I’ve been meaning to do a thread about this for a while: Myers-Briggs ?

FannyCornforth

SD
This page explains the letter codes.
(At the end of the section!)
Each abbreviation in the personality codes refers to the following sections:

Mind
Energy
Nature
Tactics
Identity

And each subsection contains two variables eg. ‘Mind’ can either be Extrovert or Introvert (hence the first letters in the code - Ex or Int)

I saw on another thread that you mentioned that you have found it a helpful resource; I’m pleased that you have enjoyed it.

Thank you.

The test I did before gave the result INFJ for me, which I think is the rarest.

In fact I was one point from being INTJ.

That was what seemed to balance my capability, and I suppose my desire, to analyse a situation precisely, yet apply the result of that analysis tempered by compassion.

Sort of making sure that the legal situation is known, that the other person shall have at least his or her legal rights, now, what better can I give.

But the test was structured differently.

It consisted of about fifty pairs of words and one needed to mark with a ballpoint pen the checkbox for which of the two words one preferred.

When we got the results it was rather clever how the lady administering the test calculated the result.

The test was printed on a sheet of paper, around A4 in size though perhaps not A4, and had a sort of carbon copy system such that calculating the result was by removing the top layer then on the backing sheet there were wide coloured diagonal bands in various pastel colours, and calculating the result was simply by counting the number of 'carbon' marks on each colour.

The test we have been doing here gives seven options for each answer.

Yet back then there were not the words like Mediator and Advocate. I am wondering from where they are sourced.

I think that for my result it was that I would be best suited to work in quality control, not in sales.

Emphasis was placed on the concept of finding the best role for people, not on deciding that one type of personality was better than another.

Maggiemaybe

I was a Defender 15 minutes ago. Forgot to save my results and hadn’t checked it out properly, so did the test again and now I’m an Assertive Logistician. Split personality, anyone?

I was going to do it again and pretend to be DD ?

I did wonder how much my current life pressures influenced the answers I chose.

I wondered that, too.
I'm a,protagonist at the moment.

Not that I'm sure what,a,protagonist is, by the way.

I think the answers I gave (I came out as a defender) is because for sociability I gave more negative answers which aren’t really me. DH has a tendency to be quite opinionated, argumentative and abrupt in company which means I often dread social situations. If things were different I’m sure I wouldn’t.

I'm an IFJ Advocate: makes perfect sense the traits and conclusion

I’m a campaigner and actually I think that’s quite accurate.

I am a Campaigner and saw only 3 of us in this category. I was not surprised! I will read further about it.

Protagonist

Adventurer. When I saw the title I thought "not me", but it's so accurate. Introvert, don't like structured work.

I'm a defender. And it's scarily accurate!

I was rather put off by the fact they spelled extrovert wrongly!

Ok, has anybody tried the Enneagram thing? It’s a bit more new-agey than Myers Briggs, but my previous employers used it extensively.
www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

Apparently I'm an entertainer, I did love doing rep's cabaret when I worked as a holiday rep but I can't really sing, i dance freestyle and can't imagine what field of entertainment I could have actually made a living at.

Congratulations, Fanny

Another mediator here, and I recognise many of the traits in the description.

Another logician here, which I knew anyway. A lot of other people baffle me!

I’m an adventurer, and reading the traits, it’s absolutely spot on!!

I teach Socail Sciences ( Politics, Sociology and a bit of psychology ). These test are nothing new to me, but this is one of the better ones: "Protagonists are born leaders, which explains why these personalities can be found among many notable politicians, coaches, and teachers., Protagonists reveal how seemingly ordinary situations can be handled with compassion, dedication, and care"
However, if anyone has ever studied Socail Science they will know, it’s a little bit more complex than most of these tests suggest.
I just think in a world where you can be anything we want just be Kind and tolerant works for me.

Good fun. Thank you Protagonist - diplomat.

So interesting, thank you for this thread. I am an Advocate and find the details mostly accurate (Teacher, artist)

I'm an Advocate.It's me to a T ! And not many of us about.

It's me to a T , I meant to type!

Debater here, which was pretty accurate when I was younger. Now in old age, I have to tolerate many barriers to getting involved with many activities. However, spending a lot of time reading and surfing the net for numberless sources of information are my chief pleasures. What I miss are friends to argue with.