What are the 16 Personality Types?

In theory, everyone can be categorized into one of sixteen types based on preferences for thinking or feeling, sensing or intuition, judging or perceiving, and introversion or extraversion. The combination of your four preferences forms your four letter type (INTJ = Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judger). When combined with the eight cognitive functions proposed by Carl Jung, the four letter personality types can create a relatively accurate picture of the way different people think. Obviously, as human beings, we are all unique and can’t fully fit into some box that someone has theorized into existence. However, as a whole, this method for typing is a useful tool in understanding the minds of other people or perhaps your own. Check out the links below to get a description of each type. If you’re here in hopes of finding your type, bear in mind that you’re not going to identify with every single thing found in your type’s description. Once again, we’re all unique. 🙂 However, an ISTP should identify significantly more with the ISTP description then any other type description. Same with the ISTJ to the ISTJ article, and etc. (Don’t forget to visit the glossary if you run across a confusing term in any of the articles.) If you’re brand new to the theory, you might want to check out Intro to the 16 Types Theory to get a general overview.

The 16 Types: