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Stress: How the Types Respond
CENTER FOR APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPE
What types of situations are stressful to your type?
ST
Q dealing with
incompetent people
Q coping with illogical
situations
Q inefficiency
SJ
Q disorganized situations
Q vague situations
Q too much or too
frequent change
Q lack of planning
Q too many rushes,
emergencies, surprises
NJ
Q routine
Q politics/manipulations
on the job
Q incompetence
Q closure/decisions
are not reached
Q commitments
are not kept
Q lack of sense
of control
NP
Q routine
Q sustained administrative
activities
Q long meetings
Q close supervision
Q too much structure
Q feeling controlled
SP
Q generally no stressors
identified
Q rigid schedule
Over a two-year period, participants in CAPT

Professional Training Programs responded to the

following two questions about stress: What types of situations are stressful to
your type? How does your type tend to behave under stress? This is
a compilation of participants responses, summarized by type and various groupings of type.
E
Q working virtually alone
Q sitting through long meetings
Q unclear communication
Q lack of feedback
Q lack of action
I
Q noisy
Q constant supervision
Q leading discussions
Q public speaking or large group presentations
Q frequent interruptions
Q too much time outside myself
SF
Q tense interpersonal
relationships
Q frequent change
Q planning haphazardly
without anticipating
possible consequences
Q crisis management
that is frequent
NF
Q hostile, critical
atmosphere
Q evaluations/evaluating
others
Q working where innova-
tion is not possible
Q routine tasks
Q data centered meetings
Q formal, structured,
scheduled, impersonal,
repetitive, mindless
assembly-line type work
Q confrontation
Q conflict
Q criticism
NT
Q dependent people
Q repetitious work
Q choosing between two
rights or two wrongs
Q incompetence
Q authoritarian
environments, lack
of freedom
Q lack of challenge or
opportunity to learn
2
What types of situations are stressful to your type?
ISTJ
Q disorganized, irrational,
emotional situations
Q social situations with
new groups of people
Q spontaneous activities
Q having to wait
for anything
Q situations that dont
allow closure
ISTP
Q out of control emotions
Q overwhelmed with
responsibilities
Q illogical situations
Q attack on principles
Q inefficient methods or
situations which they
cannot control
INTP
Q talking on the telephone,
small talk
Q routine
Q social settings, interacting
with groups
Q public presentation
Q righteousness
Q incompetence
Q confrontational personal
situations
Q constant executive-type
decisions
Q having to respond to
someone elses agenda
Q absence of new situations
to analyze
INTJ
Q dependent people
Q small talk
Q indecisiveness
Q repetitive work
Q details
Q doing things in a rush
Q public speaking
Q constant turmoil
Q noisy environment
Q large groups for
too long a time
Q authoritarian leaders
Q dealing with
incompetence
1998 by the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, Inc.
ISFJ
Q large group
presentations
Q situations that are
continuously changing
and require adapting
Q disorganized, vague,
social situations
Q sharing self
with strangers
Q suspected or actual
tension with those
cared about
Q no thought behind plan
Q planning haphazardly
without anticipating
possible consequences
Q constant people
interruptions
Q constant talking
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INFJ
Q hostile, critical
atmosphere
Q confrontation, conflict
situations
Q politics on the job
Q leadership situations
Q working where not
accepted
Q working where innova-
tion is not possible
Q not knowing what is
expected
Q working with those
who do not honor their
obligations or meet
promised deadlines
Q highly competitive
environments
Q insignificant
interruptions
Q meeting new people
Q being in a situation
where one has little
or no control
Q noise
Q constant supervision
INFP
Q frequent interruptions
Q large gatherings
or social situations
Q sustained administrative
tasks
Q routine activities
Q too much time outside
myself
Q conflict of value in work
Q hostile environment,
conflict situations
Q having to supervise
or control others
Q closing off possibilities
and committing self
Q data-centered meetings
Q highly competitive
situations
ISFP
Q failure in a relationship
Q conflict among close
friends, family, and
associates
Q public discussion of
personal matters
Q dealing with overly
complex issues for a
long period of time
3
What types of situations are stressful to your type? (continued)
ESTP
Q excessive time spent
around serious people
Q forced to make deci-
sions with no control
over time frames to
do so
Q overly structured
situations
Q lengthy periods of
conformity to someone
elses schedule
ESTJ
Q last minute deadlines
Q surprises
Q when people dont
follow through or do
what theyre expected
to do
Q unclear communication
Q dealing regularly with
emotional situations
that disrupt original
plans
Q incompetent people
Q inefficiency
Q coping with illogical
situations
ENTJ
Q routine
Q incompetence
Q inefficiency
Q indecision
Q obstacles blocking
progress toward goal
Q overload of detail
Q ambiguous situations
Q situations that deal
with the feelings and
development of others
Q rigid, detail oriented,
inflexible situations
ESFP
Q conflict
Q rigid schedule
Q disappointing friends
or significant others
ENTP
Q too much time alone
Q routine
Q long meetings
Q repetitive details
Q deadlines
Q structured work
Q close supervision
Q spewing of emotions
by others
1998 by the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, Inc.
