What personality type are you and does it really describe you?

[I Have A Dream]

There's been some discussion in another thread about personality types, so I thought that this would be an interesting question for the people who frequent this group. I'm wondering how accurate it is for you.

If you don't know your personality type, here's a link to at least one test that is supposed to determine your personality type:

http://similarminds.com/embj.html


Here's a summary of the 16 personality types:

http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html

[I Have A Dream]

1. I'm an ISFJ.

Introverted (I) 62.96% Extroverted (E) 37.04%
Sensing (S) 55.81% Intuitive (N) 44.19%
Feeling (F) 67.74% Thinking (T) 32.26%
Judging (J) 61.76% Perceiving (P) 38.24%

ISFJ - "Conservator". Desires to be of service and to minister to individual needs - very loyal. 13.8% of total population.

I think that this describes me.

[cassiepriam]

11. I knew you had to be an S and a J.

That's why you know how to do anything on a computer.
And can attend to details and organization.

Don't all the NFs here drive you crazy Dream? How do you stand us

Edit to add, I just looked at your scores and
you are close on the S and N dimension. So while your preference is S, you can can speak N language!

[DemExpat]

2. INFJ here - I have taken this test many times over the past few years

and have always come out with an INFJ type, which I feel very well describes me.

http://www.personalitypage.com/INFJ.html

http://www.keirsey.com/personality/nfij.html



DemEx

[mother earth]

5. What, does 1.5% hang out here?

LOL, INFJ!

[LaurenG]

3. INFJ, it's always the same

Jung Test Results


Introverted (I) 62.5% Extroverted (E) 37.5%
Intuitive (N) 58.62% Sensing (S) 41.38%
Feeling (F) 59.38% Thinking (T) 40.63%
Judging (J) 56.25% Perceiving (P) 43.75%
Accuracy:

Your type is: INFJ

INFJ - "Author". Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1.5% of total population.

[mother earth]

4. Me too, Ohio!

[cassiepriam]

12. In my next life I want to be a less "complex" type code.

I am putting in my order now!

Of course I love being an INFJ, truth be told.

[BanzaiBonnie]

6. ENFP here

Extroverted (E) 58.33% Introverted (I) 41.67%
Intuitive (N) 70.37% Sensing (S) 29.63%
Feeling (F) 68.57% Thinking (T) 31.43%
Perceiving (P) 56.76% Judging (J) 43.24%



ENFP - "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 8.1% of total population


More ENFP stuff ----

Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.


The first time I took this many years ago, I was ENFJ. That was me then. I've grown since then and ENFP is quite accurate now.

[cassiepriam]

7. INFJ fits me very well. nt

[cassiepriam]

8. Thanks Dream for starting this, didn't mean to threadjack the other thread

Sorry!

[I Have A Dream]

15. Oh, I didn't start this thread for that reason! I just thought that the..

discussion was so interesting that it would be interesting to find out about more people.

By the way, it wasn't my thread, and, if it had been, I wouldn't have minded at all because I personally think threads should go where they go. (I personally actually like it when they go off on tangents.)

I think that it's a wonderful discussion topic, cassie.

[cassiepriam]

18. Well what ever your motive, thanks!

Unfortunately I tend to go off on all these tangents that look so interesting, I forget forum protocol.

Very typical INFJ, will get so lost in the world of ideas and possibilities that they forget where they are.

Just point me in the right direction Dream, I will wake up and follow you.

[Why Syzygy]

33. It wasn't thread jacked.

I think I mentioned personality type as a way to understand my feelings about the topic. It is so cool that so many others know their 'type'! Fascinating stuff.

[Crowdance]

9. INFP

Introverted (I) 55.88% Extroverted (E) 44.12%
Intuitive (N) 69.44% Sensing (S) 30.56%
Feeling (F) 71.88% Thinking (T) 28.13%
Perceiving (P) 55.56% Judging (J) 44.44%


INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population.

And the fuller explaination at personalitypage.com is absolutely spot-on.

