Personality Type

[fishstix]

well the J is judgement, so doesn't it mean I am judgemental or something? Maybe I'm just a moron and can't tell what it says

Judging isn't a dirty word or a negative thing to do. It just has a bad reputation due to the thoughts that it brings up when people hear/read it. It is important to be able to judge between stuff. No one would say "it is wrong to discern" yet lots of people say "it is wrong to judge". But they're the same thing. In this case, it seems that judging means making decisions. So it's not a bad thing.

Fourth letter: "Deciding-vs-executing" preference. This one ties the other three together (more on this in a later post). Judgers want issues settled and resolved. Incomplete jobs and unresolved matters annoys Judgers, who want the matters taken care of. They do not matter how this is done so much as the fact that it gets done. In short, Yoda's saying of "There is no try: do; or do not" appeals to Judgers. They are skilled at tying up loose ends. However, they have an unfortunate knack for doing so prematurely, before they have collected enough information to make a decision. This tends to breed a self-dilusion that they understand the situation perfectly, when at times they are well off the mark. Therefore, this can be a good trait in certain situations, but not all of them.

Probers (formerly Perceivers) want issues to be kept open and flexible. Having to finalize a scenario annoys Probers, as they they would rather continue the process of information collection instead of taking what they have and bringing forth a decision. They enjoy the startup phase of projects and are process-oriented, not task-oriented. Adabtability is a trademark trait of a Probers. Unfortuately, they have difficulty prioritizing the validity of different options and tend to fall for the dilusion that every conclusion is a good conclusion. This can cause problems in a situation where a solitary answer is required. This preference is split almost 50/50 within both gender lines and the overall population. However, because the entertainment industry is dominated by people of the SP temperment (iirc), and because of the recent surge in the ideology of tolerance, Probing appears to be the socially acceptable trait in the majority of social circles.

 

[Wypadek]

Thanks fishstix! That makes sense, so I'm happy! yayness

 

[Ginsu]

I'm a ISTP..

that was rather interesting.

 

[gslayer]

I'm like totally a ISFJ!

 

[Beauty4Ashes]

I'm like totally a ISFJ!

me too

like totally

 

[Philip Babineaux]

I am an INFP:

Introverted: 22
Intuitive: 56
Feeling: 33
Percieving: 56

 

[tetelestai]

I am 100% with you fishstix! i continue to be opposite of myself. for two years i have been an intp architect. i own please understand me, and last year i went through witha highliter and did all the stuff that seemed to be me in green, and the stuff that didn't in pink. i only highlighted about three statements in pink with in the architect category. and now i take the test and i come out an istj. if the n/s trait is the one that really matters or is the most important, how could i change so dramatically? and how can characteristics in both categories fit me so well? i really see it as the Lords hand, turning me into a woman exellent among women.
so rising tree, what makes you think that they are set in stone? and what would account for the fact that in three different stages of my life i have consistantly tested at different types?

so is the prevelence of NT and NF's a testament to the things that interest these two types? and its interesting that these two types are grouped as the types that will get along well together. i know that my best friend is the perfect compliment to the architect: the teacher. and reading her profile has helped me understand her so much better. i can't imagine the richness this understanding would bring to a marriage.

 

[God's daughter]

I am an INFJ.
The description here is one of the most accurate descriptions of my personality I have read in a long time...brought tears to my eyes just how it described things i haven't been able to myself yet...

 

[Risen Tree]

I am 100% with you fishstix! i continue to be opposite of myself. for two years i have been an intp architect. i own please understand me, and last year i went through witha highliter and did all the stuff that seemed to be me in green, and the stuff that didn't in pink. i only highlighted about three statements in pink with in the architect category. and now i take the test and i come out an istj. if the n/s trait is the one that really matters or is the most important, how could i change so dramatically? and how can characteristics in both categories fit me so well? i really see it as the Lords hand, turning me into a woman exellent among women.
so rising tree, what makes you think that they are set in stone? and what would account for the fact that in three different stages of my life i have consistantly tested at different types?

