What is Personality?

Needless to say, since the dawn of time everyone has decided to categorize themselves according to the way they feel and react to things. This has led to one of the most popular still prevailing personality chart. According to this chart, formulated by Carl Jung, there are a total of 16 personalities out of which there’s one that every person can be placed in. Let us first understand the different classification and then get into understanding each of the 16 personalities one by one.

So there are 4 possible pairs that form each personality trait type and together these make 4 acronyms each, thus giving us the 16 personalities.

Carl Jung Personality Types:

1. Introversion ( I ) or Extroversion ( E ):

This is how you perceive things around you. If you are an introvert, you are usually okay with not being interactive with everyone present all around. On the other hand, extroversion is quite the opposite and you just can’t stop conversing with people no matter who they are.

2. Sensing ( S ) or Intuition ( I ):

While people who sense everything let out a more pragmatic approach and are down to earth. They usually choose to focus on what’s happening or has happened. The intuitive on the other hand, are open to imagination, and decide to go solely on their instincts of future possibilities.

3. Thinking ( T ) or Feeling ( F ):

The first category here includes people who love to use only rational thinking to work out every situation they are put in and they don’t ever let emotions cloud their judgment. The ones who use feelings tend to see the good in people, thus settling down things with cooperation.

4. Judging ( J ) or Perceiving ( P ):

Individuals who use judgmental beliefs, prefer predicting the behavior based on their past, thus framing a very generic mindset. On the other hand, the perceiving ones keep every option about a person open and aren’t quick to judge.