What type of personality do y'all have?

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IFSP-A The Adventurer. Damn, didnt know i was a hippie inside
 
INTP, if Myers-Briggs is anything to go on. Generally, I'd say I'm friendly but reserved.

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According to that 16personalities website, I'm ESTP-A (“The Entrepreneur”). Apparently I'm 2 kewl 4 skool
 
Fets said:
Good old pop psych. It's entertaining at the least...
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Pop psych or not, if you identify with it and feel it accurately describes you, doesn't it have some value to yourself and others?
 
Flemish said:
Pop psych or not, if you identify with it and feel it accurately describes you, doesn't it have some value to yourself and others?
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I definitely thought it was interesting how it was accurate, but like the Neuropsychologist @WisNeuro on this thread mentioned, it's all just worded in certain ways to make it sound like it speaks to you. Psychologists don't recommend using that test to measure differences between people.

So sure, it gives entertainment value. It's fun to see what you get, but when it's used for job hiring purposes (as it often is), or people start to mold their lives around whatever personality they've been assigned, I think it's harmful. I think most of the people here don't take it too seriously (I hope), but the general public isn't the same.
 
Meyer Briggs is not the test I would use, as it is not specific enough. I was thinking of using a profile used in the professional forum, and partnering with the division of mental health at my university/hospital to get a more in depth picture of applicants. Since many large corporations and government agencies already do this, I have put the question out on this forum because it is a metric which could be useful in putting together a class that was not only academically qualified, but also best for working together and providing quality healthcare. Any further thoughts? This is not a new idea, as it has been done in other countries and is well reported. We just do not do it here on a large scale in healthcare.
 
I know what you are talking about... Large corporations and gov use the big 5 personality test aka OCEAN.

I think it's a bad idea for trying to put a class together. There is already a screening process that consist of grades, admission test, and interview.

setdoc7 said:
Meyer Briggs is not the test I would use, as it is not specific enough. I was thinking of using a profile used in the professional forum, and partnering with the division of mental health at my university/hospital to get a more in depth picture of applicants. Since many large corporations and government agencies already do this, I have put the question out on this forum because it is a metric which could be useful in putting together a class that was not only academically qualified, but also best for working together and providing quality healthcare. Any further thoughts? This is not a new idea, as it has been done in other countries and is well reported. We just do not do it here on a large scale in healthcare.
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setdoc7 said:
Meyer Briggs is not the test I would use, as it is not specific enough. I was thinking of using a profile used in the professional forum, and partnering with the division of mental health at my university/hospital to get a more in depth picture of applicants. Since many large corporations and government agencies already do this, I have put the question out on this forum because it is a metric which could be useful in putting together a class that was not only academically qualified, but also best for working together and providing quality healthcare. Any further thoughts? This is not a new idea, as it has been done in other countries and is well reported. We just do not do it here on a large scale in healthcare.
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Since it has been done in other countries and is well reported, and you are looking to use a more specific personality measure than MBTI, I wouldn't be opposed. I would hope any method used would be well researched though.

After all, it's up to the admissions directors to find the candidates that they want, so if directors really thought it was useful, I wouldn't mind.
 
setdoc7 said:
Meyer Briggs is not the test I would use, as it is not specific enough. I was thinking of using a profile used in the professional forum, and partnering with the division of mental health at my university/hospital to get a more in depth picture of applicants. Since many large corporations and government agencies already do this, I have put the question out on this forum because it is a metric which could be useful in putting together a class that was not only academically qualified, but also best for working together and providing quality healthcare. Any further thoughts? This is not a new idea, as it has been done in other countries and is well reported. We just do not do it here on a large scale in healthcare.
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I wouldn't like it. I don't think personality has much to do with the ability to know when to be a team player ,when to lead, and how to interact with people. You can learn to appreciate your classmates because you are all stuck doing something tough together full time for four years. Everyone is at the same level, working hard. The classes where I find a sense of community with my fellow classmates have always been my hard classes. We all are stuck in the same boat. I think everyone learn to love their class, and learn how to work together after being stuck with them for 40+ hours for years... you'll probably see classmates more than family and loved ones.

