Myers-Briggs anyone? What's your type?

[populistmom]

Tonight, I've been doing a lot of writing and thinking and every few years I'll take this and it's always the same, which I find fascinating since I remember the first time I took it, I was a freshman in high school. I mean, you'd think people would change over time because life experiences sure change you (or so you think), but I guess as far as personality, but you don't really.

Anyway, this is me:

INFP
Healer Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in striving for their ends, and informative and introverted in their interpersonal relations. Healer present a seemingly tranquil, and noticiably pleasant face to the world, and though to all appearances they might seem reserved, and even shy, on the inside they are anything but reserved, having a capacity for caring not always found in other types. They care deeply-indeed, passionately-about a few special persons or a favorite cause, and their fervent aim is to bring peace and integrity to their loved ones and the world.

Healers have a profound sense of idealism derived from a strong personal morality, and they conceive of the world as an ethical, honorable place. Indeed, to understand Healers, we must understand their idealism as almost boundless and selfless, inspiring them to make extraordinary sacrifices for someone or something they believe in. The Healer is the Prince or Princess of fairytale, the King's Champion or Defender of the Faith, like Sir Galahad or Joan of Arc. Healers are found in only 1 percent of the general population, although, at times, their idealism leaves them feeling even more isolated from the rest of humanity.

Healers seek unity in their lives, unity of body and mind, emotions and intellect, perhaps because they are likely to have a sense of inner division threaded through their lives, which comes from their often unhappy childhood. Healers live a fantasy-filled childhood, which, unfortunately, is discouraged or even punished by many parents. In a practical-minded family, required by their parents to be sociable and industrious in concrete ways, and also given down-to-earth siblings who conform to these parental expectations, Healers come to see themselves as ugly ducklings. Other types usually shrug off parental expectations that do not fit them, but not the Healers. Wishing to please their parents and siblings, but not knowing quite how to do it, they try to hide their differences, believing they are bad to be so fanciful, so unlike their more solid brothers and sisters. They wonder, some of them for the rest of their lives, whether they are OK. They are quite OK, just different from the rest of their family-swans reared in a family of ducks. Even so, to realize and really believe this is not easy for them. Deeply committed to the positive and the good, yet taught to believe there is evil in them, Healers can come to develop a certain fascination with the problem of good and evil, sacred and profane. Tutors are drawn toward purity, but can become engrossed with the profane, continuously on the lookout for the wickedness that lurks within them. Then, when Healers believe thay have yielded to an impure temptation, they may be given to acts of self-sacrifice in atonement. Others seldom detect this inner turmoil, however, for the struggle between good and evil is within the Healer, who does not feel compelled to make the issue public.

So, what are you?
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

[Another Bill C.]

1. INTJ

nt

[ErasureAcer]

110. same here

I used to get ISTP on this test...this is really strange having something different.

[saoirse]

2. INFJ

I've always thought of Don Quixote as the perfect INFP archetype, so I guess INFJ is similar, but with more of an inner Sancho Panza.

[southerngirlwriter]

18. Me, too -- INFJ -- wow, look at our company;

Famous INFJ's (from the web site linked to in the original post):

Nathan, prophet of Israel
Aristophanes
Chaucer
Goethe
Robert Burns, Scottish poet
U.S. Presidents:

Martin Van Buren
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter
Nathaniel Hawthorne, author, poet
Fanny Crosby, (blind) hymnist
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Fred McMurray (My Three Sons, various movies)
Shirley Temple Black, child actor, ambassador
Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, martyr
James Reston, newspaper reporter
Shirley McClain, actor (Sweet Charity, ...)
Piers Anthony, author ("Xanth" series)
Michael Landon, actor (Highway to Heaven, Little House on the Prairie)
Tom Selleck, actor (Magnum, P. I., Mr. Baseball)
Oprah Winfrey, talk show host
John Katz, critic, author
Paul Stookey, folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
Angela Lansbury, actor (Murder, She Wrote)
U. S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Richard Gere, actor (Pretty Woman, Sommersby)
Billy Crystal, actor, comedian
Carrie Fisher, actor (Star Wars)

[IggleDoer]

24. Me too

Off the wall shy. Strangely I talk to strangers all day. Do they call that overcompensatin?

[mac56]

32. No, not at all.

I do exactly the same. The E-I scale has more to do with how you "recharge your batteries". An "I" is quite capable of talking with people all day long, but it taps his/her batteries excessively, whereas it reinvigorates an "E".

[DemExpat]

29. INFJ every time I've taken it.....

:kick:

DemEx

[mac56]

31. Another INFJ checking in here.

My lovely wife is a complete opposite on all scales: ESTP.

[camero]

43. another one here

A couple of INFJ's:

Gandhi
MLK
Jimmy Carter
Aristophanes
Nathan, prophet of Israel
Mother Theresa

Another tidbit: INJF's make up only 2% of the populaation

[DemExpat]

44. Quite a few of us 'Counsellor Idealists' here at DU!

:hi:
DemEx

I'd be curious what your profession/work is, INFJers, as I'm still looking for my perfect career! :D

[mac56]

52. Profile of INFJ

As an INFJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you take things in primarily via intuition. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit with your personal value system.

