Personality Types
 

I've been obsessing lately over my compulsiveness, my need for things to be a particular way and my recently discovered perfectionism. What personality type are you?

http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html

Here's the test:

http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html

Does anyone else have any weird habits like me? I can't go to sleep without all lights off, chest drawers shut, curtains shut with no crack of light coming through.

This is so me!

ENTP

Creative, resourceful, and intellectually quick. Good at a broad range of things. Enjoy debating issues, and may be into "one-up-manship". They get very excited about new ideas and projects, but may neglect the more routine aspects of life. Generally outspoken and assertive. They enjoy people and are stimulating company. Excellent ability to understand concepts and apply logic to find solutions.

Edit: I did the test and I was off by one, but close!

ENFP

Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.

I already did this numeral times, guess it's the most accurate. I always turned out to be an INTP. Seems an INTP never shows his true personality, always lays low and tries to imitate his surroundings instead of forcing his personality on others. Which is definitely my case.
As well as the things below.

INTP

Logical, original, creative thinkers. Can become very excited about theories and ideas. Exceptionally capable and driven to turn theories into clear understandings. Highly value knowledge, competence and logic. Quiet and reserved, hard to get to know well. Individualistic, having no interest in leading or following others.

Edit: Here's about what I meant above " They tend to be difficult to get to know well, and hold back parts of themselves until the other person has proven themselves "worthy" of hearing the INTP's thoughts. Holding Knowledge and Brain Power above all else in importance, the INTP will choose to be around people who they consider to be intelligent."

aww I thought it was a quiz, cos I'm never good at this kind of thing. I always think I'm every single one of them. :laughing:

I generally dislike Myers-Briggs as it is too general, but I will admit that they are fun. I am somewhere in between an INTP and an INTJ. I am a borderline introvert. I do love to hang out with people but it does take a toll on me.

I was INT 50% J - 50% P when I was in school. Now that I'm in Uni, and that everything is pretty chaotic my P has won the battle.

This is me

INTJ

Independent, original, analytical, and determined. Have an exceptional ability to turn theories into solid plans of action. Highly value knowledge, competence, and structure. Driven to derive meaning from their visions. Long-range thinkers. Have very high standards for their performance, and the performance of others. Natural leaders, but will follow if they trust existing leaders.

I was strongly considering that one too.

Why isn't there a test in that link. It's a bit difficult to choose for ourselves, no one's objective specially when talking about himself.

I'll find one.

ENFP

Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.

Its pretty much 100% acurate, the more detailed description shocked me how acurate it was :|

ISFP

Tolerant and open-minded, insightful, flexible and understanding. They live for the understanding of others and feel deeply grateful when someone takes the time to get to know them personally. They have good listening skills, are genuinely concerned, insightful, and usually avid readers. At their best, they inspire others to be themselves.

Yep, it's right on.

We have the same one... I'm gettin scared now Vanilla :laughing:

I got ENFP. I'd say it describes me very accurately, but I've been getting antisocial and having periods of depression where I just don't want to do anything over the last 9 months. Outside of that, this is me to a par. It's a little weird, reading the full description was eerily close to how I feel when I make music. Guess it's pretty broad though, so that makes sense :rofl:

I just read it... that's a little strange. I got the same thing as both of you.

Oh yeah and as for compulsions, I have to use 2 paper towels to dry my hands after using a public restroom. I have to turn out the lights and turn on the fan before I go to bed, even if I listen to music. And I have to put my car in drive before I take off the emergency brake. I just noticed this last one the other day, I feel like my car will fall apart if I don't do it. Dunno why.

Maybe Me, You & Vanilla were all separated at birth :O?

It never struck me that we would be alike personality wise Music_Phantom :) but owell :D

Haha well of all the people here there aren't that many personality types so people are bound to have the same ones. And I don't think my personality really comes through online all that much ever. A lot of the time I'm very serious and on topic when I post on here I guess, I usually come to banter about music :p. Gotta stop in the lounge sometimes though.

the 16 types (Statistics)


http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...apture-3-1.png

I swear if your star sign is Cancer I going to be like going crazy! :D

Haha that's awesome! I have problems with toilets full stop, I only sit down on toilet paper in public restrooms and only clean my hands with santiser because I don't trust soap and water. I used to be worse when I was young though, when I was moving an object in my room for example the remote control, I would realign it over and over until it 'felt' right. Things have to be perfectly positioned. Now I've loosened up though.

I don't really feel connected to any of these.

Why are all of these positive descriptions? Where are the descriptions for total f*ckwads? Like three quarters of the world's population.

MyPersonality.info - Personality Types and Multiple Intelligences Tests & Information

Best site. Here's mine: http://badges.mypersonality.info/badge/0/17/175405.png

Edit: My test revealed I'm dominantly an ENTP but also am ENFP!
Edit: After reading in depth I decided my test was wrong! I am much more of an ENFP IMHO of myself!

Just do the test. It's not all positive.

