INTJ - Myers Briggs

[YLFounder]

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I am 11% Introvert, 31% Intuitive, 31% Thinking, and 72% Judging.

Do you guys think that your Myers-Briggs personality can affect your career in medicine? Especially for introverts?

 

[deleted407021]

INTJ. There are some discussions about the validity or lack there of pertaining to this test. If anything, it's fun.

I'm highly introverted, but that has little bearing on how I deal with patient's at the clinic where I work. The thing is, I don't have to be emotional. I don't have to open myself up to people and expose my insides those around me. I don't like crowds. I get tired of dealing with people for long periods of time and I'm very private, but that doesn't stop me from being and engaged and caring provider for our patients. I'm very assertive and I put myself in the position to make the bi decisions. These are parts of my personality which help me be an effective co-worker and leader. Some think that introverts are shy and, while that is the case for some introverts, and extraverts, that is generally not true of the former group.

If you do some reading, you can look into the benefits of both types within an organization.

In reading the descriptions about the INTJs, they seems to fit me very closely, even from an objective standpoint. The interactions between the I's and E's are interesting. Many I's want to strangle E's while the latter wants to hang out with everyone and talk....incessantly....like a swarm of idiotic, self indulgent bees...... You see how that might work. Observe these things in school and other social arenas, if you haven't already. It's great fun to see the interactions.

 

[happybluefeet]

Your personality will definitely affect your experience in medicine, and Myers-Briggs is just a proxy for starting to describe your personality. There's room for all types of personalities in medicine, so the important thing is to use your type description as a springboard for self-reflection and self-improvement rather than overanalyzing your type description.

 

[Narmerguy]

I am 11% Introvert, 31% Intuitive, 31% Thinking, and 72% Judging.

Do you guys think that your Myers-Briggs personality can affect your career in medicine? Especially for introverts?

That looks to me like you're ESFJ not INTJ. 😕

 

[WillburCobb]

INTJ. There are some discussions about the validity or lack there of pertaining to this test.

This. I've taken the test several times and have managed to get fairly different results every time. I was this I I close to going to grad school for social psych over med school and none of my social psych profs, or grad students gave this the time of day - even the ones who studied personality. As the bronie said, if anything its fun, but its results are pretty useless.

 

[Ja3ger]

That looks to me like you're ESFJ not INTJ. 😕

Perhaps each percentage means past the middle of each spectrum?

 

[YLFounder]

That looks to me like you're ESFJ not INTJ. 😕

I know for a fact I'm nowhere near extroverted. I can handle those people, but I would never consider myself one. I value my quiet solitary life way too much. As an introvert, will medical schools look at that as a fault?

 

[Narmerguy]

I know for a fact I'm nowhere near extroverted. I can handle those people, but I would never consider myself one. I value my quiet solitary life way too much. As an introvert, will medical schools look at that as a fault?

You'll be fine so long as you can behave normally at your interview and none of your letter writers mention that you're a recluse or something.

 

[Aerus]

I know for a fact I'm nowhere near extroverted. I can handle those people, but I would never consider myself one. I value my quiet solitary life way too much. As an introvert, will medical schools look at that as a fault?

ENFP here. 😛

And no. You fall under the vast majority of people who falsely believe that being introverted means being shy, quiet, and potentially awkward.

Being an introvert means you value your alone time and socializing can become exhausting if you do it too much. It does NOT mean you have a shy/quiet/laid back personality. I know MANY super out-going, very social, party-loving introverts.

Being an extrovert, on the other hand, means you get your energy by being around other people. I know many quiet, awkward extroverts who play video games all day.

 

[chillaxbro]

I usually get INTJ or INTP on these tests

 

[lnvictus]

Shoutout to the INFP master race.

ENFP here. 😛

Theoretically you should be one of my best friends 🙂

 

[3rdarmageddon]

I'm also an INTJ.

 

[EMDO2018]

INTJ is the personality type most prevalent in medicine.

 

[medicalmnt]

Took the test after our AP exams were over in highschool psych. Got ISTJ. Never thought much about it considering like 1/4 of those questions were either or.

I would say don't let 4letters get to your head and don't cower because the briggs test tells you it's going to be hard. You can always change and improve yourself.

 

[mrh125]

I don't think any of this stuff can. Just put yourself out there and be confident and you'll be fine. I used to be more intj, but **** changes i'm now EFNP.

It's just one more artificial limitation and label you need to push yourself past. dont be brought down by it and dont categorize yourself.