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What was the initial purpose of developing the MBTI assessment?
To support recruitment to the workforce during the second world war.
What was the outcome of Katharine Cook Briggs's pseudo-scientific interest in personality?
She embarked on a quest for the Self with Jung as her guide and personal god.
What caused Isabel Briggs Myers's promising career to be derailed?
She wrote a controversial novel with a racist premise involving suicide upon learning of African American blood.
Who did Briggs Myers have a correspondents relationship with after receiving Jung's book?
Jung
What personality type is described as being obsessed with efficiency and detached from emotions?
ENTJ
What percentage of the general population does the ENTJ personality type represent?
2%
Who are some famous individuals mentioned in the text that share similarities with the ENTJ personality type?
Margaret Thatcher and Harrison Ford
What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) based on?
Carl Jung's theories of personality
How many types of personality are there according to the MBTI assessment?
16
Study Notes
The Origins of MBTI
- The initial purpose of developing the MBTI assessment was to popularize and build upon Carl Jung's work on psychological typology.
Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers
- Katharine Cook Briggs's pseudo-scientific interest in personality led to the development of a typology system based on Jung's work.
- Isabel Briggs Myers's promising career was derailed due to her focus on developing the MBTI assessment with her mother, Katharine.
Correspondence and Influences
- After receiving Jung's book, Briggs Myers had a correspondent relationship with the psychoanalyst, Carl Jung.
ENTJ Personality Type
- The ENTJ personality type is described as being obsessed with efficiency and detached from emotions.
- ENTJs represent approximately 1.5% to 3% of the general population.
Famous ENTJs and MBTI Basics
- Famous individuals mentioned in the text who share similarities with the ENTJ personality type include Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar.
- The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is based on Carl Jung's theory of personality types.
- According to the MBTI assessment, there are 16 distinct personality types.
Discover if you have the ENTJ personality type, known as the executive type or 'the Commander'. Find out if you share traits with Margaret Thatcher and Harrison Ford, and learn more about the characteristics of this rare personality profile.
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