Personality Type

[Kelly]

INFJ slight to moderate in all categories.

 

[Risen Tree]

The current breakdown is:

5 SPs
6 SJs
7 NTs
9 NFs

Contrast the above numbers against the approximate distribution in American culture:

40% SP
40% SJ
10% NT
10% NF

 

[PegasusOnFire]

my results are this:

[size=+1]Your Type is
[size=+2]ISTP[/size]
[size=+2][/size][/size][size=+1]Introverted 56% [/size]
[size=+1]Sensing 22% [/size]
[size=+1]Thinking 11%[/size]
[size=+1]Perceiving [/size][size=+1]44%[/size]

 

[Risen Tree]

In his legendary book Please Understand Me II, David Keirsey shows how the temperaments can affect the process of selecting a mate. He subdivides the four temperaments into two categories: word usage and tool usage. The SPs and SJs use concrete tools; the NFs and NTs use abstract tools. The SPs and NTs share a utilitarian tool usage; the SJs and NFs use cooperative tools.

Keirsey is a believer that while a couple should have something in common, over-similarity breeds stagnation. He believes that the similarity should come in the form of word usage, and the difference should be in the tool usage. This means that SPs and SJs should be attracted to each other, and NFs and NTs should have the best chance of falling in love. As evidence, he cites the fact that these two tandems are the most likely combination to arise from the four temperaments.

SP-SJ marriage: Keirsey describes the SP as the "playmate" and the SJ as the "helpmate." SPs have no pretentions against being playful and, frankly, downright hedonistic. By contrast, the SJs are solid, steady, and down-to-earth. What Keirsey noticed is that these two have at least somewhat of a hidden desire to jump across the fence: SJs have a subtle urge to toss tradition aside for awhile and party when it's time, and SPs sometimes remind themselves that they do have to settle down from time to time. An SJ married to an SP creates this very situation.

NF-NT marriage: Since NFs and NTs each consist of only 10% of the population, they usually have a hard time of finding each other. But when they do, it is often a revelation. Keirsey states that couples who have no experience can take off on a relationship almost from day one, as if they had known each other for years. NFs especially prefer to talk with their mates than go out on adventuresome dates, and this desire will only be fulfilled by someone with a common language, which the NT conveniently provides. NFs can treasure the peace and calm that an NT brings, who in turn can be captivated by the deep love and romance that is typical of an NF.

 

[wvmtnkid]

I followed the link here from the Singles forum. I took this test, or something close to it about a year ago and I was just curious to see if I came up with the same results. I did. I am an INFJ. I took it in relation to career counseling. My job, a CPA with the government, is a severe mis-match to my personality! Oh well, what do you do? What it did help me with was to look at how I spend some of my personal time and see how that could help fulfill what my career was lacking.

What I also found interesting is that INFJ's were rare, but it seems there are several here in this thread!

 

[Risen Tree]

I followed the link here from the Singles forum. I took this test, or something close to it about a year ago and I was just curious to see if I came up with the same results. I did. I am an INFJ. I took it in relation to career counseling. My job, a CPA with the government, is a severe mis-match to my personality! Oh well, what do you do? What it did help me with was to look at how I spend some of my personal time and see how that could help fulfill what my career was lacking.

Personality-based career counseling tests can be revelations. I would recommend this book for your search on finding the right career.

What I also found interesting is that INFJ's were rare, but it seems there are several here in this thread!

Yep, I think we should start a club.

 

[wvmtnkid]

Thanks for the book recommendation! It would be nice if high school guidance couselors did these personality indicators for seniors in helping them look for career choices. I settled for accounting in college because I took it in high school and liked it. Up until that point I had no clue what I wanted to major in. These personality tests might help give some choices to those of us who didn't have any idea what we were interested in and save alot of job dissatisfaction down the road.

Oh yeah, and INFJ's unite!

 

[HeatherJay]

ISFP - Composer. The description fits me pretty well, I think.


Love, Heather

 

[Living4Him03]

I'm a combination! My boyfriend asked me to read Keirsey's book "Please Understand Me" and I scored XSFJ! I'm a guardian! He's INTJ...which i think is a rational mastermind...pretty much fits us both. We are definitely opposites!

 

[Buskanaka]

I'm an INTJ

1% of the population

 

[mamaneenie]

I am ESFP. My husband is INTJ. We are so opposite. However, I last did these tests 6 months after we had been married. I'd be interested to know how opposite we are after being married almost 3 years with an almost 2 yo boy.

