Personality is something that makes people different from one another through their traits of qualities. One’s personality traits show how everyone sees them through character and how one portrait themselves to others. Everyone has a different way to think, feel and behave which makes them unique from one another. It’s fascinating to understand how psychologist diagnoses personality to identify the way an individual think and behave.
With the help of Carl Jung, people can divide their personality traits into categories based on sensation (S), intuition (N), feeling (F), thinking (T), introversion (I) and extraversion (E). Their introverted intuition (Ni) traits form relations to understand people and situations. INFJs are characterized having complex personality making up only 1% of the population. People with this type of personality are concerned about others feelings and tend to be more caring and friendly towards others.
Carl Jung theory explains that introvert’s feelings are the conscious shadow and persona balances out the personality. The persona component allows people to interact socially in various situations. However, people who are strongly attached to their persona may lose their true self. On the other hand, the shadow is the basic traits that people tend to ignore. If it is not recognized, a person’s personality can be at risk. INFJs strengths show a person being inspiring to others, they have strong believes in making the world a better place and having a passion for their chosen cause in an inseparable part of their personality. On their weak side, can be being sensitive and perfectionist. INFJs are likely to exhaust themselves if there is no balance between their ideal and reality life. Especially, feel restless when the steps they take towards their goals are not actual.
Introverted people live in their private world, usually get energized by admiring the nature’s beauty and have a small group of friends. INFJ personality searches for depth meaning in most of their relationship before truly interacting with someone. They are warm, friendly and caring which helps them to understand other’s emotions and thoughts. Sometimes may act differently because they focus on that individual needs while relating to that person. When socializing with friends, they only seek out to people who they can share their every passion and imagination. They make loyal and supportive companions, encouraging growth and enrich life experiences. As trust grows, true friendships are built and mutual understanding last a lifetime.
People with INFJs personality usually learn better in an independent environment which helps them to be creative. They can handle responsibilities well and are happy to be in charge of any task. Their outer world is very systematic as they put all their energy into getting things done and tend to live up to their potential. They have strong values and live life corresponding to what they feel right. Since, INFJs trusts their own instincts tremendously a conflict between their inner and outer worlds and may result being stubborn and not prepared. This personality has higher stress levels compared to other personality types. During unexpected events, they are forced to focus on immediate response instead of relying on their intuition. As stress increases, INFJ’s will try to behave based on the stress type. Their characteristics are acting impulsive, make any decisions without thinking it and may find fault with everything around them.
INFJs may face numerous challenges that can make them question who they truly are. They are true introverts and mistaken for extroverts because they appear to show interest in people. They are extremely aware of people’s mood, facial expressions and find hidden motives using their unique empathic ability. But this individual try to acknowledge what something means instead cares little about how the surface looks like. Their most utilized function is the introverted intuition. INFJs have the tendency to find a deeper meaning behind something then connect the clues to form a forecast that is yet to come. They see vivid images in their mind helps to analyze things through. While figuring out someone’s emotions, INFJs at the same time tries searching their purpose in life.
Alfred Adler’s theories were looks at the person in terms of physical and social environments. He describes people’s personality started of them feeling inferior to others. It is a psychological sense that begins in all children’s lives when they learn to know power is good and evil is the weakness. He believed all human beings experience the feelings of inferiority at times. In Adlerian theory, the better way to react to the difficulty is to develop new tactics instead of doubting one’s capability. In other to overcome this situation, the person can work hard to find another option to succeed. Overall this motivates people’s thoughts and feelings and shapes up their unique personality.
Adler believed that personality is developed based on family situations. People learn from their childhood as being nice to everyone and gets more sociable. While others learn from being less caring and tough. All these personality traits are passed along from childhood to adulthood. People’s lifestyle refers to their surroundings and activities they have. Positive lifestyle can be an individual being helpful to others whereas people who manipulate parents to get whatever they want are bound to behave spoiled forever in life. A person’s creative self-places responsibility on his or her own feelings and situations.
Social interest is an optimistic interest in the well-being of others. Being social can make someone feel a sense of belonging by involving with others. As engaging with people, a person can overcome any actual inferiority. An individual who interacts with everyone would feel less isolated and happy showing their self-confidence. Friendship helps people to express their feelings and ability to adapt their environments. Positive people can spread good atmospheres to others around them. Working together with colleagues can give someone combined external resources of knowledge. This can change someone’s mistaken beliefs about themselves and the world.
People usually master life goals through their personal experiences, values, attitudes, and personality. It gives them a focus on achievement in life. Values are something that people believe are important to them. As life moves on, people with strong values tend to be more focus on their goals. He or she can value things differently they did when they were younger whereas their current situation. A unique attitude and personality created based on his or her values. People’s attitudes show how they handle problems and situations. Learning most of it from personal experience as interacting with people and grasping from others. Adler believed he or she is more responsive when encouraged and respected. For instance, someone oldest in the family is given more responsibilities and are helpful when they feel supportive of their friends and family. This gives him or her a motivation of moving towards the future.
Erikson proposed the identity confusion at the age of 12-18. His theories say that teenagers try out different roles to know themselves and what opportunities the society gives. Not everyone will fit properly based on the stage ages Erikson believed. Someone can feel being in the identity confusion stage whereas another person will be in the intimacy stage. A foreigner may experience identity confusion because of values and culture. Their values will always be strong but having a culture barrier can make them act and behave differently to fit in with everyone. Sometimes foreigners get scared because of how they should respond to others properly or feel they might be judged. However, slowing improving to socialize more with others even can be helpful in having the new experience.
Individual may face many challenges like the sense of integrity and social interactions struggles. Through Erikson’s stage theory, people can change in a positive and negative way. He or she can get motivated by my family, friends and sometimes music which may others shape their identity confusion in a better way. In those moments, the feeling of independence and the strong sense of self-comes out. Unfortunately, people sometimes fail to recognize within the society as being of what they want their occupation to be in the future. Others tend to be indecisive when making a simple choice because it can be confusing and makes them overthink situations. This stage is the turning point as lots of changes occur in most individuals. People at this time search his or her own meanings and directions in life.
Personality psychologists are interested in the unique characteristics of each individual. As it plays an important part in human behavior, some personality remains constant throughout life as other traits tend to change. A person knowing his or her own characteristics can give them an option to develop their old traits or understand their own thought patterns, emotions, and behavior which makes them unique. Through these three psychologists’ theories, he or she can learn some the key characteristics of how personality works. Carl Jung’s theory explains how a person’s personality can be distinguished by their attitudes and other psychological functions. Alfred Adler theory talks about individual feeling inferior and their life goals can give them the purpose in life. Erik Erikson’s stages of development where each stage must be resolved for an individual to proceed to the next stage. Mostly influenced by personal experience and interactions with people.