You and fishstix might, just might, be INFJs. I had this exact dilemma before I realized that I was neither an NT nor SJ but an NF. Here's part of the way you figure out what temperament you are: Visualize a four-square grid, where SJ is in the northwest, SP is in the northeast, NT is in the southeast, and NF is in the southwest. You should be very much like the description of one temperament, somewhat like the bordering two temperaments, and not at all like the temperament opposite of you. If you are not at all like an SP, and you are somewhat like an NT and SJ, then you must be an NF.

Please Understand Me rocks. Have you read the second book yet, which contains even more than the first book?

so is the prevelence of NT and NF's a testament to the things that interest these two types? and its interesting that these two types are grouped as the types that will get along well together. i know that my best friend is the perfect compliment to the architect: the teacher. and reading her profile has helped me understand her so much better. i can't imagine the richness this understanding would bring to a marriage.

Keirsey may well have launched a revolution in psychology like Darwin did in biology. I am that proud and confident of his discoveries. Yes, one will always find a plethora of NFs and perhaps NTs in a discussion about personality. SPs, by contrast, are liable to be bored to tears by all of this, although some of them will bite. I guess that leaves SJs somewhere in the middle of the pack. In any case, note that the current breakdown:

SP: 16%
SJ: 21%
NT: 24%
NF: 39%
(note: figures may not add up to 100%)

starkly differs from the overall distribution in American society:

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

 

[Risen Tree]

I am an INFJ.
The description here is one of the most accurate descriptions of my personality I have read in a long time...brought tears to my eyes just how it described things i haven't been able to myself yet...

http://www.christianforums.com/t96430

 

[markmayer23]

ENFJ

 

[Holyjoe]

Its says i'm an INFJ, and reading the explanations - it seems pretty accurate ! freeky !

 

[tetelestai]

Rising tree- there is one thing i know, and that is i am most definately not an F. there were only two questions out of 20 that i chose F over T. i know i am not an idealist. its a puzzle for sure.

 

[Where]

Hum, I am a healer.

 

[Risen Tree]

Rising tree- there is one thing i know, and that is i am most definately not an F. there were only two questions out of 20 that i chose F over T. i know i am not an idealist. its a puzzle for sure.

OK so you're definitely Tough-minded. Go trait by trait with the other three; look at the I-vs-E, S-vs-N, and J-vs-P traits listed on the first page to help you here.

 

[PinkButterfly1980]

I'm definitely an SJ. Whenever I take an MBTI test, my S and J are very strongly defined. I am a slight extrovert. It's about a 53/47 split in favor of extroversion. Basically, I'm just extroverted enough to cause strong introverts to see me as an extrovert, but my E is weak enough that strong E's see me as being very much an I. My T and F are basically split down the middle, but I lean a bit toward T. I know this is odd for a woman. Most women (60%) are feelers. Although I do make a some "feeling" decisions (usually minor matters), my big decisions (like the one to move over 600 miles away from my family to attend graduate school) I make from a very logical/ pro-con oriented standpoint. So, basically I'm an ESXJ (but with a slight thinking preference).

 

[Risen Tree]

I'm definitely an SJ. Whenever I take an MBTI test, my S and J are very strongly defined. I am a slight extrovert. It's about a 53/47 split in favor of extroversion. Basically, I'm just extroverted enough to cause strong introverts to see me as an extrovert, but my E is weak enough that strong E's see me as being very much an I. My T and F are basically split down the middle, but I lean a bit toward T. I know this is odd for a woman. Most women (60%) are feelers. Although I do make a some "feeling" decisions (usually minor matters), my big decisions (like the one to move over 600 miles away from my family to attend graduate school) I make from a very logical/ pro-con oriented standpoint. So, basically I'm an ESXJ (but with a slight thinking preference).

Well you have your temperament neatly-defined, and IMHO that's what's important.

Welcome to ChristianForums, by the way.

 

[fishstix]

I'd rather just be myself than be neatly defined

 

[Risen Tree]

Hey, fishstix, go back to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter thread. I've been giving your case some thought and have a few ideas about it.

 

[PinkButterfly1980]

I think that my wanting to be "neatly defined" could actually be explained by the fact that I'm a guardian (SJ). We like to belong to groups.