 

[pmarquette]

Personality Plus - Florence Litaeur / Gary Smaley

choleric [ lion ] leader , now , focused , like Patton , Bush

phlegmatic [ golden retriever ] couch potato , counselor , settled , comfort zone

melancholy [ beaver ] builder , worker , faithful , routine , withdrawn , distanced

sanguine [ otter ] playful , fun , air heads , forgettful , people persons , motivators

I are a Choleric Melancholy : faithful , love routines , like to build , to remodel , to know what is expected of me ...

 

[Wide-eyedWithWonder]

I'm ISFJ...interesting...i'm thinking about becoming a doctor.

 

[Risen Tree]

Well look what thread is alive.

I'm an INTJ

1% of the population

Yes, it is true. NT's are a rare breed, which is too bad, because we definitely need them!

 

[Risen Tree]

I am ESFP. My husband is INTJ. We are so opposite. However, I last did these tests 6 months after we had been married. I'd be interested to know how opposite we are after being married almost 3 years with an almost 2 yo boy.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator--which is where the Keirsey Temperament sorter originated--you are indeed opposites. But Keirsey would have something different to say.

What led Keirsey to develop his sorter was that throughout the ages, the great philosophers have consistently noted there are four general types of personalities--the liberator, the stoic, the romantic, and the philosopher. The names differ, but the traits do not. Keirsey discovered that the temperament matched to the MBTI, grouped by the SPs (liberators), SJs (stoics), NFs (romantics), and NTs (philosophers). He placed them into quadrants based on tool use--cooperative or utilitarian--and word use--abstract or concrete. SPs are concrete utilitarians; SJs are concrete cooperatives; NFs are abstract cooperatives; NTs are abstract utilitarians. Therefore, NFs and SPs are opposites, as are NTs and SJs.

One of the many principles that Keirsey agreed with Myers & Briggs about was the fact that the S/N trait is the most important trait, and--much to the dismay of many people--the E/I trait is the least important trait. The other two traits, T/F and J/P, determine whether a specific type is directive (T or J) or informative (F or P). The trait used here is the one not in use by the particular temperament. For example, ISFJs and ESFJs are the informative SJs; likewise, INFPs and ENFPs are the informative NFs.

The opposite of a particular type is the opposite of its temperament, directive/informative preference, and E/I trait. So you, Mrs. ESFP, are an Extraverted informative SP whose opposite is an Introverted directive NF, an INFJ. Likewise, your INTJ husband is an Introverted directive NT whose opposite is an Extraverted informative SJ, an ESFJ.

Oh, and your type is fixed for life. However, you can develop your weaker traits over time. Want to hear about that?

 

[Risen Tree]

Personality Plus - Florence Litaeur / Gary Smaley

choleric [ lion ] leader , now , focused , like Patton , Bush

phlegmatic [ golden retriever ] couch potato , counselor , settled , comfort zone

melancholy [ beaver ] builder , worker , faithful , routine , withdrawn , distanced

sanguine [ otter ] playful , fun , air heads , forgettful , people persons , motivators

I are a Choleric Melancholy : faithful , love routines , like to build , to remodel , to know what is expected of me ...

I followed this paradigm for awhile, and my verdict is, it isn't sufficiently comprehensive.

For example, both the ESTJ and the ENTJ love to be in charge. However, one is an SJ and the other is an NT; these are opposite temperaments. That's not to mention the fact that their styles of leadership are fundamentally different: the ESTJ plays it by the book and enforces the standard procedures every time; the ENTJ has little regard for a procedure simply because it's always been done a certain way.

Also, this model focuses on the E/I trait above the far more important S/N trait. This reflects a common misconception in society today: that it is inherently wrong to be an introvert. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being an introvert. Anybody who has told you otherwise has lied to you.

Give the Keirsey Temperament Sorter a shot. You'll be surprised at just how much more comprehensive (and Biblical) it is.

 

[Risen Tree]

I'm ISFJ...interesting...i'm thinking about becoming a doctor.

I can see that. Keirsey describes the ISFJ as the "Protector" who, more than any other type, is concerned with people's safety. As a doctor, you would be protecting people from the danger of diseases.

I think that the ISFJ exemplifies the role of the servant leader better than any other type. Servitude is a characteristic trait of SJs. As Keirsey says, the ISFJ is the least hedonic of all the types; thus the ISFJ finds the most comfort in placing devotion above pleasure.

 

[jenptcfan]

I'm ISTJ

I 78%
S 1%
T 33%
J 56%

 

[Risen Tree]

I'm ISTJ

I 78%
S 1%
T 33%
J 56%

Hmm that S is right on the border. Which profile better fits you, the Inspector or the Mastermind?

 

[jenptcfan]

Hmm that S is right on the border. Which profile better fits you, the Inspector or the Mastermind?

I'm not sure. I think some of the things in the mastermind category sound like me--being strong willed, pragmatic, etc. But I don't consider myself a natural leader.