Saturday, October 18, 2008

Personality Test Fun on a Saturday

I am obsessed with personality tests, particularly the MBTI. It's a guilty pleasure but one that I'll cop to. I just took a version of the test that produced the lovely badge you now see at the bottom of this page. In so doing, I stumbled across a kind of hilarious page describing the different MBTI types. Most type descriptions, I find, try to accentuate the positive. This one, not so much. Which isn't to say it's not accurate, sometimes creepily so.

Here's its take on the INFJ:
creative, smart, focus on fantasy more than reality, attracted to sad things, fears doing the wrong thing, observer, avoidant, fears drawing attention to self, anxious, cautious, somewhat easily frightened, easily offended, private, easily hurt, socially uncomfortable, emotionally moody, does not like to be looked at, fearful, perfectionist, can sabotage self, can be wounded at the core, values solitude, guarded, does not like crowds, organized, second guesses self, more likely to support marijuana legalization, focuses on peoples hidden motives, prone to crying, not competitive, prone to feelings of loneliness, not spontaneous, prone to sadness, longs for a stabilizing relationship, fears rejection in relationships, frequently worried, can feel victimized, prone to intimidation, lower energy, strict with self
And here's the INFP, the other type I seem to get sometimes:
creative, smart, idealist, loner, attracted to sad things, disorganized, avoidant, can be overwhelmed by unpleasant feelings, prone to quitting, prone to feelings of loneliness, ambivalent of the rules, solitary, daydreams about people to maintain a sense of closeness, focus on fantasies, acts without planning, low self confidence, emotionally moody, can feel defective, prone to lateness, likes esoteric things, wounded at the core, feels shame, frequently losing things, prone to sadness, prone to dreaming about a rescuer, disorderly, observer, easily distracted, does not like crowds, can act without thinking, private, can feel uncomfortable around others, familiar with the darkside, hermit, more likely to support marijuana legalization, can sabotage self, likes the rain, sometimes can't control fearful thoughts, prone to crying, prone to regret, attracted to the counter culture, can be submissive, prone to feeling discouraged, frequently second guesses self, not punctual, not always prepared, can feel victimized, prone to confusion, prone to irresponsibility, can be pessimistic
Really, I do have a saucy, sunny side. At least I'm not an INTJ ("not much fun"). I love the random super-specific details; the ESFJ "loves getting massages" and would disfavor "international spy" as a career. Righto.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

LOL

My friend took this test, was deemed an INFP, read the INFP description from the page you referred to, and copied the whole thing into an email he sent to me.

I, much like you, thought it was hilariously negative, yet surprisingly on the money.

I searched for the description and found your blog.