Myers-Briggs types, anyone? | ADHD Information
Ahem, clarification:It's not an option in your multiple choice poll...There are idioms, Natural language is ambiguous. You understood me unless you are autistic or not fluent in enlglish.
you are a wise ass? I did not know asses could type. I did not know there were sentient asses.
Just kidding.
Forgive me!
GarbagePailKid38520.0119560185
[QUOTE=GarbagePailKid]I get intp. it's not a choice though... [/QUOTE]
Where did you get it? Did you find it online? The Myers-Briggs doesn't imply choice, but preference. Nor does it imply any volition in the preference.
It does contend that preferences can be developed, though. Part is practice, part is motivation, and part is a real good therapist! (They don't really say that. I was just being a wiseass. Forgive me!)
Is this the type of page you're asking for?
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/tt/t-articl/mb-simpl.htm
[QUOTE=GarbagePailKid] Ahem, clarification:
It's not an option in your multiple choice poll...There are idioms, Natural language is ambiguous. You understood me unless you are autistic or not fluent in enlglish.
you are a wise ass? I did not know asses could type. I did not know there were sentient asses.
Just kidding.
Forgive me!
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I misunderstood "not an option" thinking you meant "not a conscious choice on your part." The context for that assumption was based on many people recently explaining much of their behaviors as a result of their AD(H)D.
On the other hand, I think you probably misunderstood me which upon reading my post could have been easy enough to do. The "wiseass" part was about having a therapist to help develop the prefrences in which we're lacking. For example, I'm lucky to have 1% of the J characteristics. It will take me all 3 of those things (especially the latter which I'm lucky enough to have) to develop more "J" capability. That remark wasn't directed toward you but about change in general. It is possible to develop the other side of the coin, but it does take work--often a lot of it.
I don't know how familiar you may or may not be with the MBTI so I'll assume not and will explain a bit more. Preferences result from a mixture of nature and nurture but are established at an early age and don't usually change much, without conscious effort. For example, given my schooling, I've become much more "T" and far less "F." (That continuum relates to the basis of decision-making--through cognitive analysis or via emotion.)
The perceiver (P) and judger (J) continuum is about ones preference for closure. J's tend to be: 1) organized, 2) want speedy closure and cut off distractions quickly to obtain it; 3) are often judgmental and jump to conclusions as a result of their preference for closure (I added that one from experience--much of it unhappy); 4) routinized and planned (non-spontaneous); 5) tend to be very self-regulated with a lot of self-discipline; 6) have low tolerance for ambiguity and change, etc. That's why I said I didn't expect to see many J's, although the results so far surprise me since that preference seems to be anathama to AD(H)D.
Sorry sachetm, I did not mean to be antagonistic. For some reason, I thought you understood what I meant, and felt like being clever in a way that somehow annoyed me- maybe I was tired.I apologize.
I'm an INFP. The numbers they gave were
Introverted 89
Intuitive 62
Feeling 12
Perceiving 22
Wow, the discriptions I read are me to a tee. Scary.
floofthegoof38520.6009027778[QUOTE=TheDog]infp types are suppose to be only one percent of the population. i think we are probably disproportionately represented here.
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I would guess you're right but from reading some of the posts, suspect there are a lot of ENFPs too. They're the salespeople (etc.) among us. They're probably not responding as much because they're too busy out schmoozing!
What's interesting is that quite a few people responded that their profiles contain "J" but none of them have posted more about it. "J" seems contrary to the whole "clossure" continuum so I'd like to hear more from them in terms of how it fits with AD(H)D.
[QUOTE=GarbagePailKid] INTP Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving Strength of the preferences % 44 88 12 67[/QUOTE]
You're a mad scientist! I knew it! You need to build a lab down in your basement.
infp types are suppose to be only one percent of the population. i think we are probably disproportionately represented here.
[QUOTE=TheDog]infp types are suppose to be only one percent of the population. i think we are probably disproportionately represented here.
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Lol. We are the 'Dreamers' it says.
Since there were only 6 options, I left out the following:
ENFP (Swear I included this one in the poll and it got cut out???)
ENTP
INTP
ENFJ
INFJ
ESFJ
INFJ
ESTJ
ISTJ
ENTJ
INTJ
I'm guessing we'll see a whole lot of Ps, many Ns, and lots of Es.
If you've never taken the Myers-Briggs (or one of the look-alikes) there are some online. If anyone knows their URLs, I'll appreciate it. Otherwise, I'll have to look it up and have 3 papers to write for school. Shouldn't be here anyway, but giving myself a break since I spent 6 hours getting my first dose of chemo today and deserve a break! (Handy I already got disability extensions for school, too, at the start of the quarter!)
sachetm38519.7955671296I get intp. it's not a choice though... ENFP! WOOOO me too! I think.... INTP IntrovertedIntuitiveThinkingPerceiving Strength of the preferences % 44881267 Did I say I'm an ENFP? Have been that since I first took it, although my T has been getting stronger the older I get. Finally, a little control![QUOTE=GarbagePailKid]Sorry sachetm, I did not mean to be antagonistic. For some reason, I thought you understood what I meant, and felt like being clever in a way that somehow annoyed me- maybe I was tired.
I apologize.
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S'okay. From your reaction, I figured it was something like that. I generally wait until I see a pattern before jumping to any conclusions. It seemed like you felt insulted and I could see how you could pretty easily have misinterpreted what I meant--especially if you were having a bad day or something. One of the limitiations of this frickin' medium--to get your intentions out just right without any other cues. Hypersensitive is something I'm not, thank God. Bad enough what I do have!
[QUOTE=floofthegoof]I'm an INFP. The numbers they gave were
Introverted 89
Intuitive 62
Feeling 12
Perceiving 22
Wow, the discriptions I read are me to a tee. Scary.
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The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory has been around since the 40s (as I recall) and is based on Jungian "archetypes." It's also deals more with communication between people which is how it's generally used. It's pretty big in education and also in business (especially the HR, management, and training ends of it) to help people understand the idea that, duh, everyone is different and that doesn't necessarily mean better or worse. That said, I've never met an ISTJ I considered trustworthy! 
I am an INFP and enjoy reading about the type theories.
TheDog38520.9353009259INTJ. VERY strong NT; borderline I/E. Soft, but clear J
OOOH! SACHETM!! YOU CALLED ME HYPERSENSITIVE!!!THAT HURT MY FFEEEELIINGGSS!!! Lol. Maybe you are right.
TRUCE?
GarbagePailKid38532.124849537ENFP......
And yes, these days I'm too busy fighting off women.....
no seriously.......it's not as spectacular as it sounds, it actually sucks! REALLY BAD!!!!
But regardless, WOOO extroverts! I'm a strong extrovert....infact come to think of it I find nothing in my life or anyone's around me worthwhile of being a secret. Everybody knows EVERYTHING about me. If I weren't afraid of getting arrested, I'd walk around in the nude...
Infact, I wish to join a nudist colony....
WOOOOO nudity!
LOL have you seen the people that go to nudist colonies
Get the shivers just thinking about it
