4 Temperaments
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ESTJ |
Administrator/Supervisor |
Guardian (SJ) - Security |
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ESTP |
Promoter |
Artisan (SP) - Sensation |
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ESFJ |
Seller/Provider |
Guardian (SJ) - Security |
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ESFP |
Entertainer/Performer |
Artisan (SP) - Sensation |
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ENTJ |
Field Marshall |
Rational (NT) - Knowledge |
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ENTP |
Inventor |
Rational (NT) - Knowledge |
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ENFJ |
Pedagogue/Teacher |
Idealist (NF) - Identity |
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ENFP |
Journalist/Champion |
Idealist (NF) - Identity |
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ISTJ |
Trustee/Inspector |
Guardian (SJ) - Security |
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ISTP |
Artisan/Crafter |
Artisan (SP) - Sensation |
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ISFJ |
Conservator/Protector |
Guardian (SJ) - Security |
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ISFP |
Artist/Composer |
Artisan (SP) - Sensation |
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INTJ |
Scientist/Mastermind |
Rational (NT) - Knowledge |
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INTP |
Architect |
Rational (NT) - Knowledge |
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INFJ |
Author/Counselor |
Idealist (NF) - Identity |
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INFP |
Questor/Healer |
Idealist (NF) - Identity |
Observing similar temperaments, psychologist David Keirsey grouped
the 16 types into 4 categories: Guardian (SJ), Artisan (SP), Rational
(NT), Idealist (NF).
Temperament is the set of natural "first choice" inclinations we are born with (literally "a mixture or complexion"); wheras character is the set of habits we acquire and (literally "engrave or distinguish") as we grow and mature over a lifetime.
Temperament is predisposition, character is disposition.
Temperament Comparisons
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Guardian |
Artisan | Rational |
Idealist |
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| Temperament |
SJ |
SP | NT | NF |
| Percentage | 46% | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| Spirituality | Ignatius | Francis of Assisi | Aquinas | Augustine |
| Humour | Melancholic | Sanguine | Choleric | Phlegmatic |
| Time | Past | Present | Future | All |
| Transcendental | Goodness | Beauty | Truth | Being/one/harmony |
| Greek | Epimetheus | Dionysius | Prometheus | Apollo |
| Description | "Hindsight" | "Let's Drink Wine" | "Foresight" | "Reach for the Sky" |
| Time | Past | Present | Future | All time (eternity) |
| Management | Stabilizer | Fire Fighter | Visionary | Energizer |
| Chemical | Serotonin | Dopamine | Testosterone | Estrogen |
| Outlook | Pessimist | Optimist | Realist | Idealist |
| Reactions | Slow | Fast | Fast | Slow |
| Responses |
Lasting |
Fades | Lasting | Fades |
| Social Presence |
Background |
Foreground | Foreground | Background |
| People/Tasks | Tasks | People | Tasks | People |
| Element | Water | Air | Fire | Earth |
| Beatle | George | Paul | John | Ringo |
| Star Trek | Scotty | Kirk | Spock | McCoy |
| G. Smalley Types | Beaver |
Otter | Lion | Golden Retriever |
| Godhead | Son | Spirit | Father | Trinity |
Note:
The 16 types are divided by Myers-Briggs into 4 temperaments (shown above).
The 16 types are divided by Jung into 4 functions.
Myers Briggs studies a type's being (what a type likes to do);
vs. Jung who studies a type's doing (what they're good at).
Jung's analysis is more complicated, but if you're up it, for see Jungian Functions