Silent Stars
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- Joined
- Oct 22, 2008
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- MBTI Type
- INFJ
- Enneagram
- 9w1
Shy/Avoidant, Phobic subtype
This is too negative. Life doesn't have to be all unicorns and shit, but.... Wait, correction.. life is unicorns AND shit. Not just shit, as this "typology" would indicate.
Nonconforming/Antisocial
I'm currently geeking a new typology, the Millon personality styles/disorders, and I thought I'd share it with Typology Central.
There are 15 types, each of which overlap with one or more personality disorders of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Each type ranges from a healthy, mild version (a personality style) to a dysfunctional version (a personality disorder). The types are:
Cooperative/Dependent
Sociable/Histrionic
Confident/Narcissistic
Nonconforming/Antisocial
Assertive/Sadistic
Conscientious/Compulsive
Skeptical/Negativistic
Retiring/Schizoid
Shy/Avoidant
Pessimistic/Melancholic
Aggrieved/Masochistic
Eccentric/Schizotypal
Capricious/Borderline
Suspicious/Paranoid
Exuberant/Hypomaniac
The best (in my opinion) personality system that I've encountered has been developed by psychologist/PhD Donald Clifton. You can learn all the basics about it from the book, "Now, Discover Your Strengths". Instead of finding out what is wrong with a person, which is what most of psychology does, Clifton focuses on finding out what is right with a person. Also it's a lot more specific than any of the other systems I've encountered which is a big plus.