INFJs are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals. Artistic and creative, they live in a world of hidden meanings and possibilities. Only one percent of the population has an INFJ Personality Type, making it the most rare of all the types.

INFJs place great importance on havings things orderly and systematic in their outer world. They put a lot of energy into identifying the best system for getting things done, and constantly define and re-define the priorities in their lives. On the other hand, INFJs operate within themselves on an intuitive basis which is entirely spontaneous. They know things intuitively, without being able to pinpoint why, and without detailed knowledge of the subject at hand. They are usually right, and they usually know it. Consequently, INFJs put a tremendous amount of faith into their instincts and intuitions. This is something of a conflict between the inner and outer worlds, and may result in the INFJ not being as organized as other Judging types tend to be. Or we may see some signs of disarray in an otherwise orderly tendency, such as a consistently messy desk.

INFJs have uncanny insight into people and situations. They get "feelings" about things and intuitively understand them. As an extreme example, some INFJs report experiences of a psychic nature, such as getting strong feelings about there being a problem with a loved one, and discovering later that they were in a car accident. This is the sort of thing that other types may scorn and scoff at, and the INFJ themself does not really understand their intuition at a level which can be verbalized. Consequently, most INFJs are protective of their inner selves, sharing only what they choose to share when they choose to share it. They are deep, complex individuals, who are quite private and typically difficult to understand. INFJs hold back part of themselves, and can be secretive.

But the INFJ is as genuinely warm as they are complex. INFJs hold a special place in the heart of people who they are close to, who are able to see their special gifts and depth of caring. INFJs are concerned for people's feelings, and try to be gentle to avoid hurting anyone. They are very sensitive to conflict, and cannot tolerate it very well. Situations which are charged with conflict may drive the normally peaceful INFJ into a state of agitation or charged anger. They may tend to internalize conflict into their bodies, and experience health problems when under a lot of stress.

Because the INFJ has such strong intuitive capabilities, they trust their own instincts above all else. This may result in an INFJ stubborness and tendency to ignore other people's opinions. They believe that they're right. On the other hand, INFJ is a perfectionist who doubts that they are living up to their full potential. INFJs are rarely at complete peace with themselves - there's always something else they should be doing to improve themselves and the world around them. They believe in constant growth, and don't often take time to revel in their accomplishments. They have strong value systems, and need to live their lives in accordance with what they feel is right. In deference to the Feeling aspect of their personalities, INFJs are in some ways gentle and easy going. Conversely, they have very high expectations of themselves, and frequently of their families. They don't believe in compromising their ideals.

INFJ is a natural nurturer; patient, devoted and protective. They make loving parents and usually have strong bonds with their offspring. They have high expectations of their children, and push them to be the best that they can be. This can sometimes manifest itself in the INFJ being hard-nosed and stubborn. But generally, children of an INFJ get devoted and sincere parental guidance, combined with deep caring.

In the workplace, the INFJ usually shows up in areas where they can be creative and somewhat independent. They have a natural affinity for art, and many excel in the sciences, where they make use of their intuition. INFJs can also be found in service-oriented professions. They are not good at dealing with minutia or very detailed tasks. The INFJ will either avoid such things, or else go to the other extreme and become enveloped in the details to the extent that they can no longer see the big picture. An INFJ who has gone the route of becoming meticulous about details may be highly critical of other individuals who are not.

The INFJ individual is gifted in ways that other types are not. Life is not necessarily easy for the INFJ, but they are capable of great depth of feeling and personal achievement.

Jungian functional preference ordering:

Dominant: Introverted Intuition
Auxilliary: Extraverted Feeling
Tertiary: Introverted Thinking
Inferior: Extraverted Sensing

[DemExpat]

69. Sounds impressive, doesn't it? I've been a loner

who loves people in small doses all my life....
:hi:
DemEx

[camero]

99. Hard nosed and stubborn (INFJ/Taurus)

I am also a Taurus. lol

I'll make that a double please, thanks.

[Mrs. Overall]

57. Yet Another INFJ (and a Pisces)

Hi! Wow, it's so rare to meet other INFJs! I'm a teacher and a writer. I have to prepare myself to go into the classroom everyday--as though I'm putting on a mask and personality for a performance. Writing, however, comes very naturally, as it is done entirely alone, in my own space.

[DemExpat]

68. We could be twins.....INFJ and Pisces.....

with Cancer rising....lots of feeling there! :D

:hi:

DemEx

edit: Looks like you definitely found your 'calling'....I'm doing belated University studies after many years.

[Mrs. Overall]

74. Nice to meet you!

I think the description of the INFJ is very Piscean. We want to help, but we want to do it quietly and behind the scenes. Wow, Cancer-Rising--you're deep in water! I'm Virgo-Rising, which is both interesting and difficult, since Virgo is the opposite of Pisces! Constant battle with chaos and order...
If you don't mind me asking, what are studying?

[DemExpat]

77. International Development and Human Geography.....

After delving into psychology and early childhhod education, and raising 2 children, I feel drawn to a more 'worldly' seeking of answers to problems.....:-)

My moon is in Aries, so I have fire to balance me out a bit.
Nice to meet you too.

DemEx

[Mrs. Overall]

80. This is a little strange....

My moon is in Aries as well, and I'm currently raising two children.

