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MBTI® Step II is a multiple-choice personality assessment that looks beyond the type framework proposed by Step I and uncovers the many different facets of type that make each individual unique. The MBTI framework helps people improve their working and personal relationships in a positive and constructive way.
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Following on from the insights of Step I, Step II looks at differences not only between but within types by giving information about the five facets of each type preference. These are:
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Extraversion-Introversion
Where you prefer to get and focus your 'energy' or attention |
Initiating
Expressive
Gregarious
Active
Enthusiastic |
Receiving
Contained
Intimate
Reflective
Quiet |
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Sensing-Intuition
The kind of information you prefer to gather and trust |
Concrete
Realistic
Practical
Experiential
Traditional |
Abstract
Imaginative
Conceptual
Theoretical
Original |
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Thinking-Feeling
The process you prefer to use in evaluating information and coming to decisions |
Logical
Reasonable
Questioning
Critical
Tough |
Empathetic
Compassionate
Accommodating
Accepting
Tender |
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Judging-Perceiving
How you prefer to deal with the world around you, your 'lifestyle' |
Systematic
Planful
Early starting
Scheduled
Methodical |
Casual
Open-Ended
Pressure-Prompted
Spontaneous
Emergent |
Each facet combination acts as a trait scale, and scores can be plotted along this scale, eg Systematic-Casual, Practical-Conceptual. The beauty of Step II lies in the fact that individuals can obtain 'in-preference' or 'out-of-preference' scores on each facet. This can:
- Reveal the reasons behind any uncertainty they may have felt in Step I type
- Clarify specific areas where others may have seen their approach as inconsistent
- Reassure sceptics that there are more than 16 'types of people' in the world and they are complex individuals
- Uncover and resolve problematic differences between people of the same Step I type
- Help others discover the distinctive way they express their type
You can:
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