Have you ever wondered why some people have random letters in their bio on Instagram? Or what is hiding behind those 4 letters who, by the way, are not random at all? Well, you have reached the right place!
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a popular personality evaluation instrument developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Kathrine Cook Brigs in 1942, based on Carl Jung's beliefs. It assigns people to one of 16 personality types and provides insights into their preferences across four dimensions: extraversion/introversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving. Personal growth, career guidance, and team building are all typical uses
for MBTI.
The MBTI theory states that you mix your preferences to determine your personality type. The 16 types are denoted by an abbreviation of the first letters of each of the four cognitive function type preferences. As a psychotherapist, Jung was concerned with assisting individuals in bettering themselves, and his work was more focused on healing and the unconscious. According to his theory, everyone is predisposed to be dominant in either Extraversion or Introversion, showing where our energy is directed, and to prefer one of four functions: Sensing, Intuition, Thinking, or Feeling. For example, “ESTJ” would denote extroversion, sensing, thinking, and judging. This quiz highlights that each person has unique preferences in how they see the world, and this examination provides insight into the variances and similarities in our life experiences.
So how does this work? Well, it’s simple: individuals are assigned to one of the two poles of each dichotomy mentioned above based on their replies to the test questions and the combination of the four dichotomies yields 16 distinct personality types. The 16 personality types are divided into four categories: Analysts, Diplomats, Sentinels, and Explorers. Each personality type is described in detail concerning their strengths, weaknesses, career choices, how they approach romantic relationships and friendships
Even though this is a fun quiz to take together with your friends to see what fictional characters or famous persons you resemble the most on Personality Database, the MBTI was criticized a lot as a pseudoscience, and psychologists or other researchers on the field don’t agree with it. A valid argument is related to the accuracy of this test. Studies have shown that the MBTI provides inconsistent and erroneous answers, with up to 50% of people getting a different result the second time they take the quiz, even if it's only five weeks later, as the founders were not specifically trained in psychology. Furthermore, multiple studies have found that the MBTI is ineffective at predicting people's success in various jobs.
Understanding your personality can assist you in determining your own values, desires, talents, and abilities. Specialists advise taking these kinds of examinations through a professionally trained practitioner. It is possible to change aspects of one's personality if they are unhappy with them. At times, it may be beneficial to practice more self-compassion and self-acceptance.
Bibliography:
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/mbti-types/
https://www.truity.com/blog/how-psychologist-carl-jung-described-our-personality-types
https://www.simplypsychology.org/the-myers-briggs-type-indicator.html
https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Support/MBTI-Facts
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-myers-briggs-type-indicator-2795583
https://www.psycom.net/myers-briggs-personality-type
https://www.vox.com/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personality-test-meaningless
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