Best of luck with your studies! Sounds like an applicable, practical approach with a wider vision. Interesting!

[DemExpat]

81. Whoa.......strange indeed, Paxmusa.

:hi:

DemEx

[never cry wolf]

58. INFJ here too...

I especially like this portion of one of the descriptions:

The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since Counselors have an unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions.

[Guaranteed]

76. INFJ here

Some of the second analysis, especially the "functional analysis," was unbelievably striking.

[jono]

78. Another INFJ

checking in.

:hi:

[Duncan Grant]

84. INFJ checking in...ever amaze yourself with your own intuitive "power"?

Some INFJs are so attuned to their world that they appear to be "psychic"...(yeah, yeah, shrug it off INFJs...but you know it's true). :D

[Zorra]

3. ENFP

I think this "test" is amazingly accurate.

[Paragon]

4. also INFP

:D

[baby_bear]

6. Me, too (INFP)

When I first took the test, I couldn't believe how right on it was, at least for me. Kind of scary.


s_m

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

108. Me too.... iNFp

They say it is kind of rare. Hummmmm. Go figure.

[scucci]

111. 'nother INFP here eom

[Shakespeare]

5. I love this test....

Half the time I test as an eNTp, the other half an iNTj....both in the rationals group. I have no idea what it means that I seem to "straddle" the two types. Apparently, I'm part mastermind, part inventor!

Always been fascinated by Myers-Briggs, and the various offshoots of it.

[sleipnir]

7. ENJT

Questions were a little too vague for me, interesting though...

[XNASA]

97. ENJT - Fieldmarshall

I've taken a M-B seminar in the past. Then as now, I came out ENJT.

It fits me well.

[Red State Rebel]

117. ENTJ too...my first time taking it but it fits....

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. INTP...

And 93% in both introversion and thinking. Intuition and perceiving not so strongly expressed...description seems to fit me fairly well. (I'm also an Enneagram Type 5.)

[moz4prez]

16. aye, I, INTP too

=\

[Spider Jerusalem]

20. Hm...

why the "=\" emoticon? Nothing wrong with being an introvert (unless you listen to an extrovert's opinion, that is)...hehe...

[Wonk]

21. Caring for Your Introvert (good article, imho)

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/03/rauch.htm

Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? Who growls or scowls or grunts or winces when accosted with pleasantries by people who are just trying to be nice?

If so, do you tell this person he is "too serious," or ask if he is okay? Regard him as aloof, arrogant, rude? Redouble your efforts to draw him out?

If you answered yes to these questions, chances are that you have an introvert on your handsÑand that you aren't caring for him properly. Science has learned a good deal in recent years about the habits and requirements of introverts. It has even learned, by means of brain scans, that introverts process information differently from other people (I am not making this up). If you are behind the curve on this important matter, be reassured that you are not alone. Introverts may be common, but they are also among the most misunderstood and aggrieved groups in America, possibly the world.

more...

[moz4prez]

100. LOL

it's not a lifestyle, it's an orientation

[TrogL]

42. INTP here too

occupation - systems analyst

I sit and think.

[Spider Jerusalem]

83. You know, interestingly enough...

INTP seems, in my experience at least, to be trhe most prevalent personality type among high-functioning autistics and those with Asperger's. of the people with AS I know (including myself), INTPs constitute about 65-75% of the total.

[Nlighten1]

46. INTP too

Interesting test.

[kayell]

50. Another INTP here

http://typelogic.com/intp.html

INTPs are pensive, analytical folks. They may venture so deeply into thought as to seem detached, and often actually are oblivious to the world around them.

snip

They spend considerable time second-guessing themselves. The open-endedness (from Perceiving) conjoined with the need for competence (NT) is expressed in a sense that one's conclusion may well be met by an equally plausible alternative solution, and that, after all, one may very well have overlooked some critical bit of data. An INTP arguing a point may very well be trying to convince himself as much as his opposition.

I am SO INTP!

[Interrobang]

62. Me too... Anyone who knows me thought of me immediately when they hit...

"Precise about their descriptions, INTPs will often correct others (or be sorely tempted to) if the shade of meaning is a bit off. While annoying to the less concise, this fine discrimination ability gives INTPs so inclined a natural advantage as, for example, grammarians and linguists."

Well, I'm a rhetorician, and I might be a PhD in Linguistics relatively soon. Heh. Oberstgrammarfuhrer, jawohl!

Actually, I can't believe how well Butt's description fits me, although Keirsey's a bit off -- I do *not* see the world as "raw material," and anyone who quotes from that plagiaristic purple-prose political hack Ayn Rand deserves to be drug out into the street and shot.

[RandomUser]

65. I'm an INTP, too

We should form a support group :)

[MissMarple]

79. INTP.

Right, a group. :D


And thanks to Wonk for posting a link to the caring for your introvert article. I gave my copy to the girlchild to show her boyfriend who is such an amazing extrovert. I don't know how long that is going to last.

[RandomKoolzip]

9. INFP, too.

Hmmm, I'm a pisces, too...Jeez, somebody take control of my life, I obviously can't!!

