Running head: MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY ANALYSIS Myers-Briggs Personality Analysis Phoebe S. Potter Northeastern University HINF 6201 Myers-Briggs Personality Analysis According to the Myers-Briggs Foundation website (2013)‚ the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a “psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.” This test is based on four principal psychological functions by which we experience the world:
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“The best-adjusted people are the ‘psychologically patriotic‚’ who are glad to be what they are.” - Isabel Briggs Myers (goodreads). MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator‚ Myers Briggs Testing Instrument) is a personality assessment that was based off of the Jungian typology theory created by Carl Jung. Isabel Briggs Myers is the one responsible for this assessment‚ and the one responsible for my ungodly obsession with it. It was my Junior year in Psychology and our teacher‚ Mrs. Mais‚ took us into
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Mallory Simpson Psych 101: Myers-Briggs Paper Professor Baker 8/13/12 After taking the Myers-Briggs test‚ I am not at all surprised by the results I was given. 67% introvert is what I was distinctively ranked for personality type and I couldn’t agree more. Next on the list was 44% judging. This particular one leaves me wondering what type of judging? Is it being a judgmental person‚ or rather judging between the pros and cons of something‚ or maybe judging based on intuition or discernment
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Running head: Myers-Briggs: ISFJ Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: I’m an ISFJ Rachel Liberty University Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: I’m an ISFJ The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator questionnaire was developed during WWII by Isabelle Briggs-Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs‚ based on the psychological views of Carl Jung. “Myers designed the MBTI with the belief that different vocations favored different personality orientations and that Jung’s theory provided the theoretical structure to link
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History of Myer Briggs The Myers Briggs was first published in 1943 by mother‚ Katharine Cook Briggs‚ and daughter‚ Isabel Briggs Myers (Lloyd‚ 2012). Katharine Briggs began extensive research on personality type theory upon the meeting of Isabel Briggs Myers‚ husband‚ Clarence Myers. Katharine became intrigued with Clarence’s perception of how he viewed the world and her family. This fascination led Katharine to begin a study on the literature view of understanding different temperaments (Lloyd
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Running head: TEST REVIEW AND CRITIQUE The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Abstract The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is used extensively by educators‚ counselors‚ and other professionals. Based on Jung’s theory of psychological types‚ the psychodynamic model of the MBTI is useful for self-understanding and life-long development. MBTI type descriptions characterize 16 types at their best; provide positive‚ self-affirming goals; and note blind spots and problems to avoid. The MBTI problem-solving
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I believe that Myers-Briggs could be used in my niche. My niche is working with the youth. Generally at that young of an age you are not exposed to assessments and other tools that could be considered helpful. Myers- Briggs would help them see their preferences‚ at the same time give them experience taking an assessment. It also gets them aware of the different preference types there are (Boghikian-Whitby‚ S. s.‚ & Mortagy‚ Y. y.‚2016). I find that when you are young many are seeking reinforcement
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The Myers-Briggs profile is based on the Neo-Freudian theorist Carl G Jung. Carl G Jung‚ Katharine C. Briggs‚ and Isabel Briggs Myers are the well know researchers of the sixteen personality types. Carl Jung was the first to develop the theory that we individuals each had a psychological type. He believed there were two types of functions human used in their lives‚ how we perceive things and how we make decisions. He believed within those two category types‚ there were two different ways of functioning
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My results from Myers-Briggs are Extraversion‚ Sensing‚ Feeling‚ and Judging. ESFJ’s are categorized as the Caregiver by Myers-Briggs. Many positive characteristics come from ESFJ such as‚ loyal‚ warmhearted‚ harmonious‚ outgoing‚ and orderly. However we’re conscious of appearances‚ and take opinions of others very seriously. When taking the survey I tried my best to answer the questions honestly‚ I perceive the results are anywhere from 85%-95% accurate. When I was reading my results I know that
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Fundamental to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the theory of psychological type as originally developed by Carl Jung. Jung proposed the existence of two dichotomous pairs of cognitive functions: The "rational" (judging) functions: thinking and feeling. The "irrational" (perceiving) functions: sensing and intuition. Jung believed that for every person each of the functions are expressed primarily in either an introverted or extraverted form. From Jung’s original concepts‚ Briggs and Myers developed
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