[wovenpaint]

10. I'm an ENFP

"Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities."

I read through the detailed portrait for ENFP and boy, am I ever!
The whirlwind of my life...lol

[Shine]

Ditto...me too!

[Why Syzygy]

35. Fiber artist?

And bored with details? I love fabric art. But conception is the greatest thrill. eh?

[cassiepriam]

13. Mostly NFs

That is more the internal wiring of a person.
Out inner processes are more similiar so far.

The I/E and J/P are more external.

[I Have A Dream]

16. I'm always complaining about not being intuitive. I guess that this...

shows that I'm wired to not be.

[cassiepriam]

17. That is nonsense Dream. Now stop that.

I need a smiliecon that is whacking some one upside the head. (I'd ask you to help me find one Dream, but I am going to use it on you so I better not .)

First of all your S and N scores are fairly close.So while your easiest piece is S, you can do N. Look at the scores yourself to see what I mean.

Also every one can be intuitive, every one can develop psychic skills. And I cannot tell you how many times you have posted something soon after I was thinking about it. What do you call that?

Besides if we didn't have some S and earth on this forum it would probably float away totally.

[Coyote_Bandit]

14. INFP

Introverted (I) 70.97% Extroverted (E) 29.03%
Intuitive (N) 64.52% Sensing (S) 35.48%
Feeling (F) 63.33% Thinking (T) 36.67%
Perceiving (P) 70.37% Judging (J) 29.63%

"Quiet, reflective, and idealistic. Interested in serving humanity. Well-developed value system, which they strive to live in accordance with. Extremely loyal. Adaptable and laid-back unless a strongly-held value is threatened. Usually talented writers. Mentally quick, and able to see possibilities. Interested in understanding and helping people."

Reported to be about 4.4% of the total population.

In a lot of ways it does describe me.

[Sweet Freedom]

19. ISTJ

Introverted (I) 54.84% Extroverted (E) 45.16%
Sensing (S) 54.84% Intuitive (N) 45.16%
Thinking (T) 55.56% Feeling (F) 44.44%
Judging (J) 56.25% Perceiving (P) 43.75%

ISTJ - "Trustee". Decisiveness in practical affairs. Guardian of time- honored institutions. Dependable. 11.6% of total population.

I'd say that this does describe me.

[DemExpat]

30. Your percentages look close to me......

making you quite a balanced personality according to this.



DemEx

[Dervill Crow]

20. I was an ISTJ when I took the Myers-Briggs test about 15 years ago.

I was 15 years younger then, obviously, and a walking-with-Jesus evangelical Christian. It will be interesting to see if anything besides my religion has changed.

Edit: I'm now a 50:50 split between INTP and INFP.

[BlueIris]

21. INFP. Other tests bag me as a Submissive Introvert Abstract Thinker.

The second description is more accurate. Supposedly, SIAT folks (also know as the "Masterminds") make up only 8% of the population (third rarest personality type).

[BlueIris]

27. I love my personality type.

And my keyboard still works. Excellent.

[I Have A Dream]

29. LOL! This is my favorite post of all time!

[BlueIris]

44. ...Seriously? Glad I could help you out.

??

[I Have A Dream]

49. It was just a wonderful non sequitur (about the keyboard)

I don't know why, but it really made me wonder what you were doing on your side. It was great! I meant it as a good comment.

[cassiepriam]

50. These are now my favorite set of posts......:)

Blue, never stop being you

And let it go Dream, you are talking S and J to an INFP.

[ropi]

22. ENFP

all the way..and it's true....

[rumpel]

23. I am also an INFP

Very interesting test..

[marions ghost]

24. INFJ here

The "Counselor Idealist"...
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This is fun: http://scifi.about.com/library/weekly/aa080201dd.htm
(Go down to the bottom of the page for links to the other personality types).