Furthermore, I think tests like this would discriminate against introverts unnecessarily. People always bag on introverts, but introvert =/= socially awkward and/ or social anxiety. It just means that they feel exhausted after socializing for long hours. I think that interviewers already analyze how a person communicates with the people around them, and this would be something I think is unnecessary.

Everyone always says they value diversity, so why not value diverse thoughts and individuals? Diversity is not just appearance.
 
brittlenise said:
ESFP-A "The Entertainer"

That's a new one for me.


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Ditto. Took it twice and got the "Campaigner" first which is close. But I got -A-T.

I'm not super extroverted, but I can be in the right situation. I have a dry sense of humor though so my jokes can come off as...brusque. Please no one hope to meet me thinking I'll be the life of the party :whistle:
 
I honestly don't know anymore.

I'll take the test though.
 
SmileItsLife said:
I wouldn't like it. I don't think personality has much to do with the ability to know when to be a team player ,when to lead, and how to interact with people. You can learn to appreciate your classmates because you are all stuck doing something tough together full time for four years. Everyone is at the same level, working hard. The classes where I find a sense of community with my fellow classmates have always been my hard classes. We all are stuck in the same boat. I think everyone learn to love their class, and learn how to work together after being stuck with them for 40+ hours for years... you'll probably see classmates more than family and loved ones.

Furthermore, I think tests like this would discriminate against introverts unnecessarily. People always bag on introverts, but introvert =/= socially awkward and/ or social anxiety. It just means that they feel exhausted after socializing for long hours. I think that interviewers already analyze how a person communicates with the people around them, and this would be something I think is unnecessary.

Everyone always says they value diversity, so why not value diverse thoughts and individuals? Diversity is not just appearance.
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I think you are extrapolating too much. In fact, this may be the best way of including people who are different, as I am not sure that a class full of extroverts is in any way considered ideal. Too much assumption on your part. On the other hand, this may be a way to not only get a baseline for incoming classes, but monitor them in the future for problems....problems that may be caused by sources other than the patients (like faculty). In service to faculty on stress reduction and other important interpersonal communication skills may go a long way, both in D school and in post grad training. I for one am always looking inward when a student under performs. What did I or the faculty not give them/teach them/etc. Once this avenue is exhausted, I will look at the student.
As I have said numerous times before, dental education needs reform/advancement/interdisciplinary education. The universities have lots of experts outside of the D school. Let's work together.
 
setdoc7 said:
I think you are extrapolating too much. In fact, this may be the best way of including people who are different, as I am not sure that a class full of extroverts is in any way considered ideal. Too much assumption on your part. On the other hand, this may be a way to not only get a baseline for incoming classes, but monitor them in the future for problems....problems that may be caused by sources other than the patients (like faculty). In service to faculty on stress reduction and other important interpersonal communication skills may go a long way, both in D school and in post grad training. I for one am always looking inward when a student under performs. What did I or the faculty not give them/teach them/etc. Once this avenue is exhausted, I will look at the student.
As I have said numerous times before, dental education needs reform/advancement/interdisciplinary education. The universities have lots of experts outside of the D school. Let's work together.
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I'm not sure if I actually am assuming too much. There is a difference between a plan on paper and the actual execution of a plan. I don't think a class would be filled with just extroverts, but I do think that it will create an unneeded imbalance. Furthermore, it just not with just being an extrovert... I think examiners will have a prenotioned "ideal type", and those candidates will be received more favorably. It will create the problem of confirmation bias...

Because you have been an educator for so long, I understand that you see issues that I can not for see at this moment. I'm not sure how a personality exam would solve them. People are people. Sometimes it is great working with people, and other times it just sucks. I think this something you need to learn to accept. I do think communication skills are important in dentistry and education (and most other places in life), but I don't see how this correlates to giving someone a personality test. If you could explain that part to me, I may be more inclined to agree with you... but you asked this in your first post for thoughts? So here are my thoughts...
 
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ENFJ-A/-T "The protagonist"

I was looking for others like this, but nothing yet. :whistle:
 
INTJ-A

If you don't understand MBTI, that's on you. I don't see anything unscientific about it - it simply tells you how you perceive and judge information. I also am not aware of the psychological community being opposed to personality testing. Mind you, I do know people in mental health professions.
 
ISTP "the Virtuoso" lol Never taken one of these tests that's this accurate!


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