Personality Junkie

[...] , careers, relationships and personal growth. Indeed, one of our primary objectives here at Personality Junkie is helping people discern and understand their type. One step in determining personality [...]

[...] of Galen and Plato. The typology of the 16 types, which is our primary focus here on Personality Junkie, is based on the seminal work of Carl Jung, which was later developed and popularized by [...]

[...] , my friend and colleague, Elaine Schallock (INFJ), is the theoretical driving force behind Personality Junkie. Without the aid of her original mind and penetrating insights, Personality Junkie would [...]

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[...] as their healthy and less healthy manifestations. Despite being largely unconscious, the inferior function can be seen as informing and influencing the dominant function. Since it has its own set of [...]

[...] describes as “jumping the stack,” involves leading with the goals or desires of the inferior function. Unfortunately, discerning between top-down functioning and “stack-jumping” can [...]

[...] in terms of the eight functions. Moreover, many fail to realize the huge influence of the inferior function on personality dynamics. In this light, I hope the following posts can prove useful in [...]

[...] important to consider the dominant and auxiliary functions of a given type, but also the inferior function. It is not uncommon for types to take up interests that seem more closely aligned with their [...]

[...] By Dr. A.J. Drenth Each personality type is disposed to certain modes of thinking, as well as certain ideologies, according to its [...]

[...] , personal growth, relationships, and careers. We believe that knowing and understanding your personality type can serve as a veritable road map for self-understanding, self-direction, and personal [...]

[...] While the following posts fall outside this site’s four major categories (personality type profiles, Myers-Briggs type theory/functions, relationships, careers), they still relate to [...]

[...] or Perceiving type. This brief test is intended to assist those who remain unsure of their personality type. Since your current beliefs and circum-stances can sometimes skew your responses, when [...]

[...] Like their INFJ counterparts, ENFJs are among the rarest of the sixteen Myers-Briggs personality types. They comprise only about 2-3% of the population at large, with female ENFJs [...]

[...] for NPs, whose Si data is less consciously accessible. As described in this post, all personality types are informed, motivated, and vaguely oriented by their inferior (and to some extent [...]

[...] is using an extraverted Perceiving function (Se or Ne). As discussed in my e-book, The 16 Personality Types, Se attunes to actualities and concrete details of the immediate environment. It is quick to [...]

[...] similar in many ways. As males and INPs, they are probably the most autonomous of all the personality types. Both place an inordinate amount of value on personal freedom, strongly resistant to [...]

[...] males at a clip of two to one. To understand ISFJs, one must first understand their dominant function, Introverted Sensing [...] [...]

[...]  J-P dimension can be confusing for IPs and IJs because the J-P nature of their dominant function is actually opposite that of their type’s J-P designation. I went on to suggest [...]

[...] noted our emphasis on the inferior function, particularly its “tug-of-war” with the dominant function. You may be surprised to learn then, that when I first encountered theorists [...]

[...] largely unconscious, the inferior function can be seen as informing and influencing the dominant function. Since it has its own set of needs and desires, the inferior refuses to allow its voice to [...]

[...] By Dr. A.J. Drenth The functional stack of each personality type has four primary functions, with each function having its own set [...]

[...] . We will begin with an analysis of what ENTPs seek in relationships according to their functional stack. This will be followed by a discussion of their prospective compatibility with various [...]

[...] harvesting in our minds/imaginations (N) in order to give us the illusion of fulfilling the functional stack. What I would be curious to know, and be honest with yourself, is whether during this [...]

[...] perspective of Ne, all theories are more or less equally tenable. When INPs “jump the functional stack” and try to latch onto a single theory or identity, they typically end up changing [...]

[...] more inclined toward Realistic work than Intuitives or Judgers. With regard to the Myers-Briggs functions, Extraverted Sensing (Se) and Introverted Thinking (Ti) are the functions most aligned [...]

[...] the nature of the “functional stack,” the inferior function, the eight Myers-Briggs functions, and the sixteen Myers-Briggs personality types (INTP, INFP, INTJ, INFJ, ENTP, ENFP, ENTJ, [...]

[...] Inferior Function Posts II. Posts on the Myers-Briggs Functions Overview of the Myers-Briggs Functions Extraverted Intuition (Ne): Ne vs. Ni;  Ne in INTPs/INFPs Introverted Intuition (Ni) [...]

[...] / conceptions of reality. In light of these similarities, I was able to map the eight Myers-Briggs functions onto specific quadrants of Wilber’s four-quadrant model (see below). This mapping [...]

[...] By Dr. A.J. Drenth If you’ve enjoyed my INTP profile and my posts on INTP careers and relationships, you will surely enjoy this brand new eBook. The book’s primary [...]

[...] By Dr. A.J. Drenth If you’ve enjoyed our INTP profile and our posts on INTP careers and relationships, you will surely enjoy this new eBook. The book’s primary purpose is [...]

[...] ’s factors—Openness (sometimes called Openness to Experience)—and the Myers-Briggs preferences.  While numerous studies have demonstrated strong correlations between the Myers- [...]

[...] of My Personality Type,” many people are led astray when focusing primarily on the Myers-Briggs preferences (E, I, S, N, T, F, J, P) rather than taking time to explore and analyze their [...]

[...] By Dr. A.J. Drenth Myers-Briggs Intuitive types are reflective, contemplative, and interested in exploring concepts, ideas, [...]