Personality Types

Burning Down · 02-08-2014, 05:53 PM

I'm still ESFJ.

gunnels · 02-08-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayvan Cowboy

Infp and have been for years.

Samesies.

debaserr · 02-08-2014, 08:10 PM

Have you guys looked into the Jungian Functions at all? You can dig way deeper than doing an inventory.

This is Jung explaining the Functions, it's super dense but definitive: Classics in the History of Psychology -- Jung (1921/1923) Chapter 10

All of the MBTI books I've skimmed have been pretty bad by comparison.

Here's a visual chart that shows the functions of all the types:

I don't like how MBTI classifies the J/P distinction, here's a good post about it.

As an INTJ, my dominant Ni is a perceiving function, so it's kinda confusing that I'm classified as a J via MBTI.

Lately I've been in the habit of trying to decipher the functions of all the people around me. It's a fun mental exercise. Unfortunately I live with 2x ISTJ and an ISFJ =(

ThePhanastasio · 02-08-2014, 11:08 PM

I'm still INFP. I've never tested as anything else.

Forward To Death · 02-09-2014, 01:44 AM

Yeah, I looked into the cognitive functions of the types. I think some people may be thrown off by the test because it oversimplifies your personality. You still essentially have every other type within you, you just tend to favor certain traits over the others. I assumed that automatically, but apparently some people think it's black and white, you're the personality you get from the test. If it were that simple, there would be 16 types of people in the world.

I think there's merit to the test, I don't think it's the most accurate way to judge someone's personality, but they seem to be pretty close to the general area of their personality, especially with the most common traits of the personality type. For example, I didn't realize it before, but certain people really do not see past the present moment very well, they only deal with cold hard facts and the current reality of things, and they have a lot of qualities of "S" types. Certain people are very structured, some of them to the point where they try to force you to be structured, so they're "J" types. You dig deeper and you can see associated personality disorders with the types and what not, it's pretty interesting, I feel like I can type a lot of the people I know, and even some of the people I don't know if I feel interested to do so. I'll have to do some more research on this, but it's pretty cool.

GD · 02-09-2014, 07:30 AM

I believe I'm most prominently INTP but I could easily be ISTP as well i.e. a little ambiguous on the sensing/intuition part.

edit: A more detailed test suggested that I was actually more ambiguous when it came to J/P than N/S so a definite INTP prominence for me.

djchameleon · 02-09-2014, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Forward To Death

If it were that simple, there would be 16 types of people in the world.

I feel like this is true though.

Haven't you ever come across people that are so similar to people you have met in the past and you know how to handle them based off of that experience?

Dr_Rez · 02-09-2014, 05:35 PM

Depressed personality.

djchameleon · 02-09-2014, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rezdaddy Longlegs

Depressed personality.

I spit water all over my screen.

Thanks Obama!

Forward To Death · 02-09-2014, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I feel like this is true though.

Haven't you ever come across people that are so similar to people you have met in the past and you know how to handle them based off of that experience?

In the general sense, of course people are going to be similar. Even someone who is your opposite in typology could theoretically have similar qualities to you. Every time I've met someone who I've thought was similar to another person I know/met, I could never say they had identical personalities.

View Poll Results: What's your Myer-Briggs personality type?
ENFJ	0	0%
ENFP	2	7.41%
ENTJ	1	3.70%
ENTP	2	7.41%
ESFJ	0	0%
ESFP	0	0%
ESTJ	0	0%
ESTP	0	0%
INFJ	1	3.70%
INFP	4	14.81%
INTJ	5	18.52%
INTP	7	25.93%
ISFJ	0	0%
ISFP	1	3.70%
ISTP	1	3.70%
ISTJ	3	11.11%
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02-08-2014, 08:10 PM	#173 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,467	Have you guys looked into the Jungian Functions at all? You can dig way deeper than doing an inventory. This is Jung explaining the Functions, it's super dense but definitive: Classics in the History of Psychology -- Jung (1921/1923) Chapter 10 All of the MBTI books I've skimmed have been pretty bad by comparison. Here's a visual chart that shows the functions of all the types: I don't like how MBTI classifies the J/P distinction, here's a good post about it. As an INTJ, my dominant Ni is a perceiving function, so it's kinda confusing that I'm classified as a J via MBTI. Lately I've been in the habit of trying to decipher the functions of all the people around me. It's a fun mental exercise. Unfortunately I live with 2x ISTJ and an ISFJ =( __________________ Last.FM Last edited by debaserr; 02-08-2014 at 08:29 PM.

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02-09-2014, 07:30 AM	#176 (permalink)
GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	I believe I'm most prominently INTP but I could easily be ISTP as well i.e. a little ambiguous on the sensing/intuition part. edit: A more detailed test suggested that I was actually more ambiguous when it came to J/P than N/S so a definite INTP prominence for me. __________________ lasty\|rate-y music-y Last edited by GD; 02-09-2014 at 08:46 AM.

02-09-2014, 05:35 PM	#178 (permalink)
Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,361	Depressed personality. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

02-08-2014, 05:53 PM	#171 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I'm still ESFJ.

02-09-2014, 01:44 AM	#175 (permalink)
Forward To Death Trolier Than Thou Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,336	Yeah, I looked into the cognitive functions of the types. I think some people may be thrown off by the test because it oversimplifies your personality. You still essentially have every other type within you, you just tend to favor certain traits over the others. I assumed that automatically, but apparently some people think it's black and white, you're the personality you get from the test. If it were that simple, there would be 16 types of people in the world. I think there's merit to the test, I don't think it's the most accurate way to judge someone's personality, but they seem to be pretty close to the general area of their personality, especially with the most common traits of the personality type. For example, I didn't realize it before, but certain people really do not see past the present moment very well, they only deal with cold hard facts and the current reality of things, and they have a lot of qualities of "S" types. Certain people are very structured, some of them to the point where they try to force you to be structured, so they're "J" types. You dig deeper and you can see associated personality disorders with the types and what not, it's pretty interesting, I feel like I can type a lot of the people I know, and even some of the people I don't know if I feel interested to do so. I'll have to do some more research on this, but it's pretty cool.