Jung Typology Test And The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator Test

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When I took the Jung Typology Test and the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator Test I discovered my personality type was ISFJ. Those four letters meant nothing to me, but after finding out what they stood for my personality unfolded before my eyes. ISFJ stands for introvert, sensing, feeling, and judging. With the help of this test I got a greater understanding of myself. According to Carl G. Jung 's theory of psychological types people can be characterized by their preference of general attitude: Extraverted (E) vs. Introverted (I), their preference of one of the two functions of perception: Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N), and their preference of one of the two functions of judging: Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F) (Jung). The three areas of preferences …show more content…

The DSM 5 states that if a person has five of the following symptoms they could have a dependent personality disorder: difficulty making routine decisions without input, reassurance, and advice from others, requires others to assume responsibilities which they should be attending to, fear of disagreeing with others and risking disapproval, difficulty starting projects without support from others, excessive need to obtain nurturance and support from others, even allowing other to impose themselves rather than risk rejection or disapproval, feels vulnerable and helpless when alone, desperately seeks another relationship when one ends, and an unrealistic preoccupation with being left alone and unable to care for themselves (Diagnostic). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders also states that a depressive and anxiety disorder can be present and that this disorder is more prevalent in women. One possible risk factor for the development of Dependent personality disorder is very strict authoritarian parenting where decisions are made for children and teenagers inappropriately, fostering dependence and an inability to make decisions (Cleveland Clinic,

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