Who Are You?

Personality TypesWeek TWO

Human Bingo, MBTI Preference, MBTI Grid, Print Note Page, 1

Last Week

• Introduction• Course Syllabus• Career Theories• VESL Program• Homework

– Journal: Autobiography

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Ice Breaker

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Human Bingo

Workbook – page 16

Agenda

• Who Are You?• Dr. Carl Jung & Myers-Briggs• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator• Computer Lab• Homework

– Journal: MBTI

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Career Theories

• What is a “theory”?– A relationship between two variables

1.How people & job matches2.People are happy when they meet their needs3.Finish each stage before moving to the next4.Career is an expression of our personality

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Who Are You?

• Career Decision– Personality– Values– Interest

• Jungian Types or Code Types

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Dr. Carl G. Jung1875-1961

Dr. Carl Gustav Jung

• Swiss Psychologist• Founder of Analytical

Psychology• Psychological Types

Define “Psychology”………………………………………

“Study of the mind”

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

• Isabel Myers & Katharine Briggs– Started during World War II– Psychological instrument use to suggest right and

wrong answers– It was modified to help personality types (not limit to

careers choices)

• As we cover the following types, complete the handout

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MBTI – Type Indicator

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Dichotomies

Extraversion Introversion

Sensing iNtuition

Thinking Feeling

Judging Perceiving

DEFINITION:A dichotomy is a division of two mutually exclusive

groups, or in this case, type preferences.Notes

Why is MBTI helpful?• Identify learning styles• Improve study skills• Career choices• Conflict management• Stress management• Team development• Leadership development• Improve communication• Relationship counseling

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Extrovert – Vs – Introvert

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Extroverted Characteristics• Act first, think/reflect later• Feel deprived when cutoff

from interaction with the outside world

• Usually open to and motivated by outside world of people and things

• Enjoy wide variety and change in people relationships

Introverted Characteristics• Think/reflect first, then act• Regularly require an

amount of “private time” to recharge batteries

• Motivated internally, mind is sometimes so active it is “closed” to outside world

• Prefer one-to-one communication and relationships

Sensing – Vs – Intuitive

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Sensing Characteristics• Mentally live in the Now,

attending to present opportunities

• Using common sense and creating practical solutions is automatic instinctual

• Memory recall is rich in detail of facts and past events

• Best improvise from past experience

• Like clear and concrete information; dislike guessing when facts are “fuzzy”

Intuitive Characteristics• Mentally live in the Future,

attending to future possibilities• Using imagination and

creating/inventing new possibilities is automatic instinctual

• Memory recall emphasizes patterns, contexts and connections

• Best improvise from theoretical understanding

• Comfortable with ambiguous, fuzzy data and with guessing its meaning

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Thinking – Vs – Feeling

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Thinking Characteristics• Instinctively search for facts

and logic in a decision situation

• Naturally notices tasks and work to be accomplished

• Easily able to provide an objective and critical analysis

• Accept conflict as a natural, normal part of relationships with people

Feeling Characteristics• Instinctively employ

personal feelings and impact on people in decision situations

• Naturally sensitive to people needs and reactions

• Naturally seek consensus and popular opinions

• Unsettled by conflict; have almost a toxic reaction to disharmony

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Judging – Vs – PerceivingJudging Characteristics• Plan many of the details in

advance before moving into action

• Focus on task-related action; complete meaningful segments before moving on

• Work best and avoid stress when keep ahead of deadlines

• Naturally use targets, dates and standards routines to manage life

Perceiving Characteristics• Comfortable moving into

action without a plan; plan on-the-go

• Like to multitask, have variety, mix work and play

• Naturally tolerant of time pressure; work best close to the deadlines

• Instinctively avoid commitments which interfere with flexibility, freedom and variety

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MBTI – Type Indicator

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Extraversion (E)Focus on people and events

Introversion (I)Focus on thoughts, feelings, ideas,

and impressions

Sensing (S)Focus on what is real and what has

been done in the past

Intuition (N)Focus on the possibilities. Likes new

ways of doing things

Thinking (T)Make decisions based on facts or

logic

Feeling (F)Make decisions based on feelings

Judging (J)Prefer structure and organization.

Like to have things settled or completed

Perceiving (P)Prefer to be flexible and spontaneous.

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Computer Lab• On the internet, go to the following website:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp(Google: humanmetrics personality test)

• After the assessment, write down your TYPE in the Career Planning Workbook– It is the four letters (E or I, S or N, T or F, J or P)– Complete the worksheet in the VESL Workbook

• Additional description for types, go to:http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory2.html

Workbook – page 17

Homework

• Journal: MBTI Preference

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