Being a social screw up who can't speak any personal information till I've known the person for more than 5 months isn't actually something positive.

The Idealist

As an INFP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your personal value system. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in primarily via your intuition.

INFPs, more than other iNtuitive Feeling types, are focused on making the world a better place for people. Their primary goal is to find out their meaning in life. What is their purpose? How can they best serve humanity in their lives? They are idealists and perfectionists, who drive themselves hard in their quest for achieving the goals they have identified for themselves

INFPs are highly intuitive about people. They rely heavily on their intuitions to guide them, and use their discoveries to constantly search for value in life. They are on a continuous mission to find the truth and meaning underlying things. Every encounter and every piece of knowledge gained gets sifted through the INFP's value system, and is evaluated to see if it has any potential to help the INFP define or refine their own path in life. The goal at the end of the path is always the same - the INFP is driven to help people and make the world a better place.

Generally thoughtful and considerate, INFPs are good listeners and put people at ease. Although they may be reserved in expressing emotion, they have a very deep well of caring and are genuinely interested in understanding people. This sincerity is sensed by others, making the INFP a valued friend and confidante. An INFP can be quite warm with people he or she knows well.

INFPs do not like conflict, and go to great lengths to avoid it. If they must face it, they will always approach it from the perspective of their feelings. In conflict situations, INFPs place little importance on who is right and who is wrong. They focus on the way that the conflict makes them feel, and indeed don't really care whether or not they're right. They don't want to feel badly. This trait sometimes makes them appear irrational and illogical in conflict situations. On the other hand, INFPs make very good mediators, and are typically good at solving other people's conflicts, because they intuitively understand people's perspectives and feelings, and genuinely want to help them.

INFPs are flexible and laid-back, until one of their values is violated. In the face of their value system being threatened, INFPs can become aggressive defenders, fighting passionately for their cause. When an INFP has adopted a project or job which they're interested in, it usually becomes a "cause" for them. Although they are not detail-oriented individuals, they will cover every possible detail with determination and vigor when working for their "cause".

When it comes to the mundane details of life maintenance, INFPs are typically completely unaware of such things. They might go for long periods without noticing a stain on the carpet, but carefully and meticulously brush a speck of dust off of their project booklet.

INFPs do not like to deal with hard facts and logic. Their focus on their feelings and the Human Condition makes it difficult for them to deal with impersonal judgment. They don't understand or believe in the validity of impersonal judgment, which makes them naturally rather ineffective at using it. Most INFPs will avoid impersonal analysis, although some have developed this ability and are able to be quite logical. Under stress, it's not uncommon for INFPs to mis-use hard logic in the heat of anger, throwing out fact after (often inaccurate) fact in an emotional outburst.

INFPs have very high standards and are perfectionists. Consequently, they are usually hard on themselves, and don't give themselves enough credit. INFPs may have problems working on a project in a group, because their standards are likely to be higher than other members' of the group. In group situations, they may have a "control" problem. The INFP needs to work on balancing their high ideals with the requirements of every day living. Without resolving this conflict, they will never be happy with themselves, and they may become confused and paralyzed about what to do with their lives.

INFPs are usually talented writers. They may be awkard and uncomfortable with expressing themselves verbally, but have a wonderful ability to define and express what they're feeling on paper. INFPs also appear frequently in social service professions, such as counselling or teaching. They are at their best in situations where they're working towards the public good, and in which they don't need to use hard logic.

INFPs who function in their well-developed sides can accomplish great and wonderful things, which they will rarely give themselves credit for. Some of the great, humanistic catalysts in the world have been INFPs.

Jungian functional preference ordering:

Dominant: Introverted Feeling
Auxiliary: Extraverted Intuition
Tertiary: Introverted Sensing
Inferior: Extraverted Thinking

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I guess that's close enough.

i got this too.

"In conflict situations, INFPs place little importance on who is right and who is wrong. They focus on the way that the conflict makes them feel, and indeed don't really care whether or not they're right. They don't want to feel badly. This trait sometimes makes them appear irrational and illogical in conflict situations."

"INFPs are flexible and laid-back, until one of their values is violated. In the face of their value system being threatened, INFPs can become aggressive defenders, fighting passionately for their cause. When an INFP has adopted a project or job which they're interested in, it usually becomes a "cause" for them. Although they are not detail-oriented individuals, they will cover every possible detail with determination and vigor when working for their "cause"."

"INFPs do not like to deal with hard facts and logic. Their focus on their feelings and the Human Condition makes it difficult for them to deal with impersonal judgment. They don't understand or believe in the validity of impersonal judgment, which makes them naturally rather ineffective at using it. Most INFPs will avoid impersonal analysis, although some have developed this ability and are able to be quite logical. Under stress, it's not uncommon for INFPs to mis-use hard logic in the heat of anger, throwing out fact after (often inaccurate) fact in an emotional outburst."

