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Writer's pictureHeloisa Scanavini

Personality-who?

Updated: Sep 25, 2018

The theory behind the 16 type personality test


Find out your personality type here: https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types


Some of the most philosophical and asked questions of all time are: Who are we? Why are we the way we are? Why are some people more extroverted or introverted than you? These are all questions psychologists joined together to answer in an epic personality test, generated by joining a variety of psychological theories. The objective: to inspire personal growth and enhancement of self-understanding.

The test consists of 100 questions, each one is answered as a click on a scale of the extent you agree or disagree with the statement being made. The test is a combination of different philosophies, one of Carl Gustav Jung, considered the father of analytical psychology and Katherine Cook Briggs, a teacher that thought that knowing a child's personality and understanding it was essential for their happiness. Jung developed the concept of introversion and extroversion and other psychological theories. Katherine created the Myers-Brigg type indicator, a well-known personality test that shows the order of each Jungian personality aspects such as extraversion such one might have.


Unlike other tests, this test doesn't find answers based on finding a personality stereotype, and instead, focuses on finding the degree to which people show certain traits. The test is based around the "big five personality traits" which today is the stepping stones of modern psychological and social research (Mind, Energy, Nature, Tactics and Identity).


Mind refers to the interaction of an individual with the world around him, this aspect determines the degree of interaction with the outer world, how one behaves socially. You can fall in one of two categories, introvert or extrovert. Introverts are more sensitive and need to escape stimuli to be more focused and are more reserved and quiet. Extroverts are outgoing and enjoy social interactions, they are interested in engaging the environment (people and objects).


Energy has to do with our perception of the world, what information we give value to, and how we process information. There are two types, observant individuals and intuitive individuals. Observant individuals are extremely practical and focus on tangible aspects, things they can touch, see or feel. The focus is brought to facts and clarity. Intuitive individuals are imaginative, open-minded and curious. They want to find hidden meanings and they focus on ideas and imagination, away from the concrete world.

Nature has to do with the manner we deal with emotions and our decision making process. Thinking individuals are objective and rational, giving more value to logic over emotions. They override and hide their feelings and can be hard to work with as they value efficiency over cooperation. Feeling individuals are sensitive and emotionally centered, being empathetic and less competitive. Social harmony and cooperation is the central aspect of this trait.


Tactics is the relationship we have with work and how we engage in it. There are two types, judging and perception. The Judging type is more decisive, thorough and has an organized approach. Predictability and straightforwardness is the motto; structure and planning is essential. The prospecting type is extremely good at improvising, they like to keep all options available and are quite relaxed.


Identity is a summary of all the the other traits, displaying how confident we are in ourselves and our choices. The assertive type has a well-balanced temper, is not very stressed, and is very confident. However, they are not likely to put as much hard work to achieving goals. Turbulent individuals on the other hand are in constant doubt of themselves and lack confidence. They are success-oriented and perfectionist to the maximum, there's a constant anxiety to improve at all times.


With all this in your mind take the test and find out which type you are too! The test is extremely relatable and by seeing your results you can find out much more about yourself. If you are one of those people that loves taking personality tests, this is definitely worth the look!

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