Thursday, 22 May 2014

LP Level 2: Myers-Briggs Personality Typology

Good day my level 2 students,

Here I am going to briefly summaries Myer-Briggs typology which is part of our study of personalities. Remember, personalities are not as stable as temperaments and as such, even though we will look at the four basic types of personalities, no one person is just one of these their whole life and we are all a mixture of the different typologies that construct out personality. This section should then also be read along with the Big 5 personality types and Myer-Briggs 4 temperaments that we have done and which is also on this blog. Let me then begin: 

The four basic types of personality according to Myer-Briggs: 

  1. Extrovert vs. Introvert
  2. Sensing vs. Intuition
  3. Thinking vs. Feeling
  4. Judging vs. Perceiving.
From the outset, with the exclusion of extrovert, you will see that the personalities to the left relate to the left brain dominant character, that is a person who is mainly rational and logical. The individual personality is a mix of these four elements so that in the end one will have 16 distinct personality types, though we are not going to go into that much detail. Let us now look into more detail at each personality:

Extrovert v. Introvert:   

  • This personality distinction relates to how the individual react to the world around them. This includes not only the world outside themselves, but also their internal world. In other words it looks at the persons locus of control: Are you predominantly driven by external factors (such as other peoples praise) or internal factors. The implication of this being that the extroverts are more action takes i.e. they will first act then think of their actions,  while introverts are more reflective, they think before they act.

Extrovert
These personality types receive allot of their energy from the world around them (external locus of control) and taking action. Therefore if they are kept quite their level of energy drops. Extroverts are typically very social and talkative. 
Introvert: 
in contrast introverts receive their energy from within and require additional time to do things as they first reflect on their thoughts before they take action. They have then an internal locus of control and spend allot of their time on self development. They are thus more interested in depth and thought orientated. 

Sensing vs. Intuition: 


  • This distinction relates to how the individual goes about gathering information form the world around them. In other words where do they go look for information when they make decisions or take actions. It describes how information is gathered, made sense of and understood. 
Sensing: 
These individuals only trust information gathered through their senses. As such they require proof of things and are naturally distrusting of information. This is typically your mathematically and scientifically minded persons. 

Intuition
These individual in contrast, put more trust in information that they can remember or discover if they can see the bigger picture. As such they trust flashes of insight that come form their subconscious more and make decisions based on feelings rather than rationality. In other words they trust their 'gut' feelings. 

Thinking vs. Feeling: 

  • This distinction relates to how the individual makes decisions, which is generally based on how they interpret and receive the information from the environment  around them. 
Thinking: 
These individuals use logic and reason to base their decision in life on. Typically they would then also be your more sensing type of personalty.  They will look at all the hard facts to come to the most logical decision. As such they are very cerebral and their decision based on what is the right thing to do.  

Feeling: 
People who rely more heavily on their feelings and emotion to make decisions would be considered feeling personalities. Typically they are then also more intuitive. They will consider all people rather than facts involved and will make their decision based on what feels right. 

Judging vs. Perceiving: 

  • This distinction refers to how the individual chooses to communicate with the outside world. In other words, how the individual chooses their words when they speak to another. 

Judging:
These individuals like matters to be settled and as such prefer a direct form of communication. They do not mince their words and will speak frankly about a topic. Consequently, they might seep tactless from time to time.  They do not like to 'beat around the bush'. 

Perceiving: 
These types of individuals prefer o relate to others, rather than being solely focused on resolving matters. As such they prefer to keep their options and decisions open and seem allot more 'laissez fair' or anything goes. 

The combinations then of these would look as such: 
(Available online: https://www.google.co.za/search?q=myer+briggs+personality+types)



I hope this helps you study.

Best regards,
Mr. Keyser

Rough Zulu translation:

Lapha Ngizomenzela ukufingqa kafushane Myer-Briggs typology okuyingxenye ukutadisha kobuntu. Khumbula, nobuntu zingahambi ngendlela uzinze njengoba Isimo sengqondo futhi ngenxa yalokho, ngisho nakuba sizobheka izinhlobo ezine eziyisisekelo ubuntu akukho muntu owodwa nje eyodwa yalezi ukuphila kwabo yonke sonke ingxube ye-typologies ezihlukahlukene enza out ubuntu. Lesi sigaba kumele ke nangokuthi ifundwe kanye izinhlobo nobuntu Big 5 no Myer-Briggs 4 Isimo sengqondo ukuthi senze futhi okuyilona elisebenzayo futhi ngalolu blog. Ake ke mina uqale:

Izinhlobo ezine eziyisisekelo ubuntu ngokwezwi Myer-Briggs:

Extrovert vs umnyewu
Eqonda vs Intuition
Ukucabanga vs Feeling
Ukwahlulela vs niqonda.
Kusukela ekuqaleni, ne eshiya ngaphandle extrovert, uzobona ukuthi i-Ubuntu ngakwesobunxele kubhekisela kwesokunxele ubuchopho uhlamvu ephezulu, okusho umuntu ikakhulukazi enengqondo futhi ezinengqondo. Ubuntu ngabanye ukuxuba salezi zici ezine ukuze ekugcineni kuyomelwe 16 izinhlobo ngezigodi ubuntu, nakuba thina Ngeke bangene leso imininingwane okuningi. Manje ake ahlole kabanzi at ubuntu ngalinye:

