Understanding Yourself and Others: An Introduction to the Personality Type Code

by Linda V. Berens, Dario Nardi

Introduce psychological type and the eight cognitive processes. Includes descriptions of what each process looks like within each type. These breakthrough descriptions will help your clients understand their complete type pattern in way never before available. Like the reflections of trees on the water, descriptions of personality type patterns are merely reflections of the human patterns of life. Sometimes these patterns are easy to see in ourselves and in others. At other times we miss important aspects of these patterns because they fall in our blind spots and are "in the shadow." The personality type code devised by Isabel Myers can be a powerful tool for explaining individual differences. And while the type code embodies a simple presentation, it was meant to represent a "whole" personality pattern. We are more than the letters or the "sum of our preferences." Once we realize that we are dynamic and constantly developing, we are freer to step outside our natural pattern, bridge communication gaps, and follow our natural instincts for developing unexplored aspects of ourselves. Understanding Yourself and Others: An Introduction to the Personality Type Code presents a first-of-its-kind look at the sixteen personality types and takes you deep into the richness of the patterns. You will explore the whole range of cognitive processes available to you for accessing and gathering information and for evaluating that information as well as how those processes play out in your personality in both positive and negative ways.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

60 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

Reviews

[kaleid. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooo i'm definitely a sucker for the MBTI. The idea of personality type was being explored in the 1920s, the time in which Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung wrote Psychological Types. Then, in the 1940s, Isabel Meyers began developing the MBTI self-report questionnaire to find a fit in Jung's theory.

[Hannatu · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather abstruse and repetitive.

[Luísa · Rating 2 out of 5]

As funções ficam parecendo status de RPGs, mas poderia ter sido pior. As descrições são "okzinhas".

[Jacob O'connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating. I always get the same result from these profiles: giant jerk. I'm trying not to be that guy, hence the extra reading. This workbook is a good start. Points off for the expense/content ratio. I feel like much of this could have been had for a quick Google search.

[Ciro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breaking down a tough concept into manageable parts. Breaks down easily the function stacks of the 16 types. Not for beginners, but a terrific insight. Under 60 pages too.