Personality Test

[Linda]

Asso, INFJ is a personality type, one of 16 types that are determined by a test. The test, and there are different versions of it, is used by many employers and psychologists to help them understand people.

Here is some information about the pesonality test:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Brig ... _Indicator


Here is one version of the test that you can take online:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp


Specifically about the INFJ personality type:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INFJ

[Asso]

Thanks!

[Ludmila]

Hi, Asso! Do you look at first post in this thread?
The test authors (or more precisely, the owners of that site) give a such description of the people with the type of their personality INFJ:
Idealist Portrait of the Counselor (INFJ)
Counselors have an exceptionally strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others, and find great personal fulfillment interacting with people, nurturing their personal development, guiding them to realize their human potential. Although they are happy working at jobs (such as writing) that require solitude and close attention, Counselors do quite well with individuals or groups of people, provided that the personal interactions are not superficial, and that they find some quiet, private time every now and then to recharge their batteries. Counselors are both kind and positive in their handling of others; they are great listeners and seem naturally interested in helping people with their personal problems. Not usually visible leaders, Counselors prefer to work intensely with those close to them, especially on a one-to-one basis, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes.

Counselors are scarce, little more than one percent of the population, and can be hard to get to know, since they tend not to share their innermost thoughts or their powerful emotional reactions except with their loved ones. They are highly private people, with an unusually rich, complicated inner life. Friends or colleagues who have known them for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that Counselors are flighty or scattered; they value their integrity a great deal, but they have mysterious, intricately woven personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.
Counselors tend to work effectively in organizations. They value staff harmony and make every effort to help an organization run smoothly and pleasantly. They understand and use human systems creatively, and are good at consulting and cooperating with others. As employees or employers, Counselors are concerned with people's feelings and are able to act as a barometer of the feelings within the organization.
Blessed with vivid imaginations, Counselors are often seen as the most poetical of all the types, and in fact they use a lot of poetic imagery in their everyday language. Their great talent for language-both written and spoken-is usually directed toward communicating with people in a personalized way. Counselors are highly intuitive and can recognize another's emotions or intentions - good or evil - even before that person is aware of them. Counselors themselves can seldom tell how they came to read others' feelings so keenly. This extreme sensitivity to others could very well be the basis of the Counselor's remarkable ability to experience a whole array of psychic phenomena.

For me personally many traits are fitting. But such classification is very relative as any classification. But the fulfilment of such tests is a fun for me. Try it you.

[Linda]

Yes, try it, Asso. What personality type are you?

[Asso]

Linda, if YOU ask me to do that, I will do.
Tomorrow.
I swear.

[Bether6074]

The INFJ description is pretty much spot-on for me. I'm still fighting to allow myself to accept the positive stuff, but I know it's there. I also think I'm much more open now to letting the powerful emotional parts of me out. Not as closed.

Asso, you have to be an "F"...

[Asso]

I seem to be an INTJ.
Well, aside from the fact that I must understand well what EXACTLY this means, Here, in Italy, we are in habit to say: MAH! (Namely: if they say so... )

[WarpGirl]

What's the T for? Whats the matter Asso don't believe in personality tests?

[Asso]

I am slightly sceptical.

[WarpGirl]

Well they're not meant to tell you who you are. Just point out dominent traits that you present to the world.

[Asso]

Precisely.

[WarpGirl]

So what's too be skeptical of? Answer the questions honestly, and it gives you an outline of dominent traits that people notice when around or communicating with you. It is science.

[Asso]

The meaning of my "precisely" wasn't exactly the one you understood.

[WarpGirl]

–adjective
1. definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
2. being exactly that and neither more nor less:
3. being just that and no other:
4. definite or exact in statement:
5. carefully distinct:
6. exact in measuring, recording, etc.:
7. excessively or rigidly particular:

So what did I miss?

[Linda]

Well, Asso, you were only one letter off from INFJ. As I figured, we were somewhat similar in personality. The T for thinking probably reflects your choice of career. But, LOL, INFJ does not seem to reflect my computer programmer career choice, except that the choice for me was more based on what field seemed to have jobs that were open, not what interested me most. Some people get different results if they retake the test or take a different personality test of the same type.

Here is one description of the INTJ personality:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