They developed this scale to assist women who were interring the workforce for the first time during Word War II. • There work was founded in Carl Jung’s Psychological Types.
How it works • There will be four personality categories provide. Each category will have two available choices. • Each choice will have a key letter attached to it for identification. • At the end of the exercise every one will have their own unique four letter personality code. • Example ( ESTJ ) or ( INFP ) and so on …………. .
Extraversion ( E ) versus Introversion ( I ) How we interact with others
Extraversion (E) • Extraverts require others around them in order to charge their batteries. • They have a continuous need to reach out and be connecter with others…parties/cell phones • The are action oriented !!!! • They act first and think later • They think on the fly and wing it if they have too. Less afraid to take a risk. • They have a need to explain their learning in class…. . talkative !!
Introversion ( I ) • They can be social but require alone time to recharge batteries. • Introverts take the time to smell the roses and understand the world. • They tend to be “thinkers” and reflect upon their actions. • They will often think long and hard before acting on any idea. • Will not take the risks that extroverts do. • They think first and may never act later.
Now choose ( E ) or ( I )
Sensing (S) versus Intuition (N) How we process the information around us.
Sensing (S) • They engage information from their 5 senses … smell/touch/taste/ hearing/seeing. • Sensing people rely on the facts more then feelings…. . distrust hunches! • They are “detail originated“ and analyze info. • They have to see and experience it to believe or understand it.
Intuition (N) • They seek out patterns of information and gather their facts from a number of resources. • They are open to hunches and will often go with a gut reaction ! “ the 6 th sense “ • They will follow flashes on insight that pop into their heads. • If it feels right they will do it …. Facts are not as important.
Now choose (S) or (N) Sensing Intuition
Thinking (T) versus Feeling (F) How we make decisions
Thinking (T) • Thinkers are the kind of people who make decisions from a detached stand point. • They are not emotionally involved. • They base their decisions one what seems reasonable. • They will likely stick to the rules…. enjoy structure and guide lines to follow.
Feelers (F) • Feelers feel their way through any situation. • They use empathy as the decision making tool. • They like to insure a balance of view points. • Social harmony is important. • Considerate of others peoples needs. • They become more personally invested.
Now choose (T) or (F) Thinkers Feelers
Judgment (J) versus Perception (P) How do we deal with situations/issues
Judgment (J) • Judging people are decisive and well prepared. • They focus on completing the task! • They take action quickly…at times too quickly! • “They plan their work and work their plan”. plan • Their motto is “ Just do it “. • They are not time wasters.
Perceptive (P) • Perceptive people are curious and less rigged in their judgments. • They will want to experience many things at once. • They may begin many tasks but have difficulty seeing any of them through! • “Dead lines are meant to be stretched “!! • Their motto is…. ” but on the other hand “….
Now choose (J) or (P)
*There are only 16 possible code combinations. In am an (INFP) at home and (ENFP) at work *This list will assist in providing you with some insight as to how these link to a profession. * Save your results for your portfolio and future assignments. ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers ESTJ - The Guardians ISFJ - The Nurturers ESFJ - The Caregivers ISTP - The Mechanics ESTP - The Doers ESFP - The Performers ISFP - The Artists ENTJ - The Executives INTJ - The Scientists ENTP - The Visionaries INTP - The Thinkers ENFJ - The Givers INFJ - The Protectors ENFP - The Inspirers INFP - The Idealists
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