Summary about MBTI
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MBTIppt.new1.pptxWhat is a Psychological Type?
A theory of personality developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung to explain normal differences between healthy people (Freud, Jung, and Adler)
Acting on these inborn tendencies people develop patterns of behavior.
Origins of the Myers-Briggs
Katherine Cook Briggs (1875-1968) and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers (1897-1980).
Elaborated the ideas of Carl Jung and created a test to measure his idea of psychological types within people. People have inborn tendencies to use their minds in different ways.
A Preference Example
Preferred hand: feels natural, didn’t have to think about it, effortless, easy, looks neat and legible.
Non-preferred hand: feels unnatural, hard to concentrate while doing it and can look child-like.
Myers-Briggs development of Jung’s Types
Our first preference is our dominant function.
Our second preference is our auxiliary function.
Our third preference is our tertiary function.
Our fourth preference is called the inferior function.
Focus of Attention and Energy: The Attitudes
Extraversion: Prefer to communicate by talking.
Your energy runs outward to people and objects.
Work out ideas by talking with others.
Learn best by discussing.
Broad interests.
Sociable and expressive
Readily take initiative in work and relationships.
Can change after 40 years of age.
Focus of Attention and Energy: The Attitudes
Introversion: Prefer to communicate in writing.
Your energy runs inward.
Work out ideas by reflecting on them.
Learn best by reflection.
Focus in depth on interests.
Private and contained.
Still waters run deep.
Can change after 40 years of age.
Taking in Information: The Functions
S=Sensation:
Factual and Concrete.
Focus on what is real or accurate.
Observe and remember specifics.
Build carefully towards conclusions.
Understands ideas and theories through practical application.
Trust experience.
Taking in Information: The Functions
N=Intuition:
Imaginative and verbally creative.
Focus on patterns and meanings in data.
Follow hunches, move quickly to conclusions.
Clarify ideas and theories before putting them into practice.
Trust inspiration
Able to see around the corner on things.
How You Make Decisions: The Functions
T=thinking:
Analytical.
Use cause and effect relationships.
Solve problems with logic.
Want an objective standard of truth.
Can be tough-minded.
Fair-want everyone treated equally.
How You Make Decisions: The Functions
F=Feeling:
Empathetic.
Guided by personal values.
Evaluates what is right and wrong.
Strive for harmony and positive interactions.
Compassionate.
Tenderhearted, wants everyone treated as an individual.
Dealing With the Outer World
J=Judging:
Scheduled.
Fixed.
Systematic.
Planned.
Make short and long term plans.
Definate.
Deadlines.
Dealing With the Outer World
P=Perceiving:
Spontaneous.
Flexible.
Casual.
Open-ended.
Adapt, change course.
Tentative.
What deadline?
Reflecting on One’s Strengths and Weaknesses
A practical exercise:
On a piece of paper complete the following sentences:
My strengths include……..
I do my best work when…….
The best way to communicate to me is…….
If you want me to be productive then…….
When I work I get irritated by…….
NOW GUESS YOUR TYPOLOGY!
Working in Diads
Sit with a person who is not a close friend.
Take turns and give hints about what is easy for you to do and what is hard for you to do.
Try to guess each other’s attitude and main function.
The 3rd and 4th Functions
We interchange and use our first two functions a lot during our daily lives. We use our third function much less and our inferior function only when necessary. (Shadow) Jung thought that it was important to use our third and fourth functions to become whole and to utilize our total capacities within our psyche.
Recommendations for Connecting to the Inferior Function
Sensation (S) the inferior is intuition. One can write imaginative stories in a playful way.
Intuition (N) the inferior is sensation. Jung would make sculptures in stone (playfully!).
Thinking (T) the inferior is feeling. One could dance or paint (playfully!).
Feeling (F) the inferior is thinking. One could play the game Sudoku or Scrabble. (playfully).
Summary
It is the interaction of the four functions that is important.
There is no right or wrong type-everyone has gifts!
Understand yourself better and enhance your relationships with others.
Each of us is unique.
Type does not explain everything.