Star Trek Personality Test Results: INFJ

"It takes courage to look inside yourself, and even more courage to write it for others to see." - Sisko

Qualities

People like you are typically global thinkers with great passion for your unique vision. You are highly creative, original, and independent. Your idea of torture is to be stuck in a rut, and you get impatient with people who doubt your insights or want to stick to traditional methods for tradition's sake. Your best friends share their feelings and opinions easily without forcing them down your throat. You are greatly offended when others show disrespect for your beliefs and values. You dislike disorder in your personal space. As you are quiet in your "natural" state, people can easily misjudge the depth of your devotion. You are inspired, not impulsive. You're even cautious, deliberate and eager to make plans. You're polite and somewhat reserved, especially as others have made you feel awkward for your beliefs in the past. You're quite organized and, when properly motivated, highly productive.

Goals

Your primary goal in life is to follow through on your ideas and be faithful to your vision. Your reward is to have others trust your inspiration and to watch your dreams come true.

Work

Your career must serve society, particularly those factions that need a champion. As you have a strong suspicion regarding the corruption of institutions, you need to believe not only in your own work, but in that of the company/institution your work for. You may simply have given up on trusting others and work by yourself (at least in your own mind). Beware becoming too involved in office conflicts and politics. It's hard for you to distance yourself from others' conflicts, but the upsets associated with your empathy may severely interfere with your ability to do your job and to act for your own good.

Relationships

Your sense of idealism extends automatically to your relationships, so personal betrayal is disastrous. You're not the greatest with day-to-day needs and details, so a life partner (or assistant at work) with good organizational skills will makes things easier. You can smell a phony from a mile away and are quick to condemn, so you probably don't have that many close friends. Ironically, others may feel quite differently from you and consider you a friend when you think of them only as an acquaintance.

Jobs
Good careers for your type include special education teacher, holistic health practitioner, director of religious education, art director, writer, editor, and religious educator.

[Why Syzygy]

25. So glad you got this thread going!

Here's another link >
http://www.personalitypage.com/home.html

I'm INFP. Late, so I'll come back later (earlier?). Thanks. I love this stuff.

[marions ghost]

26. A Lot of "NF's" here...

THE IDEALISTS

http://www.keirsey.com/personality/nf.html

Go to link for different kinds of NF idealists. Here is general description:

IDEALIST NFs, being ABSTRACT in communicating and COOPERATIVE in implementing goals, can become highly skilled in DIPLOMATIC INTEGRATION. Thus their most practiced and developed intelligent operations are usually teaching and counseling (NFJ mentoring), or conferring and tutoring (NFP advocating). And they would if they could be sages in one of these forms of social development. The Idealist temperament have an instinct for interpersonal integration, learn ethics with ever increasing zeal, sometimes become diplomatic leaders, and often speak interpretively and metaphorically of the abstract world of their imagination.

They are proud of themselves in the degree they are empathic in action, respect themselves in the degree they are benevolent, and feel confident of themselves in the degree they are authentic. Idealist types search for their unique identity, hunger for deep and meaningful relationships, wish for a little romance each day, trust their intuitive feelings implicitly, aspire for profundity. This is the "Identity Seeking Personality" -- credulous about the future, mystical about the past, and their preferred time and place are the future and the pathway. Educationally they go for the humanities, avocationally for ethics, and vocationally for personnel work.

Social relationships: In their family interactions they strive for mutuality, provide spiritual intimacy for the mates, opportunity for fantasy for their children, and for themselves continuous self-renewal.

Idealists do not abound, being as few as 8% and nor more than 10% of the population.

[cassiepriam]

28. Yes mostly NFs here and they are only 8-10% of the population. nt

[wovenpaint]

32. IMHO,

We could use alot more "NF"s in our population (btw, is the 8-10% referring to the USA?)

Just imagine if the number was up to, say, 25%!!

"wish for a little romance each day..." I wonder if that's why movies like the "Pirates" ones are having such an effect (I don't necessarily mean Johhny Depp as the star, lol)-maybe more NF's evolving??

