myers-briggs type indicator

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Offers advice for opposite personalities to form lasting relationships, discussing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, explaining the different personality types, and explaining how differences can be used to improve relationships.

Draws from never-before-published documents to examine the history, popularity, and efficacy of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Discusses the lives of Katherine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers who had no formal training in psychology, how the test became a worldwide cultural icon, and the lack of evidence validating its results. Also theorizes that the popularity of the test comes from humans' desire to define, categorize, quantify, and understand ourselves.

Presents a guide to understanding and recognizing personal work types and works types of colleagues and provides strategies for leadership and being more effective on the job.

Presents a step-by-step guide for determining personality types in order to customize job searches, and includes a number of case studies and simple exercises.

Explains the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator--MBTI-- personality test used by psychologists and describes its sixteen personality types.

A guide to understanding the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a method for discovering personality types which is based on the work of philosopher Carl Jung.