Carl Jung And Jung's Theory Of Personality Types

Personality It’s the distinctive mixture of genetics, environment, and unique qualities that make you the person that you are. Personality according to the American Psychological Association, refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

Personality Types

There are eight characteristics of personalities: Extraversion(E), Introversion(I), Sensing(S), Intuitive(N), Feeling(F), Thinking(T), Judging(J) and Perceiving(P). The study of personalities all started back in the 1920’s by a Swiss psychoanalyst named Carl Jung. Jung published his own theory of psychological types. He suggested that human behavior could be classified by how people go about such basic functions as gathering information and

They thought that eventually psychology professionals would put Jung 's ideas about personality types to some practical use and thanks to WWI, that’s what happened. Pushed by a desire to find a way to help people find jobs that suited them, Isabel Myers Briggs conducted independent research and tried a series of questions out on friends, family, and students at her children 's school until she came up with sixteen distinct personality types. Each type was rated on a continuum between opposites, and each combination of four represented one of sixteen different personality types which are the Inspector(ISTJ), counselor(INFJ), mastermind(INTJ), giver(ENFJ), provider(ESFJ), idealist(INFP), supervisor(ESTJ), visionary(ENTP), performer(ESFP), champion (ENFP), craftsman(ISTP), doer(ESTP), commander(ENTJ), thinker(INTP), nurturer(ISFJ),

They are extroverted, idealistic, charismatic, outspoken, highly principled and ethical, and usually know how to connect with others no matter their background or personality. ENFJs are influential usually without trying due to their authentic nature. They usual don’t focus on what happening “now” but “what could happen in the future”. ENFJs are loyal, reliable, and genuinely kind for no other reason than wanting something better for themselves and for others.

The Provider ESFJs are the stereotypical extroverts. They are social butterflies, and their need to interact with others and make people happy usually ends up making them popular. The ESFJ usually tends to be the cheerleader or sports hero in high school and college. ESFJs are very popular and like having the attention on them but are also modest and like to hear what others have to say. They remember little details that their loved ones tell them, and they are always ready to listen with warmth and genuine sensitivity.

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