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CARL JUNG PERSONALITY THEORY & MBTI

Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of the school of analytical psychology. He proposed that the population was made of two basic types .. a. Extroverted b. Introverted

And he also identified two types of personalities .. a. Perceiving (Sensing & Intuition) b. Judgement (Thinking & Feeling)

Perceiving ( How we gather information) Judging (How we make decisions)

THE MYERS BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI)


MBTI is a widely used and Highly regarded system for understanding and interpreting personality and drives most of its underpinning theory from Carl Jung's psychological types ideas and to a lesser extent the four humours. An measurement Instrument..

MBIT Model is particularly useful for..


Understanding & Developing yourself Understanding & Developing others Understanding what Motivates others Understanding others strengths & weaknesses Working in teams Allocating and agreeing tasks & projects responsibilities.

CLASSIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL ACCORDING

TO MBTI
EXTROVERSION VS INTROVERSION Extroversion They are seen as Out Going or as a people person. They feel comfortable in groups and like working in them. They have a wide range of friends and know lots of people. They sometimes jump too quickly into an activity and do not allow enough time to think it over.

Introversion They are seen as reflective or reserved. They feel comfortable being alone and like things ,they can do on their own. They prefer to know just few people well. They sometimes forget to check with the outside world to see if their ideas really fit the experience.

SENSING & INTUITION


Sensing
Sensing types pays attention to physical reality , what they see, hear, touch, and smell. they notice facts and remember details that are important to them. They like to see the practical use of thing, Experience speaks to them louder then words.

Intuition..
Intuition type pays more attention to Impressions or the meaning and patterns of the information's they get .They would rather learn by thinking a problem than by hands on experience , an they more think about the future than the past.

THINKING VS FEELING
Thinking
This type makes a decisions they like to find the basic truth or principles to be applied, regardless of the specific situation involved.

Feeling
They believe that they can make the best decisions by weighing what people care about the points of view of persons involved in a situation. An appear caring, warm and tactful.

JUDGING VS PERCEIVING

Judging.. It seems to prefer a planned or orderly way of life ,like to have things settled and organised, feel more comfortable when decisions are made and like to bring life control as much as possible.

Perceiving.. They seems to be prefer a flexible and spontaneous way of life and they like to understand and adopt to the world rather than organise it.

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