The MBTI

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The MBTI YOU!

• The Promises and Pitfalls of Applying Type

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Todays Topics

• What is the MBTI?
• What is psychological type?
• What are preferences?
• Exercises in type
• Discovering your type?
• Type dynamics in group projects
• Constructive use of differences

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What is the MBTI?

• Self-report questionnaire
• Identify strengths
• Appreciate different types

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What Is Psychological Type?

• Explanation of differences in behavior
• Predictable differing patterns (types)
• Two mental processes

Judging
Perceiving
Sensing Intuition
Thinking Feeling
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What Is Psychological Type?
Extraversion

• External world
• Internal world

Introversion
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What are Preferences?

• Exercise
• Theory of preferences

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Preferences

• Focus of attention
• Take in information
• Make decisions
• Orientation to external world
• Misconceptions

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Exercise

• Describe your perfect day

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Focus of Attention EI

• Extraversion - E
• - outer world of people events
• - energy source attention outward
• Introversion - I
• - inner world of ideas experiences
• - energy source attention inward

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Exercise
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Take in Information SN

• Sensing - S
• - use senses
• - observant of surroundings
• Intuition - N
• - BIG picture
• - new possibilities, visionaries

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Exercise

• YOU must make the decision regarding a kidney
  transplant
• - school teacher (1)
• - father-in-law of the hospital chief of staff
  (2)
• - wealthy research scientist (3)
• - single mother of three (4)

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Making Decisions TF

• Thinking - T
• - logical, impersonal
• - objective analysis
• Feeling - F
• - person-centered values
• - place themselves in the situation
• - subjective

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Exercise

• How do you plan a vacation?
• How do you plan/organize your time?

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Orientation JP

• Judging - J
• - planned, orderly
• - structured organized
• Perceiving - P
• - flexible, spontaneous
• - open to experience options

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What is your type?

• Question your type?
• Type influences

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Conclusions

• Each type is special
• Each person is unique
• Type does not explain everything
• Use type to understand self enhance
  relationships
• Gain insight into strengths application to
  academic career counseling

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Tip for the week..

• Katiebelle says..
• There are no secrets on a college campus