jung typology test

Perusing a blog today, I found a Jung Typology Test. Being the type of person who has always loved to take quizzes in women’s magazines, especially when I can come out sounding so interesting and noble, I decided to answer the questions; it only took a few minutes.

Turns out, I am an eNFj, which made me an Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging kinda person. Apparently, the “Idealists called Teachers” make up only 2 or 3 percent of the population.” Woohoo! I love being odd… er, I mean different. Um, no, no… I meant UNIQUE! Yea, unique! I love being unique.

Also, being an eNFj, I am told I am in the company of people like Mikhail Gorbachev, Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth Dole, Francois Mitterand, Johnny Depp, and Diane Sawyer. ( Hey! I love Johnny Depp!) They also mentioned Abraham Lincoln and King David (from the Bible and Psalms fame) but I had to wonder just when this test was first created and how the heck they got King David to take it. Afterall, he was constantly busy; what, with shepherding, writing songs, and ruling, not to mention managing several wives. But I digress.

So here’s a summary:
ENFJs are the benevolent 'pedagogues' of humanity. ENFJs generally believe in their dreams, and see themselves as helpers and enablers, which they usually are. (Yea, yea… let me show you how to do it MY way!)
ENFJs are global learners. Some can juggle an amazing number of responsibilities or projects simultaneously. (I just call that ME being ADD.) In the sway of this rational function, these folks are predisposed to closure in matters pertaining to people, and especially on behalf of their beloved. As extraverts, their contacts are wide ranging. Face-to-face relationships are intense, personable and warm, though they may be so infrequently achieved that intimate friendships are rare.
ENFJs are, by definition, Js, with whom we associate organization and decisiveness. ENFJs are organized in the arena of interpersonal affairs. Their offices may or may not be cluttered, but their conclusions (reached through feelings) about people and motives are drawn much more quickly and are more resilient than those of their NFP counterparts. (Oh goodie, now I don’t have to straighten up the bajillion stacks of paper on my desk. Afterall, my clutter is completely organized,)
ENFJs know and appreciate people. Like most NFs, (and Feelers in general), they are apt to neglect themselves and their own needs for the needs of others. They have thinner psychological boundaries than most, and are at risk for being hurt or even abused by less sensitive people. ENFJs often take on more of the burdens of others than they can bear. Uhhm, yeahhh. So, your point is?

Okaaay, so I’m a “Feeler”. Whoduh ever thunk it? ;-)