The Complete Guide To The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Explore the MBTI dichotomies, uncovering how introversion and extraversion, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, and judging and perceiving reveal your personality preferences.

Explore the first MBTI dichotomy: introversion and extraversion, contrasting focus on the inner world of thoughts and memories with the outer world of people and experiences.

Explore the thinking-feeling dichotomy in MBTI decision making, distinguishing objective criteria and logic from subjective values and impact on others, with an example of choosing a college major.

Explore how Jung's cognitive functions use outer and inner focus to take in information and make decisions, including concrete sensory information and extraverted sensing (Se).

Explore Jung's perception cognitive functions, including extraverted sensing and introverted sensing for concrete information from outer and inner worlds, and both extraverted and introverted intuition for abstract information.

Explore extroverted sensing (Se), a concrete information accessing process that focuses on the outer world and present-moment details. See how it helps seize opportunities in the environment.

Explore extraverted intuition (Ne) as reading between the lines to extract abstract information from the outer world, interpreting clues, connecting ideas, and envisioning multiple possible meanings.

Explore introverted intuition, the inner abstract perception that accesses symbolic information to envision future possibilities. See how symbols and doors symbolize life chapters, illustrating Jung's perception cognitive function in action.

Explore Jung's four judgment cognitive functions and how we evaluate information to make decisions, building on the previous section's review of the four perception functions.

Learn extroverted thinking as part of the MBTI framework, making objective decisions about the external world by segmenting information into logical pieces to maximize efficiency.

Explore how Jung's eight cognitive functions map onto the 16 MBTI types, identifying each type's dominant and auxiliary functions with a chart. Prepare to decode your four-letter MBTI code in the next lecture.

Decode your MBTI type by mapping the four letters to a function stack. Use an INFP example to show how to determine j/p, inward vs outward, and the four functions.

Explore the eight-function MBTI model, detailing the dominant, auxiliary, tertiary, and inferior primary processes, plus the unconscious shadow functions, their energy costs, and growth implications.

Identify MBTI strengths and weaknesses by examining your function stack, using INFJ as an example to see how introverted intuition and extraverted feeling guide future forecasting and people-centered decisions.

Sharpen the MBTI functions as double-edged swords, focusing on the helpful extraverted sensing and blunt the harmful. Recognize stress reveals negative sides, while trait versus type emphasizes action over adjectives.

Develop a solid understanding of the MBTI fundamentals and the 16 types. Bring unconscious functions to light for growth.

Discover your best-fit MBTI type through self-discovery by reading accurate descriptions, trying reliable assessments, and exploring multiple options.