Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

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  MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI)
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  THE MBTI IS A self report instrument  Non judgmental  An indicator of preferences  Well researched  Rich in theory  Professionally interpreted  Used internationally  A way to sort, not to measure
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  HISTORY OF MBTI Based on Swiss psychologist Carl G Jung’s type theory (1920s)  Behaviour is individual and predictable  Developed by Katherine Briggs (mother) and Isabel Myers (daughter) 1940s  The most widely used personality indicator in the world  Approximately 1 to 3 million people are administered by MBTI each year
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  THE MBTI DOESNOT MEASURE  IQ  Psychiatric disturbances  Emotions  Trauma  Stress  Learning  Normalcy  Maturity  Illness  Affluence
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  ASSUMPTIONS OF TYPETHEORY  Preferences are inborn  We use both poles at different times, but not with equal confidence  All of the types are equally valuable
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  PREFERENCE SCALES Extraversion --------------Introversion Sensing -------------- iNtuition Thinking -------------- Feeling Judging -------------- Perception
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   Extravert :-actionoriented  Introvert :-contemplative  Sensing :-pragmatic  Intuition :-visionary  Thinking :-logical  Feeling :-compassionate  Judging :-planful  Perceiving :-adaptable
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  E-I DICHOTOMY EXTRAVERSION INTROVERSION Attention focused outward: people, things, action  Using trial and errors with confidence  Relaxed and confident  Scanning the environment for stimulation  Seeks variety and action  Wants to be with others  Live it, then understand it  Attention focused inward: concepts, ideas, feelings  Considering deeply before acting  Reserved and questioning  Probing inwardly for stimulation  Seeks quiet for concentration  Wants time to be alone  Understand it before, live it
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  S-N DICHOTOMY SENSING INTUITION Perceiving with the 5 senses  Reliance on experience and actual data  Practical  In touch with physical realities  Attending to the present moment  Live life as it is  Prefer using learned skills  Pay attention to details  Make few factual errors  Perceiving with memory and association (6th sense)  Seeing patterns and meanings  Innovation  Seeing possibilities  Future achivement  Projecting possibilities for the future  Change, rearrange life  Prefers adding new skills  Look at big picture  Identifies complex pattern
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  T-F DICHOTOMY THINKING FEELING Decision based on the logic of the situation  Uses cause and effect reasoning  Strive for an objective standard of truth  Can be tough-minded  Fair- want everyone treated equally  Decisions based on impact on people  Guided by personal values  Strive for harmony and positive interaction  May appear tender hearted  Fair-want everyone treated as an individual
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  J-P DICHOTOMY JUDGING PERCEIVING Focuses on completing task  Deciding and planning  Organizing and scheduling  Controlling and regulating  Goal oriented  Wanting closure even when data are incomplete  Wants only the essentials of the job  Focuses on starting task  Taking in information  Adapting and changing  Curious and interested  Open minded  Resisting closure in order to obtain more data  Wants to find out about the job
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  TYPE TABLE
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  ADVANTAGES OF MBTI Self awareness for better self- management  Identification of behaviour trends that have positive outcomes  Identification of behaviour trends that have less desirable outcomes  Link trends with other data points to clarify personal or professional developmental opportunities
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  DISADVANTAGES OF MBTI Trying to predict others behaviour  Trying to estimate another individual type (eg. You must be an extravert because you are so gregarious)  Assuming that how a preference plays for you is exactly how it would play out for someone else  Justifying behavior (eg. Declaring that the individual must be P because he is always late)
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