Analysis Of Personality: The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Personality is defined as "the pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional, and mental traits of a person" (Wall, 2008). Our personality determines how much we interact with our world, how we gather information, how we form decisions, and how we function in our daily lives. In all reality and honesty, it is who we are. A common questionnaire, the Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS II), was developed by Dr. David Keirsey, a clinical psychologist to assist in determining your own personality. His 70-item, questionnaire addresses individual preferences and temperaments with their world and immediate environment. By "typing" ourselves, it simply helps us understand where we stand in the grand picture of the universe and in
When I took the Keirsey questionnaire in high school, I was extremely intrigued with my results and was excited to learn my type and how it affects my relationship with my world.
My results from the Keirsey Temperament Sorter stated that I was an Idealist, and according to Stephanie Wall’s personality article, I was an INFJ. The KTS II says that a high percentage of Idealists share the following basic characteristics: “Idealists are enthusiastic, they trust their intuition, and yearn for romance. They tend to seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships, and dream of attaining wisdom. They are prideful on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic. They tend to be giving,
We envision the potential in all people and utilize that potential to watch others succeed in their own lives. Counselors can work by themselves and recharge their batteries, though it’s been proven that they function best in a group. I’m believe I am a counselor since I attempt to be a genuine listener and am truly interested in helping people with their personal issues. I’m not a leader, on the other hand, I love working in close-knit team groups, doing all I can behind the scenes. In high school, I was never a leader actress in a school play, yet I loved the behind the scenes work I contributed to. Counselors are quite rare and often difficult to find, when a person encounters them, they are difficult become acquainted with as they are private on their innermost personal thoughts or their powerful emotional reactions, except with those truly close to them. People in my life have been shocked to find different sides to my complex self. I have strong values, yet at times I find myself confused with myself. Counselors are highly intuitive and can recognize another's emotions or intentions--whether congenial or malicious intent--even before that person is aware of them. Often I’m not even sure how I am able to read or feel others in such a deep, intimate way. I’ve been called