[cosmicdot]

54. INFP here (cusp between Leo and Virgo)

always have a field commander within close range

[populistmom]

85. I'm on the cusp of Pisces

last day of Aquarius...life in control?....my life is so in order and in total chaos all at once

[cedahlia]

104. I'm also an INFP on the cusp

of Capricorn and Aquarius, though...wonder if the cusp thing has any significance?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

114. Dunno... but I am a cusp of Taurus and Gemini.... odd, huh?

and I am iNFp...


My wife says this cusp thing makes me two stubborn bulls.

[Liberal Veteran]

10. INTJ

nt

[bloom]

116. INTJ - also - n/t

[bloom]

119. I could also be INFJ

I think I'm between these two.

INTJ / INFJ or maybe it's INTFJ.

[Shakespeare]

11. Surprising number of rationals so far!

We're a good crowd. ;-)

I've always found it odd that I test in the rationals; I'm a hardcore liberal arts/writer type (though I do tend to be a tad analytical, and have developed a layman's passion for quantum physics). But...it's good company, so I won't complain.

[Exultant Democracy]

12. ENTP

[rucky]

15. I had an educated hunch that you may be one....

ENTP here, too.

Extroverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving

[Exultant Democracy]

92. What made you think that?

[woofless]

13. ESFJ Provider Guardian

and my name is Warren (haven, protected place).hhmmmmmmmm interesting.

[truthseeker1]

14. ENFP

Thanks for sending that. I haven't taken that test in about five years and have gone from a fence straddler (always an E and always a P) but the N/S and F/T were never very certain before. As I've focused more on becoming a more "intuitive" and "feeling" person in the last couple of years, my numbers this time around reflect those changes. I like myself better this way (but I can still fall back on the old analytical, rational ways at times!)

Funny....my "truthseeker" moniker falls right in line with the ENFP description. That description fits me to a T.

[areschild]

41. Another ENFP

nt

[Wonk]

17. INTP (nt)

[Leftist78]

19. ENTP

I knew that already though. :)

moderately expressed extrovert
very expressed intuitive personality
very expressed thinking personality
very expressed perceiving personality

[Kathy in Cambridge]

40. ENTP-100% Extrovert!

You are:
very expressed extrovert

distinctively expressed intuitive personality

very expressed thinking personality

slightly expressed perceiving personality

It's funny-I used to occasionally straddle the line between N/S but it looks as if I am relying more on intuition as I get older!

[Nay]

22. Another INTJ here.

[curse10]

23. I'm still an INTJ

I've taken this test so many times :-)

[Buns_of_Fire]

25. INFP (as usual, yet again)

When I first took this test, about ten years ago, I was an INFP. Every couple of years, I take it again, just for grins -- always INFP. I've taken it drunk, I've taken it sober -- no change. I just took it again (sober) -- still INFP. I hate being so predictable to the universe.

[populistmom]

86. Same here

I can be in a completely different mood or thought process (or so I think) and always the same. Never taken it under chemical influence, but apparently that doesn't make a difference either.

[MojoKrunch]

26. It depends.

I/E, N, F/T, P.
Usually depends on my job.

Using the MB test I discovered that folks I worked with who did *NOT* get my humor were almost always INTJs.

Mojo

[WoodrowFan]

27. Myers-Briggs Prayers (ISTJ)

you post reminded me of the Myers-Briggs Prayers. (ISTJ here btw)

ENFJ: God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in Writing?

ENFP: God, help me to keep my mind on one th-Look a bird!-ing at a time.

ENTJ: Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdoAmen.

ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I'll settle for a few minutes.

ESFJ: God, help me have patience, and I mean right NOW!

ESFP: God help me to take things more seriously, especially parties and dancing.

ESTJ: God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if you need some help, just ask!

ESTP: God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they're usually NOT my fault.

INFJ: Lord, help me to not be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)

INFP: God, help me to finish everything I sta

INTJ: Lord, keep me open to other's ideas, WRONG though they may be.

INTP: Lord, help me be less independent, but let me do it my way.

ISFJ: Lord, help me to be more laid back and help me to do it EXACTLY right.

ISFP: Lord, help me to stand up for my rights (if you don't mind my asking).

ISTJ: Lord, help me relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41.23 a.m. EST.

ISTP: God, help me to consider other people's feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive.

[scottcsmith]

56. LMFAO

Ha! That's awesome.

[nuxvomica]

28. INFP. How do you change this?

This is probably the worst personality type and I'd hate to think there's no hope for changing it. Shock therapy? :-(

[GreenArrow]

47. "This is probably the worst personality type "

Are you KIDDING?

INFP is the BEST personality type!

[nuxvomica]

66. I'm sorry. I inadvertantly insulted other INFPs this morning

I have been working too many hours on a project that never seems to end. So I focused on the idea that INFPs may sometimes have trouble finishing stuff. Too much "F" in making that post this morning.

[Buns_of_Fire]

94. No offense taken.

There is no "good" or "bad" personality type. All types contribute to the whole, each in their own way, each with their own strengths. The only truly questionable personality type is the "B-U-S-H" model:
Bullshitter
Uber-conservative
Smirky (or simian)
Corporate wHore

We're all amalgams. If I were a "pure" INFP, I probably wouldn't even finish this sen

[populistmom]

87. As I sit here wondering...

"Should I actually like myself and am I truly a worthwhile human?" at least I can find comfort in knowing I am an INFP. Ah, the joy in being an INFP, an overly moral idealist who doesn't fit into the world. No wonder I'm so happy!
(Please forgive me, I'm having 'issues'!)