Extrovert v umnyewu:

Le umehluko ubuntu sihlobene kanjani umuntu ngamunye usabela eya nabo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa hhayi kuphela nezwe elingaphandle ngokwabo, kodwa futhi indlunkulu yabo yangaphakathi. Ngamanye amazwi it ubheka abantu Locus of control: Ingabe ikakhulukazi eliqhutshwa ezingaphandle (ezifana ezinye izizwe ukudumisa) noma nezici zangaphakathi. Iphuzu lokhu ngokuba ukuthi le extroverts kukhona isinyathelo more ithatha okusho bayohlala kuqala senze ke ucabange izenzo zabo, kuyilapho introverts kukhona lembhali xaxa, becabanga ngaphambi kokuba senze.

Extrovert
Lezi zinhlobo ubuntu zithola abela yamandla abo ezweni eziphila kulo (Locus kwangaphandle of control) kanye kokuthatha isinyathelo. Ngakho-ke uma kugcinwa ngempela ezingeni kwabo energy amaconsi. Extroverts kuvamise yokuzihlanganisa nabantu, futhi ikhuluma njalo.
umnyewu:
ngokuphambene introverts zithola amandla abo ngaphakathi futhi zidinga isikhathi esengeziwe ukwenza izinto njengoba kuqala ukucabanga yabo ngaphambi kokuba bathathe isinyathelo. Sinenkosi ke i Locus yangaphakathi ingalawuleki futhi zichitha abela yesikhathi sabo kwi development self. Ziyakwazi Kanjalo kakhulu ukujula wacabanga nemidlalo.

Eqonda vs Intuition:


Le umehluko iphathelene kanjani lowo muntu uya mayelana ukuqoqa ilwazi zakha nabo. Ngamanye amazwi bashonaphi look solwazi uma benza izinqumo noma uthathe izenzo. Lichaza indlela ulwazi kwabuthana, abenziwe umuzwa futhi baqonda.
Eqonda:
Lezi ngabanye uthemba kuphela Ukwaziswa bahlangana ngokusebenzisa izinzwa zabo. Ngokunjalo zidinga ubufakazi izinto futhi ngokwemvelo muntu nezizi kwemininingwane. Lokhu uqobo abantu bakho izibalo bese ngokwesayensi ovulekile.

Intuition
Lezi ngabanye ngokuphambene, ithemba abengeziwe ulwazi angabawa akhumbule noma athole ukuthi uma bekwazi ukubona konke okuhilelekile. Ngokunjalo ba simethembe Kubaneka of ukuqondisisa eziza yakha enganakile yabo kakhudlwana futhi enze izinqumo ezisekelwe imizwa kunokuba rationality. Ngamanye amazwi uthemba 'esiswini' imizwa yabo.

Ukucabanga vs Feeling:

Le umehluko iphathelene kanjani lowo muntu enza izinqumo, elivele ngokuvamile esekelwe sendlela ukuhumusha futhi zithole ulwazi kusuka imvelo ezungeze kubo.
Ukucabanga:
Lezi ngabanye zisebenzisa yikuphi ukuhlakanipha nesizathu basekele isinqumo sabo ekuphileni on. Ngokuvamile Abese kube ngaphezulu wakho sensing uhlobo personalty. Bayoba ukubheka wonke amaqiniso kanzima ukuze eze isinqumo enengqondo kunazo. Ngokunjalo, ziyiminyaka cerebral kakhulu futhi isinqumo sabo esisekelwe kulokho kuyinto efanele.

Feeling:
Abantu bathembele more kakhulu imizwa yabo futhi imizwelo ukuba wenze izinqumo bekungaba kubhekwe umuzwa Ubuntu. Ngokuvamile benjalo ke nako enembile. Bayoba ucabangele wonke abantu kunokuba amaqiniso abathintekayo kanti uyokwenza isinqumo sabo esisekelwe kulokho uzizwa kwesokudla.

Ukwahlulela vs niqonda:

Le umehluko kubhekisela kanjani lowo muntu ekhetha ukuxhumana nezwe elingaphandle. Ngamanye amazwi, indlela lowo muntu ukhetha amazwi abo lapho zikhuluma kwesinye.

ukwahlulela:
Laba bantu efana nezindaba ixazululwe futhi ngenxa yalokho bakhetha uhlobo eqondile yokuxhumana. Ababeki ananaze abo futhi uzokhuluma ngokukhululekile ngesihloko. Ngenxa yalokho, bangase seep olulumelayo ngezikhathi ezithile. Benza azithandi 'shaya emhlabeni ehlathini.

niqonda:
Lezi zinhlobo ngabanye bakhetha o uxoxela abanye Kunokuba kuphela egxile ekuxazululeni izindaba. Ngokunjalo bakhetha ukugcina ongakhetha zabo nezinqumo evulekile futhi babonakala abela more 'laissez ukujabulisa' noma yini iya




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