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Old 11-15-2007, 01:48 AM
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Default Erin's Personality Type

Last month, in response to an old question by Steve, I posted my guess of Erin's MBTI personality type.

Being an old thread, it probably did not attract the attention of those who know.

So I'll repost my guess:


INFP a.k.a. The Healer.

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Healers are introspective, cooperative, informative, and attentive. They are highly compassionate and empathetic to the needs of others. Healers care deeply about a few favorite individuals or causes and they desire to bring about peace and integrity to their companions and to the society at large. They want to heal the problems that trouble individuals and correct the conflicts that divide groups in order to bring health to themselves, their companions and to the society.

Healers tend to be private individuals who have a strong sense of right and wrong and an idealistic worldview. They are deeply committed to things that are positive or good and may be inspired to make extraordinary sacrifices in attempts to achieve their ideals.
So, Erin and/or Steve, how did I do?
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Old 11-15-2007, 03:12 AM
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That does describe me pretty well. But I would need to read the other categories to see if something fit me better. Or I could take the test. Is there a place online to take the test and determine what category I'm in?
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Old 11-15-2007, 03:34 AM
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Online test based on Jung - Myers-Briggs typology
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The Healer is an Introvert. There's another category (The Inspirer) with the same base but with extroversion.
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Uh oh... I came up on Dan's metric as ESFJ. What does that mean?
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Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judging

I would have guessed ENFP (Extroverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving)
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Weird. But the description I read about ESFJ is mostly about socialness and service. While I am very social, that is really not what I am most about. I responded way more decidedly on the questions related to justice, helping others, empathy, etc.

And although I would probably make a good sales person it is not what I resonate with at all. I'm more of a helper and healer than a salesman.

I need a new test
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Uh oh... I came up on Dan's metric as ESFJ. What does that mean?
It means you're just like me!

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ESFJ - The Caregiver
Warm-hearted, popular, and conscientious. Tend to put the needs of others over their own needs. Feel strong sense of responsibility and duty. Value traditions and security. Interested in serving others. Need positive reinforcement to feel good about themselves. Well-developed sense of space and function.
Click here for a Detailed Description of an ESFJ.
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I think it should be ENFJ. The NF types are also known as the idealists and i think the Erin should definitely be in there! The N-types are more `big picture'-persons than the S-types.

The OP came with INFP. While very nice persons, they seem to be way more docile than Erin is.....

And me myself.... I am an INTP.

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I need a new test
There are other personality tests online that have similar characteristics of the Myers-Briggs (you can google them), but the most accurate results would likely come from having the real test administered by a psychologist in a controlled enviornment.

Added on edit: Also look at the percentages of each section. How much E, S, F, and J are you? I, for example, hit right about 50% on the Extraversion/Introversion part. So depending on my mood, mindset, time of day, whatever, I sometimes come up as ESFJ, sometimes as ISFJ.
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Here is another test Erin. Its best to cross-check it.

Personality Test and Types (Myers-Briggs, Jungian Psychological Typology) (you do have to sign up though, it just takes a few seconds)

Edit: My guess is that Erin is an INFP (or ENFP).

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thanks for the link Bene. I'm a strong INFP in both. I would say Erin is ENFP , or maybe ENFJ. Erin, what are you?
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Here is another test Erin. Its best to cross-check it.

Personality Test and Types (Myers-Briggs, Jungian Psychological Typology) (you do have to sign up though, it just takes a few seconds)

Edit: My guess is that Erin is an INFP (or ENFP).
OK - that's freaky - on this test I came up as INFP. Never got that before.

Case in point, if you truly want the results of Myers-Briggs typology, it's best to take the real test.

**off to ponder my chameleon personality**
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I'll take the other test linked and tell you what happens later, (off to do readings now)
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thanks for the link Bene. I'm a strong INFP in both. I would say Erin is ENFP , or maybe ENFJ. Erin, what are you?
Your welcome. I am an INFP too.

I took the official test in college with a career counselor and found out I am an INFP. Any online MB test I take puts me in the INFP category too.

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Tonight, I just took both of tests listed here - Dan's and Bene, and I got scored the same: INTJ. That's pretty neat. I had taken them a long time ago and couldn't remember it. Thanks for bringing it up, goes well with Steve's posts on career planning.

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Okay I took that second test and Chris you nailed it!

ENFJ - The Mentor

E: 84%
N: 79%
F: 79%
J: 63%
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Hmmm...

ENFP on test one.
INTP on test two.
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Added on edit: Also look at the percentages of each section. How much E, S, F, and J are you? I, for example, hit right about 50% on the Extraversion/Introversion part. So depending on my mood, mindset, time of day, whatever, I sometimes come up as ESFJ, sometimes as ISFJ.
ESFJ and ISFJ are rather similar. They want things to go the `right' way for other people. The difference is that the ISFJ invests his/her energy into the family or another small group and the ESFJ has a broader focus. The ISFJ is also more inclined to doing hard work and to take pride in that. The ESFJ likes a leadership role better than the ISFJ.
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ENFP on test one.
INTP on test two.
Actually, these two should not be so difficult to distinguish. These two types are perhaps best characterized by the university studies where they flock together. In computer science a very large portion tends to be INTP while in psychology very many students are ENFP. I don't think there are any two types or any two university studies for which the correlation is stronger! For an INTP abstract thinking is the prime thing while for an ENFP understanding people is the most important strength. People can do both, of course, but you could ask yourself the question to which of the two you were most inclined to at a young age.
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I also got ENFJ. The "Mentor"...that has a nice ring to it
Apparently I share this with some famous people like Johnny Depp, Pete Sampras and.....Bob Saget
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ENFP (The Advocate ... ?) on test one
ENFP on test two!

share it with Joseph Campbell

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INFP on both...

so dream I shall!
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On the personality site i'm INFP - dreamer
On the humanmetrics site i'm INFJ - counselor

both are pretty close i guess
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Had to laugh - I know I'm INFP, always rate that way very strongly, but I took the