/ MYERS BRIGGS PERSONALITY TEST
According to the Myers Briggs Personality Test, personalities can be classified among 16 different types. First discussed back in the 1920s by psychologist Carl Jung, type theory suggest that human behavior is not random but predictable and classifiable. According to this theory, everyone is born predisposed to certain personality preferences. Topologists have devised four pairs of preference alternatives, as stated below:
Extraverted (E) or Introverted (I)
Sensing (S) or iNtuitive (N)
Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)
Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)
My Result
The test yields I am ESFJ (Extrovert Sensor Feeling Judging): Extroverted Feeling with Introverted Sensing. 13 Percent of the population falls under this category.
Personality type results
EI: 7 out of 17
Extrovert |-----------------------------------------| Introvert
|41%
SN: 8 out of 17
Sensation |-----------------------------------------| iNtuition
|47%
TF: 13 out of 17
Thinking |-----------------------------------------| Feeling
|76%
JP: 7 out of 17
Judging |-----------------------------------------| Perceiving
|41%
Extrovert |-----------------------------------------| Introvert
|41%
SN: 8 out of 17
Sensation |-----------------------------------------| iNtuition
|47%
TF: 13 out of 17
Thinking |-----------------------------------------| Feeling
|76%
JP: 7 out of 17
Judging |-----------------------------------------| Perceiving
|41%
Majority of the result seemed true. Let me quote:
"ESFJs are people persons - they love people. They are warmly interested in others. They want to like people, and have a special skill at bringing out the best in others. They are extremely good at reading others, and understanding their point of view. People like to be around ESFJs, because the ESFJ has a special gift of invariably making people feel good about themselves."
Furthermore:
"The ESFJ takes their responsibilities very seriously, and is very dependable. They value security and stability, and have a strong focus on the details of life. They need approval from others to feel good about themselves. They are hurt by indifference and don't understand unkindness. They are very giving people, who get a lot of their personal satisfaction from the happiness of others. They want to be appreciated for who they are, and what they give.
The ESFJ's value system is defined externally. They usually have very well-formed ideas about the way things should be, and are not shy about expressing these opinions. However, they weigh their values and morals against the world around them, rather than against an internal value system. They may have a strong moral code, but it is defined by the community that they live in, rather than by any strongly felt internal values.
ESFJs respect and believe in the laws and rules of authority, and believe that others should do so as well. They're traditional, and prefer to do things in the established way, rather than venturing into unchartered territory. Their need for security drives their ready acceptance and adherence to the policies of the established system. This tendency may cause them to sometimes blindly accept rules without questioning or understanding them.
An ESFJ who has developed in a less than ideal way may be prone to being quite insecure, and focus all of their attention on pleasing others.
ESFJs at their best are warm, sympathetic, helpful, cooperative, tactful, down-to-earth, practical, thorough, consistent, organized, enthusiastic, and energetic."
The ESFJ's value system is defined externally. They usually have very well-formed ideas about the way things should be, and are not shy about expressing these opinions. However, they weigh their values and morals against the world around them, rather than against an internal value system. They may have a strong moral code, but it is defined by the community that they live in, rather than by any strongly felt internal values.
ESFJs respect and believe in the laws and rules of authority, and believe that others should do so as well. They're traditional, and prefer to do things in the established way, rather than venturing into unchartered territory. Their need for security drives their ready acceptance and adherence to the policies of the established system. This tendency may cause them to sometimes blindly accept rules without questioning or understanding them.
An ESFJ who has developed in a less than ideal way may be prone to being quite insecure, and focus all of their attention on pleasing others.
ESFJs at their best are warm, sympathetic, helpful, cooperative, tactful, down-to-earth, practical, thorough, consistent, organized, enthusiastic, and energetic."
* For the rest of my result descriptions, see Portrait of an ESFJ.
* To those who would like to know their own personality, you may take the test here.
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