Type is still a ‘hard sell’ among many analysts. A study published by Plaut (1972) revealed that less than half of Jungian analysts use type in their clinical work.5 Those who do often rely on test results rather than clinical observation to establish the ‘type diagnosis’. Many of these analysts are unaware that the Association for Psychological Type considers it unethical to type someone simply on the basis of their results on the MBTI, which is after all only an ‘Indicator’.
