Cameron Howlett Psychology 2250 Professor Larry Christensen This Is My Personality On the Keirsey Temperament Sorter I scored a near

fully polarized INTJ, scoring a 0-10 for I, 218 for T, and 17-3 for J. Although I scored 11-9 for S originally, the ISTJs profile just did not sound like me, so I looked it over again and since the S-N was the only close score I decided to read the INTJs profile. While reading the profile I noticed rather specific similarities in the temperaments profile, they were rather creepy in-fact. It may now just be a self-fulfilling prophecy but after reading the profile I have noticed that a lot of things that I do and think also match the profile. There are other things that I know I have always done though, like how I have always had a need, or craving for efficiency, I walk fast, I always take the best route, sometimes I even complain when people take a longer route when I drive with them, and I always try to optimize everything that I do to find the fastest way. Another would be that I will never accept the This is the right way to do it, just trust me. If I am not given a rationale, then it is not true until I find one for myself, I also do not believe that authority, or seniority, should hold any more sway than a newcomer, a fresh set of eyes has solved many a problem throughout history, and expertise only matters as far as it works. Of course the downside of this is that it means I have a minor problem with authority, but only inasmuch as I dont trust them, and luckily I trust a lot of my bosses expertise. The worst thing about my temperaments profile is how distant it is, and that also matches me quite well, there are a lot of times that I just seclude myself in my own head and ignore almost everything else. This has caused me to have decreased social skill throughout life, as they have not gotten much practice so I am not that skilled in social situations, unless it has a clear-cut rationale behind it. I also internalize my emotions almost completely, because of this even my closest friends have never directly experienced an emotional side of me, this also makes dating very difficult, as I dont often have the social courage to ask a girl that I might like out, or being in a relationship it is hard for me to verbalize my feelings. Reading through the later chapters in Keirseys book I realized a lot about myself, it even has caused me to rethink a lot of my career prospects, it made me realize what I enjoy working with and why I do. The main things that I realized were that I enjoy working on my own, with a goal, but no specific regulations so I can find my own way to complete the job. A goal is actually a major thing for me, a task to complete, that can be completed, I was wondering why I did not enjoy my current job as much as I did my previous job, and it is because it goes against all of those things, especially the goal, I just have to keep working as long as more people come in, day in and day out the same thing with nothing to really complete, and it is aggravating. I loved reading the leadership chapter of Keirseys book because I learned

all of these things from it, it is one of the most interesting things I have read in my life and it is a major reason that I loved it. The parenting chapter did not teach me much about myself, only confirmations of things I already knew, saying that Rational parents believe in principles that I believe in myself and other things of that sort. Although it did teach me the differences between children and that will be very helpful to me later in life. The mating chapter on the other hand was very interesting because it talked about why we believe both the opposites attract and the birds of a feather flock together theories of attraction and put them together to assimilate a love theory into his own temperament theory. Keirseys theory on mating made a lot of sense to me as it goes something like this, you want to be with someone who is the direct opposite of you to complete you, but they have to speak the same language meaning they are opposite of you in all the temperament letters except the S-N factor. This is because the S-N determines if you focus more on the outside world or your thoughts, and this controls a lot of your language and the ideas that you have, and having someone who can relate to your point of view is much better in any intimate relationship. As for the other three factors having them opposite is a balancing act, it you are an I you need an E to help you express yourself around people while the E needs to learn to form close, long-term relationships. A T needs someone to bring out their emotional side while the F needs to keep their feet grounded. A J of course needs some help leaving their comfort zone, trying new things and living in the moment, while the P needs to stick to a schedule now and then and get things done. But then there is the N and S, if there is a difference between those it can be a very bad thing for an intimate relationship, because they speak a different language in a sense, the N will talk about ideas and possibilities, while the S will talk about the world, its going-ons, and what is real. Unfortunately they both often see the other as focusing on something trivial and wasting their time. With this information it has helped me better understand what I like in a mate. I always knew that I wanted to date a girl that was very expressive both emotionally and socially, but now I can better recognize those qualities as well as others that appeal to me, and I better understand why. Reading this book has changed my outlook on many things and has opened my eyes to a lot of aspects of personality, both my own and others. It has been very interesting to start to notice little nuances of other personality types in my friends and family and has helped me better explain behavior. I have loved this book more than any I have read in a long time because of the information that it holds and what it has helped me realize about myself. For my temperament, introspection is paramount to how I view myself, and that holds true for me, this book has helped me do that even better than I did before, and because of that it has been a great experience for me.