MBTI

MBTI

 Based on the work of Carl Jung

 Suggested that “ we are not exclusively
one way or the other- rather we have
preference for one type”

 Katharine Briggs and Isabel Myers

developed the scales based on Jung’s
theory
 Value of the MBTI

 Self-Report Instrument
 Nonjudgmental
 Indicates preferences and not an
ability.
 Well Researched
 Structure of the MBTI

A dichotomy divides items into 2 groups

where there is no continuum or value
implied
uses four dichotomies to identify
preferences

 four dichotomies combined into one

Type
No preferences are better than others
 Four Dimensions
Interaction Where do we get our energy
from?
Four MBTI Dichotomies
Extraversion – Introversion
People express preferences in four independent
E - I Dichotomy areas: ways of interacting with the
world

Information Gathering ways of being aware of

Sensing – iNtuition things, people, happenings and
ideas
S - N Dichotomy
Decision-Making ways of reaching conclusions
Thinking – Feeling about information gathered
T - F Dichotomy
Life Style ways we organize and
Judging – Perceiving structure our lives
J - P Dichotomy
 Caution: MBTI Word Usage

Words describing preferences do not mean

the same thing as in everyday life:
Extravert does not mean talkative or
loud
Introvert does not mean shy or
inhibited
Judging does not mean judgmental
Perceiving does not mean perceptive
 Energy
Source

EXTRAVERSION INTROVERSION
energized through contact energized through
with other people or time alone ,
through engaging in or solitude
activities (the inner world)
(the outer world)

This preference not linked to social skills

•Most people who Most people who prefer
prefer Extraversion Introversion
•Prefer action over •Prefer reflection over
reflection action
•Prefer to communicate •Prefer to communicate
by talking in writing
•Learn best through •Learn best through
doing or discussing mental practice and
•Are sociable and reflection
expressive •Are private and
•Enjoy working in groups reserved
•Do-think-do •Enjoy working alone or
in pairs
•Think-do-think
 Information Gathering
(What we pay attention to)

SENSING( S) iNtuition (N)

Focus Primarily On Focuses Mainly On Abstract
Concrete Information Information By Way Of A
Gained Through The “Sixth Sense”
Five Senses —the unseen world of
: seeing, hearing, touching, meanings, inferences,
smelling, and tasting hunches, insights, and
connections
Most people who prefer Most people who prefer
Sensing: Intuition:

Focus on what is Focus on possibilities

real and concrete:
See details &facts See overall picture

Value practical Value imagination

applications
See patterns and
Observe and meaning in facts
remember sense data
and details
 THINKING & FEELING
Are preferences for Making Decisions

THINKING FEELING

Making decisions based Making decisions based

on Logical Analysis on
impartial criteria— person-centered criteria,
cause-effect seeking harmony
reasoning, constant
principles or truths
 THINKING
Objective
Make decisions in a
logical, fact-driven way
firm-minded and give
necessary criticism
Look at principles involved
in a situation
Fair – want everyone
treated equally
Seen as “firm-minded”
Downplay emotion in
problem solving and decision
making
FEELING
Subjective
Make decisions in a
personal, value-driven way
Avoid telling people
unpleasant things
Fair – want everyone
treated according to their
needs
Seen as “tender-
hearted”
Avoid problems that may
cause disagreement
 JUDGING & PERCEIVEING
How one wishes to live his/ her
life

PERCEIVING
JUDGING
Want to live a
Want to live a spontaneous life with
planned, orderly flexibility, staying
life, with goals and open to new
structure information and
possibilities
Adapt well to change.
      

ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ

     

ISTP ISFP INFP INTP

   

ESTP ESFP ENTP

ENFP

     

ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ

MBTI USED FOR :
Career counseling
Team building
Conflict management
Improving self-awareness and
Modifying behavior to :
connect with others
Generate wholesome behavior