"INFPs have very high standards and are perfectionists. Consequently, they are usually hard on themselves, and don't give themselves enough credit. INFPs may have problems working on a project in a group, because their standards are likely to be higher than other members' of the group. In group situations, they may have a "control" problem. The INFP needs to work on balancing their high ideals with the requirements of every day living. Without resolving this conflict, they will never be happy with themselves, and they may become confused and paralyzed about what to do with their lives."

I guess most of you will find these dead on.

I got The Mechanic, ISTP.

"Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things work. Excellent skills with mechanical things. Risk-takers who they live for the moment. Usually interested in and talented at extreme sports. Uncomplicated in their desires. Loyal to their peers and to their internal value systems, but not overly concerned with respecting laws and rules if they get in the way of getting something done. Detached and analytical, they excel at finding solutions to practical problems."

I don't know, it's a reasonable fit, but I have to admit I'm not that interested in risk-taking and extreme sports. However, I used to be entirely fearless and it does say you gotta think back so maybe it does fit. I'm relatively relaxed about rules as well (believe it or not).

Reading the long description, there's still some things in there that don't fit me extremely well. I think I'm just too complex for the test to figure out ;)

I got ENFP with schizo's test to but I don't know how to post my results. Apparently I'm very intuitive?

You can find it on this site >> http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html

ENFP

Summary : Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.

I'm INTP apparently, which suited me just fine until it mentioned highly capable. Also, the more I read of the long explanation the less it seemed like me.

Actually after spending a good deal of time thinking about it I decided I am (to my distress) an ENTP primarily who has picked-up ENFP tendencies. I read a good deal of personality profiles and also came to the conclusion that in my earlier childhood I had some ENFJ tendencies. I guess I'm dominantly an ENTP, but I'm fighting it.

The problem with this is that I got good at approaching things in an "empathetic" way, but my true nature is actually logical. So I can be very good at insightfully understanding myself/others perspectives and feelings, but not as good at actually feeling them. For me, feeling takes more effort then merely understanding- which fits as feeling is something I have been trying harder and harder to do; an effort I am making to lavish in something I had in my past rigorously ran from!

So the test is right. It says I'm an ENTP on the front, but when going to "full personality profile" I have both ENTP and ENFP, of course ENTP being on the top.

Nah, I'm Libra :)

And does ENFP have OCD things? Cos I fit right in then, I cant eat my dinner without a certain Knife & Fork, or I won't enjoy my dinner, everything thats square has to be sitting square to eat other, I was my hands for ages until they "feel" clean to me, eh, dvds and cds have to be sitting perfectly aligned, to me everything has to be aligned properly or it'll annoy me so much.

INFJ - The Protector

And for the amateur astologers out there: Sagittarius

It appears I'm a Dominant Introverted Thinking.

Not quite sure what that means.

Rodin's Thinker is introverted. Here these thinkers ponder the apparent chaos of the world in order to extract from it the universal truths and principles that can be counted on. These principles, once extracted, will provide the logical structure on which to build strategies.

They have a finely nuanced ability to analyse situations, find root causes and foresee consequences. They distrust action taken too quickly without the necessary investigation. They are usually levelheaded, objective, impersonal yet intensely involved in problem solving. They are fiercely independent, seeking input and comments from a chosen few. When reporting to others, they need to establish credibility first: their own and that of the person they are reporting to. If the gap in knowledge and expertise is too great and their own proficiency dismissed, belittled or ignored, they will lose interest and motivation.

They are less interested in running the world as they are in understanding it. They are curious and capable of explaining complex political, economic or technological problems, taking great pleasure in explaining all the factors and intricacies. They are rigorous with their thoughts and analysis, choosing the exact words that convey precisely what is meant. They may spend a lot of time defining words, concepts and systems in order to define a problematic solution.

They are armchair detectives, scientists and philosophers, spending most of their time in quiet reflection to ponder truth, and solve mysteries. They may tend to neglect social requirements and responsibilities, finding many relationships to be too superficial to be of much interest.

Well, mine also said INFP has very high standards.

I don't know about that

I don't think so, I was just answering Vanilla's initial question where she asked if anyone had weird OCD things that they do. It just so happens all three of us do :rofl: I'm quite different though, I'm very unorganized and just leave things lying around all over the place.

And I'm a Leo, by the way. Summer birthday :thumb:

I've done 3 separate personality tests now and every single one has concluded with an INFP result, which is, in a word, a "Dreamer". Not sure how enamoured i am with that.

Here's a new one here for all the crazies out there:

Personality Disorder Test - Personality Test

Mine:

Disorder Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Very High
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Very High
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Very High
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

Yikes.

Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low


Pretty interesting I think. The only one I don't get is schizotypal, cause I didn't even think they asked any questions that would lead you to think someone has schizophrenia, let alone me answering yes to them.

Schizotypal Disorder isn't the same thing as schizophrenia. It has certain elements which have led some to refer to it as a "light" form of schizophrenia, but it's a completely separate disorder.

Can't everybody do this? I refuse to believe that I'm special.

Mine:

Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Low more
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: High
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

Needless to say, I don't have a lot of faith in these things.