What is it like writing about the Myers-Briggs personality test?

This past week, I have been asked by a fellow blogger what it is like to write  a blog about the Myers-Briggs personality test (and other random psychology facts)

The question took me by surprise, and as I did not have an immediate answer,  I used a avoidance/evasive  technique,   I redirected the question back at my fellow blogger: "What is it like blogging about  selfies?" I asked. Naturally the conversation that followed was not about me

During the day, I thought about the question, and decided to answer   this peculiar question by dedicating this week`s post to it

First, I want to state writing in general is something of a hobby for me. I  prefer writing non fiction above fiction, and reflective pieces and academic essays are two of my favorite genres. Naturally, this means that I also like reading, doing research and learning about new things.

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, psychology and specifically, personality tests are something of a pet peeve of mine.

This means that I admit I enjoy writing this blog, and  am  even thinking about continuing it. (Naturally only after I have completed the rest of my academic workload for this year)

I have enjoyed writing about the Myers-Briggs test as I think I have introduced the test to the rest (okay, more like some) of my classmates. After all, they are my main audience, for the time being, at least :)

We are in the process of doing a lot of self reflection and personal improvements as part of our curriculum, so I hope that my blog was helpful for some.

Researching some random psychological facts and doing more in-depth research about the test (and having a clearly defined purpose for doing it) was particularly interesting, as I have learned more about the test. I have discovered there are various articles written about Myers-Briggs types that are both funny and insightful. My favorite is a collection of articels on a website called thought catalog Articels include, What each type does at a party, defintion of hell for each type etc. http://thoughtcatalog.com/tag/myers-briggs/ 

Designing my blog was also a very fun part for me. I wanted a blog that is visually stimulating, so that it attracts more people and is ecstatically pleasing. Playing around with digital art is also something I enjoy doing.

To be honest, I think I spent more time on the layout and colour design, than I think is psychologically sound, but hey, it is for a good cause.

So this is by no means my last post
Until next time
Personality Girl

What is the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator? Part two

By now, I hope that you have a very clear understanding about the Myerss-Briggs personality test. You know what it means, and what the four dichotomies are.

(If you want a recap, look at the picture that accompanies this post)

I will now, try to explain what each dichotonomies mean, and what each preference is like.  

Introvert-Extrovert

The terms Introvert and Extravert (sometimes spelled 'extrovert') are sometimes referred to as attitudes. An introvert is more interested in the inner world of ideas; an extravert prefers the outer world of people and things.

Sensing-Intuition

Sensing and Intuition are the perceiving functions. Jung called them the irrational functions (as a technical term, not as a pejorative), as a person does not necessarily have control over receiving data, but only how to process it once they have it. 

Sensing people tend to focus on the present and on concrete information gained from their senses. Sensing prefers to receive data primarily from the five senses. Intuitives tend to focus on the future, with a view toward patterns and possibilities. 

These people prefer to receive data from the subconscious, or seeing relationships via insights.

Thinking-Feeling

Thinking and Feeling are the decision making (judging) calculus functions. They both strive to make rational choices, using the data received from their perceiving functions, above. 

Thinking people tend to base their decisions on logic "true or false, if-then" connections and on objective analysis of cause and effect. Feeling people tend to base their decisions primarily on values and on subjective evaluation of person centered concerns. Feelings use "more or less, better-worse" evaluations. 

It could be said that thinkers decide with their heads, while feelers decide with their hearts.

When Thinking or Feeling is extraverted, decisions tend to rely on external sources and the generally accepted rules and procedures. When introverted, Thinking and Feeling decisions tend to be subjective, relying on internally generated ideas for logical organization and evaluation.

Judging-Perceiving

The terminology may be misleading for some—the term "Judging" does not necessarily imply "judgmental", and "Perceiving" does not necessarily imply "perceptive" in the usual sense of the word

Judging and perceiving refer to the S/N and T/F dichotomies just described. J or P records which of the two dichotomies is used for dealing with the external world. J types tend to like a planned and organized approach to life and prefer to have things settled. P types tend to like a flexible and spontaneous approach to life and prefer to keep their options open

This concludes the educational piece regarding the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator. If you want to know what your Myerss-Briggs personality profile is, please do this test : http://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-research-edition

Until next time!

Sincerely 

Personality girl