16 Types Personality Test 1.6.7

This free test, the 16 Personalities Indicator, is an introspective self-report questionnaire designed to indicate differing psychological preferences in how individuals perceive the world around them and make decisions.

This type of test was created by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. It is based on the conceptual theory proposed by Carl Jung, who speculated that humans utilize four principal psychological functions (sensation, intuition, feeling, thinking) to experience the world and that one of these functions is dominant for an individual most of the time.

The theory of personality types suggests that: An individual is primarily either Extraverted (E) or Introverted (I), Sensing (S) or Intuitive (N), Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). The various combinations of these basic preferences create 16 different Personality Types:

• Analysts: INTJ, INTP, ENTJ, ENTP
• Diplomats: INFJ, INFP, ENFJ, ENFP
• Sentinels: ISTJ, ISFJ, ESTJ, ESFJ
• Explorers: ISTP, ISFP, ESTP, ESFP

Understanding our personality type helps us comprehend why certain aspects of life pose less difficulty while others are more challenging.

Understanding other people's personality types aids in determining the most effective way to communicate with them and how they perform optimally.

Practical Use

The awareness of our own and others' personality types proves beneficial in various areas:

• Career - Identifying tasks we are most suited for and where we naturally excel.
• Managing Employees - Understanding an employee's inherent capabilities and where they will derive the most satisfaction.
• Interpersonal Relationships - Enhancing awareness of individuals' personality types to improve understanding of their reactions to situations and communicate effectively on a level they comprehend best.
• Education - Developing diverse teaching methods to educate different individuals effectively.
• Counseling - Assisting individuals in understanding themselves better and growing more adept at managing their strengths and weaknesses.