Personality type
Most researchers now believe that it is impossible to explain the diversity of human personality with a small number of discrete types.
[8][9][10] One of the more influential ideas originated in the theoretical work of Carl Jung, as published in the book Psychological Types.
The original German language edition, Psychologische Typen, was first published by Rascher Verlag [de], Zurich, in 1921.
[16] Typologies such as Socionics, the MBTI assessment, and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter have their roots in Jungian theory.
[17][18] Jung's interest in typology grew from his desire to reconcile the theories of Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, and to define how his own perspective differed from theirs.
[19]: 17 According to Jung, the psyche is an apparatus for adaptation and orientation, and consists of a number of different psychic functions.
According to Jung, rationality consists of figurative thoughts, feelings or actions with reason — a point of view based on a set of criteria and standards.
Those who prefer thinking tend to judge things from a more detached standpoint, measuring the decision by what is logical, causal, consistent, and functional.
[19]: 84 Jung's typological model regards psychological type as similar to left- or right-handedness: individuals are either born with, or develop, certain preferred ways of thinking and acting.
People tend to find using their opposite psychological preferences more difficult, even if they can become more proficient (and therefore behaviorally flexible) with practice and development.
Related to this, Jung noted that the unconscious often tends to reveal itself most easily through a person's least developed inferior function.
In Psychological Types, Jung describes in detail the effects of tensions between the complexes associated with the dominant and inferior differentiating functions in highly one-sided individuals.
The relationship between worry – the tendency of one's thoughts and mental images to revolve around and create negative emotions, and the experience of a frequent level of fear – and Jung's model of psychological types has been the subject of studies.
In particular, correlational analysis has shown that the tendency to worry is significantly related to Jung's Introversion and Feeling dimensions.
They prefer interacting with the outer world by talking, actively participating, being sociable, expressive, and having a variety of interests.
Sensing types tend to focus on the reality of present situations, pay close attention to detail, and are concerned with practicalities.
Intuitive types focus on envisioning a wide range of possibilities to a situation and favor ideas, concepts, and theories over data.
In interpersonal decision-making, feeling types tend to emphasize compromise to ensure a beneficial solution for everyone.
The worrier's tendency to experience a fearful affect, could be manifested in Jung's feeling type.
