The MBTI is still one of the most popular personality instruments in use.[1] It measures answers in terms of four opposing qualities that characterize a person. Every quality is represented by a letter. Alina may be profiled as INFP, which stands for introversion, intuition, feeling, perception. She is an introverted intuitive team player who wants to involve everyone and prefers to take time making decisions rather than acting quickly.
Joana may be type ESTJ, which stands for extraversion, sensing, thinking, judgment. When she feels sad, she calls her best friends and meets up with them. It is easy for her to find logical solutions to nearly every problematic situation. But when trying to find solutions in a team, she always becomes anxious and impatient.[2]
The MBTI's Preferences
(E) Extraversion <--------|--------> Intraversion (I) |
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(S) Sensing <---------------|--------------> Intuition (N) |
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(T) Thinking <---------------|----------------> Feeling (F) |
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(J) Judging <-------------|-------------> Perceiving (P) |
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References
- ↑ The Myers & Briggs Foundation: MBTI® Personality Type
- ↑ N. Zimmermann: Mentoring Handbook - Providing Systemic Support for Mentees and Their Projects; Berlin 2012; MitOst; ISBN 978-3-944012-00-1