Personality type.
Personality type is a set of stable features of a person's character and behavior. According to the MBTI typology, 16 personality types can be distinguished, differing in behavioral reactions, the degree of excitability and emotional manifestations.
There are no good or bad types, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, so some activities are suitable for some and not for others.
To get started, choose your personality type below, if you know one, or take the test to determine it.
Personality Types:
The prevalence of psychotypes in society is not the same, you can find out which personality types are the rarest according to statistics
here. And here are examples of each personality type among
women and among
men.
Note that any personality typology is not an exact science in the full sense of the word. It explains only the basic motivation of human behavior and should not be used to limit or stereotype people. Human beings are complex and diverse beings, and their personalities cannot be fully described or explained by a single type or category.
Other personality typologies.
Socionics
On the territory of the former USSR, a personality typology similar to MBTI with a different terminology – socionics is very popular . In contrast to the Myers-Briggs typology, it considers not only the personality types themselves, but also the relationships between them, which makes it possible to predict the psychological compatibility of people.
The Big Five
Another common typology in the world is based on the five-factor model of personality (also called the "Big Five" or Big5), which reflects people's perception of each other according to five characteristics:
It can be seen that unlike MBTI, a fifth attribute is added here – "emotional stability". One popular online test site tries to circumvent this problem by assigning two subtypes to each MBTI type: "Restless/-T" and "Persistent/-A." But this is rather a stretching of the owl on the globe, because in addition to the difference in the number of characters, there are other fundamental differences in these typologies. For example, the Big Five suggest that personality type can change over time, while MBTI considers it to be immutable.
There is also a six-factor personality model called HEXACO. It includes the previous five factors, as well as an additional parameter that measures the level of
honesty and humility in a person's behavior. This parameter shows how willing a person is to forgo promoting their selfish goals in favor of public interests and the well-being of others.
Personality types according to J. Holland
Holland's typology helps people better understand themselves and choose the most suitable profession or career path based on their personal preferences. The general idea behind Holland's typology is that people can be characterized and categorized according to six basic personality types or categories of preferences, called "RIASEC," by the first letters of the
These types represent different combinations of interests, abilities, and values that determine professional preferences and success in different fields of activity.
Enneagram
The Enneagram of personality is a typology that identifies nine unique personality types, represented by numbers from 1 to 9:
- Perfectionist
- Helper
- Achiever
- Individualist
- Investigator
- Loyalist
- Enthusiast
- Boss
- Peacemaker
Each type reflects specific patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior, shaped by deep motivations and core fears. Unlike the MBTI, which focuses on cognitive functions and the permanence of types, the Enneagram emphasizes the dynamic nature of personality and opportunities for personal growth and transformation. Despite skepticism among professionals about the scientific validity of this typology, the Enneagram has gained widespread popularity.
You can try taking the Enneagram test here.
There is also another definition of personality types from the Soviet psychiatrist Lichko, more commonly referred to as "Character Accentuation". It is not even a type, but an excessive manifestation of individual personality traits (accent) that are characterized by abnormality, go beyond the boundaries and lead to disharmony. Lichko distinguishes 11 types:
- Asthenoneurotic,
- Unstable,
- Conforming,
- Labile,
- Cycloid,
- Sensitive,
- Psychasthenic,
- Schizoid,
- Epileptoid,
- Hysterical,
- Hyperthymic
But this classification still belongs to psychiatry and classifies personality from a pathological point of view, and here we are looking at the personality types of normal people.
Therefore, on the Relaza website, the concept of personality types, their descriptions and tests for determination refer to typologies based on Jung's theory and its modifications:
MBTI,
socionics,
Keirsi , etc.
In order to get the most out of knowing your psychological type, it is important not only to understand your own and other people's type, but also to take into account the individual characteristics of each person. For example, two people of the same type may have different preferences and interests, which can affect their behavior and interactions. Therefore, the use of personality typologies should be conscious and based on common sense.
Overall, knowing personality types can be a very useful tool for better understanding yourself and others, improving relationships and communication, and better achieving goals and success in both personal and professional life.