[dolo amber]

49. INFP or INTP

Those are the two I always get. Judging by the *prayers* above, I think some serious *self-defeating behavior* counseling is in order. :(

[GOPisEvil]

30. ISFP

You are:

very expressed introvert

slightly expressed sensing personality

moderately expressed feeling personality

moderately expressed perceiving personality

[supernova]

34. INTJ

Introverted - 33
Intuitive - 100
Thinking - 33
Judging - 22

Some people call this the "Spock" personality, calm and minimalist emotion seeming on the outside. But if you will recall, Spock was also someone who loved to quote the Starfleet Manual to Kirk. Not an INTJ trait.

We're hallmarked not only by introversion but also unconventionality. Why follow the rules if they don't serve you? And it doesn't matter if the rules are 2 years old, 200 years old or 2000 years old.

What people don't see much of me is the rich inner life, the deep spirituality, the easy sensitivity that is almost too much sometimes. Besides my logic, I'm really quite tender-hearted.

I prefer Gandalf as my fictional totem.

[MaineDem]

33. ESTP

I'm horrid on follow-up! :D

ESTPs are practical, observant, fun-loving, spontaneous risk-takers with an excellent ability to quickly improvise an innovative solution to a problem. They're enthusiastic and fun to be with, and are great motivators. If an ESTP recognizes their real talents and operates within those realms, they can accomplish truly exciting things. I like this bit. :)

I've taken the test many times over the years and I always come out an ESTP. The E and I are fairly close though.

[Cosmic_Latte]

35. ISFJ - I never changed!

The last time I took this test (and also the one before that), my result stuck to ISFJ (Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging).

The profile:

The primary desire of the Protector Guardian is to be of service to others, but here “service” means not so much furnishing others with the necessities of life (the Provider’s concern), as guarding others against life’s pitfalls and perils, that is, seeing to their safety and security. There is a large proportion of Protectors in the population, perhaps as much as ten percent. And a good thing, because they are steadfast in their protecting, and seem fulfilled in the degree they can insure the safekeeping of those in their family, their circle of friends, or their place of business.

Protectors find great satisfaction in assisting the downtrodden and can deal with disability and neediness in others better than any other type. They go about their task of caretaking modestly, unassumingly, and because of this their efforts are not sometimes fully appreciated. They are not as outgoing and talkative as the Providers , except with close friends and relatives. With these they can chat tirelessly about the ups and downs in their lives, moving (like all the Guardians) from topic to topic as they talk over their everyday concerns. However, their shyness with strangers is often misjudged as stiffness, even coldness, when in truth these Protectors are warm-hearted and sympathetic, giving happily of themselves to those in need.

Their quietness ought really to be seen as an expression, not of coldness, but of their sincerity and seriousness of purpose. Like all the Guardians, ISFJs have a highly developed puritan work ethic, which tells them that work is good, and that play must be earned-if indulged in at all. The least hedonic of all types, Protectors are willing to work long, long hours doing all the thankless jobs the other types seem content to ignore. Thoroughness and frugality are also virtues for Protectors. When they undertake a task, they will complete it if at all humanly possible; and they know the value of material resources and abhor the squandering or misuse of these resources. Protectors are quite content to work alone; indeed, they may experience some discomfort when placed in positions of authority, and may try to do everything themselves rather than insist that others do their jobs.

With their extraordinary commitment to security, and with their unusual talent for executing routines, Protectors do well in many careers that have to do with conservation: curators, private secretaries, librarians, middle-managers, police officers, and especially general medical practitioners. To be sure, the hospital is a natural haven for them; it is home to the family doctor, preserver of life and limb, and to the registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse, truly the angels of mercy. The insurance industry is also a good fit for ISFJs. To save, to put something aside against an unpredictable future, to prepare for emergencies—these are important actions to Protectors, who as insurance agents want to see their clients in good hands, sheltered and protected.

---
I saw George Bush (the daddy) somewhere below the profile. I'm shocked!!! What the hell--it's a small world!

Judging from the info above, I can imagine myself wiping grandaddies' bottoms at a nursing home 10 years from now. ;-)

[RandomUser]

36. INTP

Seems like the same result as the last time I took this test.

http://keirsey.com/personality/ntip.html

http://typelogic.com/intp.html

[KeepHopeAlive]

37. INFP n/t

[bbernardini]

38. ESFP

[MissMillie]

39. eNFJ

Portrait of the Teacher (eNFj)
Copyrighted © 1996 Prometheus Nemesis Book Company.


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The Idealists called Teachers are abstract in their thought and speech, cooperative in their style of achieving goals, and directive and extraverted in their interpersonal relations. Learning in the young has to be beckoned forth, teased out from its hiding place, or, as suggested by the word "education," it has to be "educed." by an individual with educative capabilities. Such a one is the eNFj, thus rightly called the educative mentor or Teacher for short. The Teacher is especially capable of educing or calling forth those inner potentials each learner possesses. Even as children the Teachers may attract a gathering of other children ready to follow their lead in play or work. And they lead without seeming to do so.

