Publisher's Foreword. Preface. 1. An orderly reason for personality differences. 2. Extensions of Jung's theory. 3. Type tables for comparison and discovery. 4. Effect of the EI preference. 5. Effect of the SN preference. 6. Effect of the TF preference. 7. Effect of the JP preference. 8. Extraverted and introverted forms of the processes compared. 9. Descriptions of the sixteen types. 10. Use of the opposites. 11. Type and marriage. 12. Type and early learning. 13. Learning styles. 14. Type and occupation. 15. Type and the task of growing up. 16. Good type development. 17. Obstacles to type development. 18. Motivation for type development in children. 19. Going on from wherever you are. References. Full-size type table
Summary
This book gives an overview of the history and theory behind the widely used Myers-Briggs personality type inventory, and briefly but thoroughly summarizes the characteristics of each personality type as well as the "groups" of related types. With over twenty-five years in print and more than two hundred and fifty thousand copies sold, Gifts Differing has helped to define our understanding of personality
Analysis
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Typology (Psychology)
Notes
Fifth printing, 1983
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215)
