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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Atheism is Dead: Dan Barker - Scriptural Misinterpretations and Misapplications, part 9 of 14
Atheism is Dead: Dan Barker - Scriptural Misinterpretations and Misapplications, part 9 of 14
Personality Tests
Famous Greek physician Hippocrates who lived from 460 until 377 B.C.
choleric
sanguine
Has a tendency towards excitement, whereas the phlegmatic have a tendency towards inhibition. The sanguine person is stable, yet active. He/she is courageous, hopeful, amorous and cheerful, but somewhat inconstant. He/she is courteous, lively, alert, and demonstrative.
phlegmatic
Stable and calm. He/she may even look cool, sluggish or apathetic. Normally quiet and reserved, he/she does not easily become friendly or antagonistic.
melancholic
Can be seen as the opposite of the choleric because this person is highly inhibited. The melancholic person is characterized by slowness of thought and a tendency to be depressed. The melancholic has difficulty making friends, but he/she is reliable because constancy and determination are the other traits.
Here is an online personality test based on this idea.
Myers and Briggs
In 1958, Isabel Myers and her mother Katheryn Briggs wrote a paper titled Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI for short), in which they proposed that there are actually sixteen different human personality types.
Ms. Myers had been reading various obscure psychology textbooks when she stumbled across Psychological Types. Being intelligent and perceptive, she immediately realized that here was a masterpiece of psychological thought, written by one of the greatest geniuses in human history. She read the book cover to cover, and thought long about how to expand Jung's ideas into a complete model of human personality.
Ms. Myers came to realize three things:
- That everyone chooses not only a first-choice or "Primary" function, but also a second-choice or "auxiliary" function.
- That if the primary function is judgmental, then the auxiliary function will be perceptive, and vice versa.
- That if the primary function is introverted, then the auxiliary function will be extraverted, and vice versa.
In this system, then, a person
has 2 choices for orientation, introvert (I) or extravert (E); two choices for method of information intake, sensing (S) or intuition (N); two choices for method of judgment, thinking (T) or feeling (F); and two choices as to which function is used in the outer world, judgment (J) or perception (P). Hence there are 2x2x2x2=16 different MBTI personality types, as shown in this chart:
ISFJ | ISTJ | INFJ | INTJ |
---|---|---|---|
ISFP | ISTP | INFP | INTP |
ESFJ | ESTJ | ENFJ | ENTJ |
ESFP | ESTP | ENFP | ENTP |
Tests were created to help determine which of the sixteen types the test taker was, and after a time, when many people had taken these MBTI tests, personality "profiles" (correspondences between MBTI type and the personalities of individual people) emerged. When one examines these profiles and compares them with the "temperaments" of Hippocrates, a clear correspondence emerges:
- SJ = Guardians
- SP = Artisans
- NF = Idealists
- NT = Rationalists
True Colors by Don Lowry - 1978
RedThe Red color personalities make up 15 percent of the population and are very direct, totally self-contained and will not let you see their weaknesses. They are extremely focused, are very intense and like to get straight to the point. They must be in charge at all times and are totally motivated by money and success.
They dislike indecision and have no time for chit chat about family or relationships. When talking to a Red, it is important to stroke their ego, show them respect and let them believe they are in total control of the conversation at all times. Although they are very goal-oriented, they are short tempered, domineering, impatient and un-teachable.
Blue
Blues personalities are open and direct with their feelings and make up 15 percent of the population. Although th
ey make up a smaller percentage of the population, there are many Blues are drawn to network marketing because they are very fun-loving, high energy, extremely creative individuals. When you ask them a question, they will go on and on, giving you more information than you needed, and in the process probably forgetting what the question was to begin with.
Their weaknesses are that they tend to talk too much, are unorganized and are poor with follow-up (one of the best things you can do for a Blue is to teach them to use an auto-responder). But if you can train them to focus and to follow a system for success you will have one of the hardest working and resourceful team members you could ask for.
Yellow
Yellow personalities are open yet indirect with their feelings and make up 35 percent of the population. They are dependable, great listeners, exceptional team players, and are and supportive and nurturing. They are the best at using both sides of their brain. Key words to use when communicating with a Yellow are "team", "together", "relationship" and "family." They are very open with their feelings, but when you ask them a question they don’t volunteer any more information than is required. They enjoy life and hate pushy people or any kind of confrontation.
Their weaknesses are that they are overly sensitive, take things personally, tend to be followers and are not goal-oriented. However, if you take your time and build a strong relationship with them, teach them, and help them, you’ll have a remarkable and very loyal team member that "plays well with others."
Green
Green personalities make up 35 percent of the population. They are indirect, self-contained, and very pragmatic and logical. They rely on the confirmation of facts and figures before any decision can be made or any action can be taken. They are extremely organized, very good planners and are always accurate, persistent and great on follow-through.
They might, however, sometimes be perceived as being depressed and lonely. They tend to be over-analytical and hard to please, making them slow to begin any project until they have all the information required and it has been graphed, analyzed, dissected and scrutinized to their satisfaction. They hate pushy sales people and need to be allowed to sell themselves on your MLM business opportunity. After they do, their expertise and attention to detail will make them invaluable members of your network marketing team.
The above website even make an equivalence:Equivalents for the 4 Personality Types
- Hippocrates (370 BC): Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic,Melancholy
- Plato (340 BC): Guardian, Artisan, Philosopher, Scientist
- Kretschner (1920): Melancholic, Hypomanic, Anesthetic, Hyperasthetic
- Sprangler (1930): Religious, Aesthetic, Theoretic, Economic
- Fromm (1947): Hoarding, Exploiting, Receptive, Marketing
- Psycho-Geometrics (1978): Triangle, Squiggle, Circle, Square
- D.E.S.A.: Dominant, Expressive, Solid, Analytical
- LEAD Test: Leader, Expressor, Dependable, Analyst
- ARRAY (Knaupp): Production, Connection, Status Quo, Harmony
- PSI: Controller, Promoter, Supporter, Analyst
- Gary Smalley: Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, Beaver
- Biblical Characters: Paul, Peter, Abraham, Moses
- Children's Literature: Rabbit, Tigger, Pooh, Eeyore
- Charlie Brown Characters: Lucy, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus
Here is the results of my Flag Test.
Movie Review: Fireproof
I recently had the opportunity of seeing the movie Fireproof. I liked it. I thought it was brilliant. Okay, I've got to come clean and admit that my lovely wife, Mitsouky, twisted my arm to watch it. I think everyone should see it because it has much to say about marriage that can be applied no matter how long you've been married or your race you can use the movie to help you think about your own marriage. The story is not just about how God can reconcile husband and wife back to each other but also how God reconciles people back to himself. The movie actually focuses on the husband's point of view but when I saw they related to one another I could see mistakes they were both making. It wasn't all him or all her cause their maritial problems. The movie points out a more fundamental fix: if God isn't part of your life and your marriage then you have set yourself up for failure. This was shown how the main character Caleb was only able to look past himself and love his wife only by loving God first. I don't want to give away all the story...you've got to see it. What I got most out of it was realizing that my role as husband does not depend on my wife and what she does. I should love her and value her no matter if she acts like she accepts it or not. I've heard that before but seeing really helped me understand it better.
My wife and I attended a seminar back in February called Laugh Your Way To A Better Marriage and it covers how to relate better to your spouse if you are both already Christians....really practical stuff. The movie does not give much in this area. The folks who made the movie did put together the Love Dare book that showed up in the movie. Here is a link to the main site for the web site.
Here is the movie's trailer