Teachers expect the very best of those around them, and this expectation, usually expressed as enthusiastic encouragement, motivates action in others and the desire to live up to their expectations. Teachers have the charming characteristic of taking for granted that their expectations will be met, their implicit commands obeyed, never doubting that people will want to do what they suggest. And, more often than not, people do, because this type has extraordinary charisma.

The Teachers are found in no more than 2 or 3 percent of the population. They like to have things settled and arranged. They prefer to plan both work and social engagements ahead of time and tend to be absolutely reliable in honoring these commitments. At the same time, Teachers are very much at home in complex situations which require the juggling of much data with little pre-planning. An experienced Teacher group leader can dream up, effortlessly, and almost endlessly, activities for groups to engage in, and stimulating roles for members of the group to play. In some Teachers, inspired by the responsiveness of their students or followers, this can amount to genius which other types find hard to emulate. Such ability to preside without planning reminds us somewhat of an Provider, but the latter acts more as a master of ceremonies than as a leader of groups. Providers are natural hosts and hostesses, making sure that each guest is well looked after at social gatherings, or that the right things are expressed on traditional occasions, such as weddings, funerals, graduations, and the like. In much the same way, Teachers value harmonious human relations about all else, can handle people with charm and concern, and are usually popular wherever they are. But Teachers are not so much social as educational leaders, interested primarily in the personal growth and development of others, and less in attending to their social needs.



Mikhail Gorbachev is an example of a Teacher Idealist.



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Hmmm.... this person sounds like they might make a pretty good parent.

[KCDem]

70. ENFJ here, too.

Strange that you and I are the only two so far!

Actually, I'm going to go back and take the test again later. Certain questions I felt certain about my answers, but others, I just sped through to get the test done. Much of the time, my answer was a "maybe" or a "sometimes", not a definite yes or no. :shrug:

[OKNancy]

96. Enfj here too

and I AM a teacher, and I'm a boss too.

And this:
distinctively expressed extrovert

moderately expressed intuitive personality

moderately expressed feeling personality

slightly expressed judging personality

[MissMillie]

98. Not all that strange

the description says we're only 2 or 3 percent of the population.

[DS1]

45. intp, BUT....

I don't think you can deny that the more times you take this type of test, the better you learn what the questions are looking for, and over time you'll notice yourself becoming polarized as a specific sub-type.

I've gone from fairly evenly balanced intp, to almost completely np over the years.

We should have other people that know us really well take this test on our behalf sometime, self-diagnosis is never really accurate.

[Frangible]

48. INTj

Fits me like a glove.

[buddhamama]

51. ISFJ

Portrait of the Protector

The primary desire of the Protector Guardian is to be of service to others, but here “service” means not so much furnishing others with the necessities of life (the Provider’s concern), as guarding others against life’s pitfalls and perils, that is, seeing to their safety and security. There is a large proportion of Protectors in the population, perhaps as much as ten percent. And a good thing, because they are steadfast in their protecting, and seem fulfilled in the degree they can insure the safekeeping of those in their family, their circle of friends, or their place of business.

Protectors find great satisfaction in assisting the downtrodden and can deal with disability and neediness in others better than any other type. They go about their task of caretaking modestly, unassumingly, and because of this their efforts are not sometimes fully appreciated. They are not as outgoing and talkative as the Providers , except with close friends and relatives. With these they can chat tirelessly about the ups and downs in their lives, moving (like all the Guardians) from topic to topic as they talk over their everyday concerns. However, their shyness with strangers is often misjudged as stiffness, even coldness, when in truth these Protectors are warm-hearted and sympathetic, giving happily of themselves to those in need.

Their quietness ought really to be seen as an expression, not of coldness, but of their sincerity and seriousness of purpose. Like all the Guardians, ISFJs have a highly developed puritan work ethic, which tells them that work is good, and that play must be earned-if indulged in at all. The least hedonic of all types, Protectors are willing to work long, long hours doing all the thankless jobs the other types seem content to ignore. Thoroughness and frugality are also virtues for Protectors. When they undertake a task, they will complete it if at all humanly possible; and they know the value of material resources and abhor the squandering or misuse of these resources. Protectors are quite content to work alone; indeed, they may experience some discomfort when placed in positions of authority, and may try to do everything themselves rather than insist that others do their jobs.

[jhfenton]

53. ENTJ

"slightly expressed extrovert
very expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed thinking personality
moderately expressed judging personality"

The one summary calls it the Fieldmarshall personality:

"For the Fieldmarshals, there must always be a goal-directed reason for doing anything, and people's feelings usually are not sufficient reason. They prefer decisions to be based on impersonal data, want to work from well thought-out plans, like to use engineered operations -- and they expect others to follow suit. They are ever intent on reducing bureaucratic red tape, task redundancy, and aimless confusion in the workplace, and they are willing to dismiss employees who cannot get with the program and increase their efficiency. Although Fieldmarshals are tolerant of established procedures, they can and will abandon any procedure when it can be shown to be ineffective in accomplishing its goal. Fieldmarshals root out and reject ineffectiveness and inefficiency, and are impatient with repetition of error."

Pretty much right on.

[scottcsmith]

55. ISTJ

Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging

I've taken the M-B test twice in the past, both times came up with ISTJ. I just took the test at typelogic.com and once again scored as ISTJ.