[Why Syzygy]

34. Yes and but ..

I am very NF . the I/E is close as are P/J. But NF is over the top. The main problem with this is that I expect everyone one else to have the ethics I do. But I find they don't. I guess there is a reason for that. Advocation and tutoring are my strong suits. Even without conscious decision I find myself in those roles.

And, oh, wouldn't it be great if monster-fearful-leader would assign NFs to Diplomacy, for the sake of the planet. I don't think he does.

Being ethical and integrated are my highest ideals. I strive for them. Doesn't mean I'm always functioning at that level. But maybe I am and just don't know it. The more more.

I hope we make a lot of money too

[marions ghost]

36. We're

a minority in an increasingly ethically-challenged culture. I've had problems with that too. If you try to be honest and fair, you will definitely get ripped off. Count on it. One of the big problems between Democrats and Republicans is that one side is losing in a dog-eat-dog game...& it's always the liberals by the very nature of our personalities. It gets tiring trying to demand a shred of honesty in government. We need a new game with new rules. This old one is dysfunctional.

Yes, wouldn't it be nice if the NF type could be respected for our niche in diplomatic realms...but we are not on the Starship Enterprise. We're on the Hindenberg.

[I Have A Dream]

37. monster-fearful-leader most certainly hates NFs. They'd...

never let him get away with what he's doing.

[wovenpaint]

39. Ooh, I like your idea!

This is relatively new material for me and I don't mean to offend anyone, we're ALL important -like a faceted diamond! So I like your idea to assign NF's as diplomats much better than mine.....
Thanks for starting this thread, it's really interesting-I'm off to go read lots more on this subject!

[DemExpat]

31. I love this stuff! Along with Astrology great tools for understanding.

DemEx

[Quakerfriend]

38. ISTJ here.

[u4ic]

40. This is very interesting...

I can be one of four:

Extroverted (E) 50% Introverted (I) 50%
Sensing (S) 50% Intuitive (N) 50%
Feeling (F) 58.33% Thinking (T) 41.67%
Perceiving (P) 60.61% Judging (J) 39.39%

This makes a lot of sense, because I really feel like all of them. Maybe not all at the same time, but I do feel them all, strongly.

Your type is: ESFP
ESFP - "Entertainer". Radiates attractive warmth and optimism. Smooth, witty, charming, clever. Fun to be with. Very generous. 8.5% of the total population.

INFP
INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population.

Your type is: ENFP
ENFP - "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 8.1% of total population.

ISFP
ISFP - "Artist". Interested in the fine arts. Expression primarily through action or art form. The senses are keener than in other types. 8.8% of total population.

[BluePatriot]

41. INTJ here

INTJ

Independent, original, analytical, and determined. Have an exceptional ability to turn theories into solid plans of action. Highly value knowledge, competence, and structure. Driven to derive meaning from their visions. Long-range thinkers. Have very high standards for their performance, and the performance of others. Natural leaders, but will follow if they trust existing leaders.

_____________


I am pretty close to INFJ though.

Maybe I am more of a pattern-observer than counselor-healer *shrug*

[Metta]

42. ESFJ here. S-I and F-T are w/in the margin of error.

Extroverted (E) 60.61% Introverted (I) 39.39%
Sensing (S) 51.43% Intuitive (N) 48.57%
Feeling (F) 51.43% Thinking (T) 48.57%
Judging (J) 58.06% Perceiving (P) 41.94%

Accuracy: - 5 high 4 3 2 1 low


ESFJ - "Seller". Most sociable of all types. Nurturer of harmony. Outstanding host or hostesses. 12.3% of total population.

[cassiepriam]

45. You could go back and forth between ENFJ and ESTJ

You might read both and see if they fit.

[Metta]

47. Thanks, Cassie. At first glance, they do.

I'll check them out and reply.

[cassiepriam]

48. self delete dup

[Flying Dream Blues]

43. ENFP here...lots more NFs here than in the general pop...go figure! :)

[Pathwalker]

46. INFP. I can live with this.

Now to go check out what this means.