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ENFP
Q formal, structured,
scheduled, repetitive,
mindless work
Q confrontation
Q conflict
Q working virtually alone
Q highly routine,
repetitive, undemanding
situations
Q emotionally unpleasant
circumstances
Q deadlines not of my
choice
Q constant decision
making
Q long boring meetings
Q talk without action
Q regulations
ENFJ
Q conflict/confrontation
Q criticism
Q situations where people
are misunderstanding
each other
Q competitive situations
Q people not open to
change
Q routine
Q disharmony
Q disorganization
Q sudden change of plans
ESFJ
Q lack of knowledgeable
leadership
Q slow decision making
Q confrontations
Q breaking rules
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How does your type tend to behave under stress?
ISTJ
Q become more stubborn
Q become quiet
Q get negative and feel
depressed
Q become very busy
Q calm on the outside,
tense on the inside
Q become irritable
Q overwhelmed by details
ISTP
Q become irritated
Q do busy work
ISFP
Q avoid or put off stressful
situation
INTP
Q become reticent
Q may become
dysfunctional
Q get tough, work harder,
Q display anger, blow up
ESTP
Q rapid talking
Q get antsy
Q become irritable
ESTJ
Q some display of
extreme emotion
Q very quiet and
somber/hide tension
Q may get very critical
and negative
Q can be assertive
Q ventilate/then
problem solve
Q ignore people
Q become tense
ENTJ
Q tunnel vision
Q lose control
Q anxiety
Q internalize pressure
Q short-tempered
and insensitive
Q may express feelings
with sarcasm
Q may get distressed
by own lack of control
ENFJ
Q become cranky, short-
tempered, impatient,
irritable
Q self-critical
Q become obsessive
Q complain
Q may be sarcastic
Q overlook details
Q become remote
Q become rigid
ISFJ
Q become quiet,
seek solitude
Q experience fatigue
and muscle tension
Q feel pressured
Q become irritable
Q strongly attempt to
organize it
Q sensing shuts down,
feeling intensifies
Q momentary panic
Q eat more
INFJ
Q become quiet
Q overpersonalize
Q critical of others
Q become pessimistic
Q become defensive
Q become very busy
Q moody
Q feel out of control
Q can burst out with
angry, hurtful emotions
Q may get physically ill
Q overeat
INTJ
Q become impatient
Q outwardly appear cold
and unfeeling
Q feelings come out as rage
or pent-up emotions
Q talk more
Q slow down
Q become critical of self
Q stomach becomes knotted
1998. Developed by Charles R. Martin, Ph.D and Margaret U. Fields, Ph. D.
Published by the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, Inc.
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INFP
Q become quiet
Q physical symptoms: sleep
disturbance, mental shut
down, headaches
Q eat more
Q feel inadequate
Q anticipate and
experience all of the
negative possibilities
ENFP
Q become obsessive-
compulsive
Q forget things
Q get depressed
Q may become rigid
Q become impatient and
more disorganized
Q blow up and feel guilty
Q may be sarcastic
ESFP
Q can get compulsive
or scattered
Q become pessimistic
and overcritical
Q may have loss
of memory
Q lose appetite
ENTP
Q become immobilized
Q may seem compulsive
Q become frustrated,
unfocused, mouthy
Q make more errors
Q impatient
Q become irritated with
others incompetencies
Q self-critical
ESFJ
Q difficulty thinking
clearly
Q physical symptoms
Q see only negative
possibilities
Q loss of self-esteem