ISTJs are easily frustrated by the inconsistencies of others, especially when the second parties don't keep their commitments. But they usually keep their feelings to themselves unless they are asked. And when asked, they don't mince words. Truth wins out over tact. The grim determination of the ISTJ vindicates itself in officiation of sports events, judiciary functions, or an other situation which requires making tough calls and sticking to them.

That's why I hate everyone.

I'm kidding. I don't hate everyone.

http://www.typelogic.com/istj.html

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

59. I'm INFP

Your Type is
INFP
Introverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
44 33 67 33
Qualitative analysis of your type formula
You are:
moderately expressed introvert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
distinctively expressed feeling personality
moderately expressed perceiving personality

Healer Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in striving for their ends, and informative and introverted in their interpersonal relations. Healer present a seemingly tranquil, and noticiably pleasant face to the world, and though to all appearances they might seem reserved, and even shy, on the inside they are anything but reserved, having a capacity for caring not always found in other types. They care deeply-indeed, passionately-about a few special persons or a favorite cause, and their fervent aim is to bring peace and integrity to their loved ones and the world.

Healers have a profound sense of idealism derived from a strong personal morality, and they conceive of the world as an ethical, honorable place. Indeed, to understand Healers, we must understand their idealism as almost boundless and selfless, inspiring them to make extraordinary sacrifices for someone or something they believe in. The Healer is the Prince or Princess of fairytale, the King's Champion or Defender of the Faith, like Sir Galahad or Joan of Arc. Healers are found in only 1 percent of the general population, although, at times, their idealism leaves them feeling even more isolated from the rest of humanity.

Healers seek unity in their lives, unity of body and mind, emotions and intellect, perhaps because they are likely to have a sense of inner division threaded through their lives, which comes from their often unhappy childhood. Healers live a fantasy-filled childhood, which, unfortunately, is discouraged or even punished by many parents. In a practical-minded family, required by their parents to be sociable and industrious in concrete ways, and also given down-to-earth siblings who conform to these parental expectations, Healers come to see themselves as ugly ducklings. Other types usually shrug off parental expectations that do not fit them, but not the Healers. Wishing to please their parents and siblings, but not knowing quite how to do it, they try to hide their differences, believing they are bad to be so fanciful, so unlike their more solid brothers and sisters. They wonder, some of them for the rest of their lives, whether they are OK. They are quite OK, just different from the rest of their family-swans reared in a family of ducks. Even so, to realize and really believe this is not easy for them. Deeply committed to the positive and the good, yet taught to believe there is evil in them, Healers can come to develop a certain fascination with the problem of good and evil, sacred and profane. Tutors are drawn toward purity, but can become engrossed with the profane, continuously on the lookout for the wickedness that lurks within them. Then, when Healers believe thay have yielded to an impure temptation, they may be given to acts of self-sacrifice in atonement. Others seldom detect this inner turmoil, however, for the struggle between good and evil is within the Healer, who does not feel compelled to make the issue public.

Famous INFPs:

Homer
Virgil
Mary, mother of Jesus
St. John, the beloved disciple
St. Luke; physician, disciple, author
William Shakespeare, bard of Avon
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Evangeline)
A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie)
Helen Keller, deaf and blind author
Carl Rogers, reflective psychologist, counselor
Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)
Dick Clark (American Bandstand)
Donna Reed, actor (It's a Wonderful Life)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis
Neil Diamond, vocalist
Tom Brokaw, news anchor
James Herriot (All Creatures Great and Small)
Annie Dillard (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek)
James Taylor, vocalist
Julia Roberts, actor (Conspiracy Theory, Pretty Woman) Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap)
Terri Gross (PBS's "Fresh Air")
Amy Tan (author of The Joy-Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife)
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Lisa Kudrow ("Phoebe" of Friends)
Fred Savage ("The Wonder Years")

Fictional INFPs:
Anne (Anne of Green Gables))
Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
Deanna Troi (Star Trek - The Next Generation)
Wesley Crusher (Star Trek - The Next Generation)
Doctor Julian Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space 9)
Bastian (The Neverending Story)
E.T.: the ExtraTerrestrial
Doug Funny, Doug cartoons
Tommy, Rug Rats cartoons
Rocko, Rocko's Modern Life cartoons

[populistmom]

88. Well, at least I'm in good company

Where else can one find themselves in the same catagory as Mr. Rogers and ET at the same time?
:)

[populistmom]

89. dupe

[BiggJawn]

60. Well...."The Crafter"...An "ISTP"

The Crafter Artisans are not only concrete in speech and utilitarian in getting things done, they are also directive and attentive in their social roles. Though directive like their Promoter counterparts, their directiveness is leavened by a good deal of attentiveness and seclusiveness. They do not approach strangers readily, but once in contact do not hesitate to tell them what to do. And they can be quite forceful in this, such that others tend to do their bidding.

...Crafters (only ten per cent of the general population) are the true virtuosos of tool work, with a natural ability to command tools, to bend them to their wishes, and to become adept at all the crafts requiring tool skills. Even from an early age Crafters are drawn to tools as to a magnet; tools fall into their hands demanding use, and they must manipulate them. Indeed, if a given tool, whether scalpel or earthmover, is operated with a precision that defies belief, that operator is likely an Crafter.

