The Nurturer
ISFJ Personality Type:
The Nurturer
by
Tiffany Doucet, BA
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences,
Yorkville University
for
PSYC 6113
Theories of Personality
Dr. Jamie Dyce, Professor
Date
23rd July, 2012
Abstract
The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator, originally created by Carl Jung, is a widely used test designed is to measure introversion and extroversion along with sub classifications (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). This brief essay will provide a concise summarization of one of the several types of personalities the Myers-Briggs test yields, ISFJ. The primary focus will be on describing each of the ISFJ personality type traits and how they apply to the life of the essay's author . This essay will present these traits by exploring personal accounts of the author while relating experiences and attributes to the described traits of the ISFJ personality types.
The Myers-Briggs Type indicator reveals where an individual falls within the subcategories of Jung’s neo-analytic aspects of personality traits, derived from his theories on extroversion and introversion (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). The extrovert and introvert attitudes, as explained by Jung, are how people become “energized”, and how their personality is expressed. An extroverted individual will become energized from outside stimulus and being with people. The introvert is the polar opposite and will require time to withdraw into themselves in order to feel the same renewal (Dyce, 2012). The sub-categories of traits are sensing-intuiting, thinking-feeling, and a trait later added to Jung’s original test, judging-perceiving. Each of these categories describes a different scale or spectrum on which people will fall. The thinking-feeling scale would be an indicator of whether an individual leans more towards being logical and objective rather than personal and subjective.
The Nurturer
by
Tiffany Doucet, BA
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences,
Yorkville University
for
PSYC 6113
Theories of Personality
Dr. Jamie Dyce, Professor
Date
23rd July, 2012
Abstract
The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator, originally created by Carl Jung, is a widely used test designed is to measure introversion and extroversion along with sub classifications (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). This brief essay will provide a concise summarization of one of the several types of personalities the Myers-Briggs test yields, ISFJ. The primary focus will be on describing each of the ISFJ personality type traits and how they apply to the life of the essay's author . This essay will present these traits by exploring personal accounts of the author while relating experiences and attributes to the described traits of the ISFJ personality types.
The Myers-Briggs Type indicator reveals where an individual falls within the subcategories of Jung’s neo-analytic aspects of personality traits, derived from his theories on extroversion and introversion (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). The extrovert and introvert attitudes, as explained by Jung, are how people become “energized”, and how their personality is expressed. An extroverted individual will become energized from outside stimulus and being with people. The introvert is the polar opposite and will require time to withdraw into themselves in order to feel the same renewal (Dyce, 2012). The sub-categories of traits are sensing-intuiting, thinking-feeling, and a trait later added to Jung’s original test, judging-perceiving. Each of these categories describes a different scale or spectrum on which people will fall. The thinking-feeling scale would be an indicator of whether an individual leans more towards being logical and objective rather than personal and subjective.