16 Personality TypesWhat 4 letter are you?

Intraverted Individuals are ….

…thought oriented, prefer to gain insights and depth of knowledge, prefer being alone and few interaction, although when interacting, they prefer to build strong friendships

•Intimate - most comfortable in small groups and with one-on-one relationships. Can get exhausted by social interaction

•Quiet - present themselves modestly, drawn to the calm away from the center of action. •Contained - well controlled, calm exterior, often difficult for others to “read.”.

•Visual - learn through observation, reflection, reading, and more solitary means.

Extraverted individuals are…

… action oriented, prefer to gain wide knowledge, prefer to be amongpeople and prefer frequent interaction.

• Enthusiastic - being energetically with the “action” and at the center of things.

• Initiator - social facilitator, outgoing, build bridges among people.

• Expressive - easy to know, approachable, warm, readily show feelings, eager to speak your mind.

• Auditory - learn through listening, active dialogue, and involvement with others.

Introverted (I) or Extroverted (E)?

• Quiet• Reflective• Think, then speak• Solitude• Measured

• Loud• Active• Speak, then think• Social• Expressive

Sensing individuals …

… prefer information that is backed by evidence (i.e. that they can understand or accept with the use of their five senses).

•Concrete - depend on verifiable, factual information and direct perceptions. literal, mistrust fuzzy information.

•Realistic - value being practical, cost-effective, and exercising common sense.

•Experiential – Observant, prefers first hand and past experience.

•Traditional - trust what is familiar, supports established groups and methods, honor events that have happened in the past.

Intuition individuals…

… use their imagination to see new possibilities and insights hiddenfrom the eye.

• Imaginative - enjoy being clever and novel.

• Intellectual – enjoys learning, acquiring knowledge, mental challenges.

• Theoretical - conceptual, looking for patterns in observed facts, comfortable with theories and inventing new ones.

• Original – likes new things and creating new things and ideas.

Sensing (S) or Intuition (N)?

Thinking problem-solvers are …

• Critical - comfortable making distinctions, categorizing, making win/lose choices, being in adversarial situations.

• Tough Minded - results oriented, ends justify the means, stick on task. Firm. Can suppress feelings

• Questioning - intellectually independent, resistant to influence, self confident.

• Reasonable - is clear-thinking, objective, reasoned, and logical in everyday decision- making.

Feeling problem-solvers are …

• Accepting - tolerant towards human failings, see positive side of others, instinctually seeks win/win resolutions of problems.

• Tender Hearted - use gentle persuasion to influence, reluctant to force compliance. Compassionate.

• Accommodating - seeks consensus, conflict avoiding, seeks harmony.

• Follow your heart - trusts emotions and feelings, values human considerations, in touch with feelings.

Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)?

Judging individuals are…

• Early Starter - focused. Structure activities to work on one thing at a time, allowing adequate time for proper completion.

• Systematic - prefers clear rules and guidelines

• Scheduled - creates and easily follows standardized and familiar routines.

• Planful - likes to schedule future commitments far in advance, uses dates and deadlines to organize their energies.

• Methodical - implements projects in a planned, organized, and step-by-step manner. Self programming.

Perceiving individuals are …

• Pressure Prompted - prefers variety and multi-tasking. Most effectively energized when working close to deadlines.

• Casual - comfortable making adjustments as situation requires. Adaptable.

• Spontaneous - dislikes repeatedly following the same routines. Seeks variety and change. Risk-taking

• Open-ended – Prefer to keep your options open. Wants to preserve flexibility and freedom, dislikes being tied down by long range plans. Makes flexible plans.

Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)?

What 4 letters did you come up with?

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