Yeah, that's me almost to a "Tee"...

[MaineDem]

95. I'm an ESTP but close to the "I" component

And my days are filled with knitting, embroidering, sewing, etc...

I may not finish the project but I start many. :D

[Bossy Monkey]

61. Crazy nutbag useless layabout

Man, that thing's amazing! :)

[Insider]

63. INFP

libra
enneagram type 4
shoe size 10.5
;-)

[Nikia]

64. INTJ

I am pretty close to being INFJ though. I've been developing my feeling side, trying to find balance. My husband is a INTP. We are a lot alike personality wise, except he likes to be disorganized and I am more emotional at times.

[GregW]

67. ESTJ all the way, bay-bee!

Supervisor Guardians are squarely on the side of rules and procedures, and they can be quite serious about seeing to it that others toe the mark—or else face the consequences. They do not hesitate to give their stamp of approval, nor do they withhold their directions or suggestions for improvement. Like seasoned, stalwart umpires, Supervisors will set their jaw and make the call on anyone who steps up to bat. They even feel obligated to do so, and they’re sometimes surprised when others don’t seem grateful for being set straight.

Comprising at least ten percent of the population, Supervisors go by experience and that is what counts, not speculation and experimentation, and certainly not fantasy. They keep their feet firmly on the ground and make sure that those under their supervision do the same, whether employee, subordinate, offspring, or spouse. If others wish to fool around and daydream, fine, as long as they do it on their own time—which means after the job is done. But if they fritter away their time while on duty, they should not be surprised when the Supervisor calls them on the carpet. The top sergeant will not put up with such nonsense.

Supervisors are gregarious and civic-minded, and are usually key players of their community. They are generous with their time and energy, and very often belong to a variety of groups, supporting them through steady attendance, but also taking a vocal leadership role. Indeed, membership groups of all kinds attract ESTJs like magnets, perhaps because membership satisfies in some degree their need to maintain the stability of social institutions. Like all the Guardians, ESTJs worry a good deal about society falling apart, morality decaying, standards being undermined, traditions being lost, and they do all they can to preserve and to extend the institutions that embody social order. Supervisors are so in tune with the established institutions and ways of behaving within those institutions, that they have a hard time understanding those who might wish to abandon or radically change them.

[Cadfael]

71. INFJ

:hi:

[DemExpat]

72. Hi, Cadfael....join us at the top of the thread.....

Your fellow INFJers....:-)

:hi:
DemEx

[ozymandius]

73. FART

Kidding, sorry...

INTP

[scucci]

112. hee hee! :PPPPPPP

[JanMichael]

75. I was INTP for YEARS but the last few have been ENTP.

Go figure.

Your Type is ENTP
You are:

* moderately expressed extrovert
* very expressed intuitive personality
* moderately expressed thinking personality
* moderately expressed perceiving personality

Apparently there are several famous ENTPs, like Wile E. Coyote!

[MediumBrownDog]

82. INTJ

Couldn't be a lawyer without it. I've tested that way all of my life.

[populistmom]

90. If INFP's make up only 1% of the population?

Why are there so many here? I wonder if it's the idealist healer thing (i.e. we're coming here to feel like we're doing SOMETHING good for humanity or at least aspiring to it) or if it's more than 1%. Just a thought.

[Spider Jerusalem]

91. Even more surprising is that INTP's are over 10% of the responses...

Especially considering that INTP's tend to be pretty much the most hard-core individualists and loners of the sixteen types (and INTP is either rarest or second rarest of the personality types).

[cedahlia]

105. Yeah, there probably aren't too many conservative INFPs

The whole idealist/healer/humanitarian doesn't really fit their MO.

When I first took the test and read that INFPs were about 1% of the population, I felt happy to be unique, but a little disheartened to know that not a lot of others shared my attitude towards the world. It's nice to be in good company around here! :hi:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

115. Idealism, that's why... we like hopeless causes

and if there is one that looks more hopeless, you can't do worse than the Democratic Party

[Throckmorton]

93. ENTP

Life is just one exciting challenge after another.

[populistmom]

101. I'm an INFP married to an ESTJ

I had to write one more thing on my already overly long thread because I never knew what he was and it turns out I'm married to someone with a complete opposite personality type. I guess opposite attract, but I think sometimes communicating properly with each other can be a challenge. This sure explains some things a little anyway.
Not very exciting to people I'm sure, but oh well, it was to me.

[mac56]

102. Me too, populistmom!

I'm an INFJ married to an ESTP. Somehow we've made it work for 15 years.

[nuxvomica]

103. So did you run the numbers through the compatibility test?

Oh that was a stupid question, wasn't it. I am so tiresome. Nevermind. ;-)

[Rhiannon12866]

106. My results are

Your Type is
ESFP
Extroverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
1 22 44 11

The description sounded pretty accurate, but I am definitely not a risk taker!:shrug:

[CBHagman]

107. Part of the 1 percent, too.

I'm an INFP.

[elcondor]

109. ISTJ

Sounds like they pegs me pretty well. Hey, I'm like Truman!

http://keirsey.com/personality/sjit.html

[Rhiannon12866]

113. I am like Bill Clinton AND Ronald Reagan!

How weird is that?:crazy:

[nonconformist]

118. ENFP here.

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