Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

By
KUHU PATHAK
CMBA2
WHAT IS MBTI?
 A selfreport instrument
 Non judgmental
 An indicator of preferences
 Well researched
 Rich in theory
 Professionally interpreted
 Used internationally
 A way to sort, not to measure
 History of MBTI…

 one of the most widely used self-report inventories

 based upon Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung’s (1875-1961) notion

of psychological types

 He believed that differences between people are not random,

instead they form patterns – types

 The MBTI was first developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her
mother, Katherine Cook Briggs in 1943
 Myers-Briggs

• The Myers-Briggs test was developed by a mother/daughter team

in the 40’s based of off the lifelong work of Carl Jung.
• The test was intended to bring a everyday applications of Jung’s
work to the public in order to provide personality matches for
social and work environments.
• The test was a new interpretation of Jung’s theory and added to it
by including how people deal with the outside world.
• There have been over 600 dissertations written about the study
and 1000’s of articles and books.
 MBTI GUIDELINES
• A person’s psychological type should be regarded as a
working hypothesis.

• Everyone uses every preference. We favor, however, one

preference over the other on each of the four scales

• MBTI scores should not be over interpreted. High scores do

not indicate greater skill, magnitude, or use of a
preference. Scores indicate clarity of choice.

• Psychological type can explain some human behavior—not

all.

• Type should not be used as an excuse for doing or not

doing something. Avoid stereotyping someone on the basis
of his or her type.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
 Most widely used instrument in the world.
 Participants are classified on four axes to determine
one of 16 possible personality types, such as ENTJ.

Sociable and Extroverted Introverted Quiet and

Assertive (E) (I) Shy

Practical and Sensing Intuitive Unconscious

Orderly (S) (N) Processes

Use Reason Uses Values

and Logic & Emotions

Want Order Flexible and

& Structure Spontaneous
 The Four dimensions

How do you prefer to

Extraversion direct and get energy?
Introversion

How do you prefer to

Sensing take in information?
INtuition

How do you prefer to

Thinking make decisions?
Feeling

How do you prefer to

Judging live your life everyday?
Perceiving
 Extraversion ( E ) Vs Introversion ( I )

Extraversion Introversion
• Act First • Think and reflect before
• Prefers interaction from the responding
outside world. • Needs time alone to recharge
• Motivated by the outside forces • Finds motivation from within,
and people closes mind off from outside
• Enjoys a wide verity of world
relationship with several • Prefers one-on-one time in
individuals relationships
 MBTI

E ------------------------------------
ENERGY FLOW
ATTITUDE
I
It’s where you get your energy and
where you direct your energy: outside
or inside
Keyword
E I
Active Reflective
Outward
Inward
Sociable
People Reserved
Many Privacy
Expressive Few
Breadth Quiet
Live it, then understand it Depth
Understand
it, before live it
 Sensing ( S ) Vs Intuition ( N )
• Mental state of mind dwells
• Mentally dwells in the future
in the present
and future possibilities
• Uses common sense to create
• Uses imagination and
practical solutions
creativity to formulate new
• Vivid memory recall rich in solutions
detail
• Memory recalls patterns,
• Utilizes past experiences for content, and connections
improvisation
• Comfortable with deciphering
• Prefers clear concrete fuzzy data
information
 MBTI

S ------------------------------------ N
DATA GATHERING
PERCEIVING FUNCTION
It’s how you prefer to input - the perceiving
mental function
It is irrational (we have no control)
Key Words
S N
Details Patterns
Present Future
Practical Imaginative
Facts Innovations
Sequential Random
Directions Variety
Enjoyment Anticipation
Perspiration Inspiration
Conserve Change
Literal Figurative
 Thinking ( T ) Vs Feeling ( F )
• Make decisions based on
facts and logic
• Notices task and work to be
done
• Provides objective and
critical analysis
• Accept conflict as part of
human nature in relationships
• Use personal feeling to
make decisions
• Sensitive to the needs of
others and takes others into
consideration
• Seeks approval from peers
and sides with popular
opinion
• Becomes unsettled around
conflict and disorder
 MBTI
T ------------------------------------
DECISION MAKING
JUDGING FUNCTION F
It’s how you prefer to process information
Rational, judging mental function

Key Words
T F
Head Heart
Objective Subjective
Justice Harmony
Cool Caring
Impersonal Personal
Analyze Appreciate
Precise
Empathize
Principles
Persuasive
Values
 JUDGING ( J ) VS PERCEIVING ( P )
Judging
 Plans details in advance
 Focus task at hand and
completes meaningful
segments before moving on
 Works to avoid stress and
stays ahead of deadlines
 Uses target dates and goals to
manage life
Perceiving
 Moves into action with out a
plan
 Multitask and mixes work
with pleasure
 Tolerant of deadlines, dose
best work under pressure
 Avoids commitments that
interfere with flexibility,
freedom, and variety
 MBTI
ORIENTATION TO THE
J ------------------------------------ P
OUTER WORLD
ATTITUDE
What does the outside world see?
the lifestyle

J Key Words
Organized P
Structure Flexible
Control Flow
Decisive Experience
Deliberate Curious
Closure Spontaneous
Plan Openness
Deadlines Wait
Productive Discoveries
Receptive
TYPE TABLE
Measurement Of MBTI
 CRITICS
• Trying to predict others behavior
• Trying to estimate another individual type (eg.
You must be an extravert because you are so
gregarious)
• Assuming that how a preference plays for you
is exactly how it would play out for someone
else
• Justifying behavior (eg. Declaring that the
individual must be P because he is always late)
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