When you understand the tendencies of family members, you can appreciate the differences between you and those around you. Husbands and wives, children, teenagers, grandparents and other relatives all are unique. With friends and other associates, you may be able to avoid the other person. But when the other person is your marriage partner or a family member, you need to face the issues and resolve them.
Personality traits are closely related to character traits. These are characteristics that a person is born with that influences how they look at life. They impact assertiveness and energy, emotional stability, imagination, and receptivity to instruction. Personality impacts how a person will respond to discipline and strong character training.
Parents can benefit significantly by knowing the learning style of their kids. According to Myers Briggs, personality types impact how a child best receives character building instruction. The following outline gives an assessment that could be helpful:
Extraverted Sensing (ESP) - Not serious, short attention span, and needs quick correction.
Introverted Sensing (ISJ) - Needs explicit rules, insecure outside of normal routines.
Extraverted Intuition (ENP) - Forgets rules, messy, does not finish projects, tests boundaries
Introverted Intuition (INJ) - Does not listen well, stubborn, easily embarrassed.
Extraverted Feelers (EFJ) - Hyper sensitive, exaggerates, needs great attention and affection.
Introverted Feelers (IFP) - sensitive, prone to depression, difficulty with criticism, not assertive.
Introverted Thinkers (ITP) - Unaware of others feelings, does not like being told what to do, hard to get close to.
To take a free personality quiz and see a fuller description of personality types, click on this link: Personality types for children. You can take the personality test for your child and see how their personality gets categorized. There are suggestions for dealing with each type.
Knowledge of personality types, temperment, and personal characteristics can help you understand others and find ways to be in harmony with them. The table below includes key attributes to aid in understanding others.
Click on the link for any word listed on the right to see information about these terms and the dictionary definitions for the associated character attributes.
Choosing career based on personality qualities
If your personality and career choices are a good match you will probably find that your career more fulfilling and stressful. That does not mean you should not look for something that will stretch and challenge you. The following table gives a list of characteristics and the roles that fit well in these areas:
List of careers by personality type
ISTJ
Duty fulfillers
Business Executives, Administrators and Managers, Accountants,
and Financial Officers, Police and Detectives, Judges and Lawyers
Computer Specialists, Military Leaders
ISFJ
Nurturers
Interior Decorators, Designers, Nurses
Child Care, Social Work, Counselors, Paralegals,
Clergy Office Managers, Shopkeepers, Bookkeepers
INFJ
Thinkers
Teachers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists,
Social Workers, Musicians and Artists,Photographers
INTJ
Scientists
Scientists, Engineers, Professors,
Doctors/Dentists, Corporate Strategists and Organization Builders
Business Administrators Military Leaders, Lawyers, Programmers
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