Lonliness ! Poverty of the soul: January 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Common coping mechanism

Other Personality Types (Not Disorders)

Some personality types are not classified as disorders.

Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic) Personality: People with a passive-aggressive personality behave in ways that appear inept or passive. However, these behaviors are actually ways to avoid responsibility or to control or punish others. People with a passive-aggressive personality often procrastinate, perform tasks inefficiently, or claim an implausible disability. Frequently, they agree to perform tasks they do not want to perform and then subtly undermine completion of the tasks. Such behavior usually enables them to deny or conceal hostility or disagreements.

Cyclothymic Personality: People with cyclothymic personality alternate between high-spirited buoyancy and gloomy pessimism. Each mood lasts weeks or longer. Mood changes occur regularly and without any identifiable external cause. Many gifted and creative people have this personality type.

Manic-depressive illness: In manic-depressive Illness, also called bipolar disorder, episodes of depression alternate with episodes of mania or lesser degrees of joyousness or elation.
Manic-depressive illness affects slightly less than 2% of the U.S. population to some degree. The disorder is believed to be hereditary, although the exact genetic defect is still unknown. Manic-depressive illness affects men and women equally. However, women are more likely to have symptoms of depression, whereas men are more likely to have symptoms of mania. Manic-depressive illness is more common among people in upper socioeconomic classes and usually begins in a person's teens, 20s, or 30s.

Symptoms and Diagnosis
Manic-depressive illness usually begins with depression and includes at least one episode of mania at some time during the disorder. Episodes of depression typically last for 3 to 6 months. In the most severe form of the disorder, called bipolar I disorder, depression alternates with intense mania. In the less severe form, called bipolar II disorder, short episodes of depression alternate with hypomania. The depressive and manic episodes often recur according to the season; for example, depression occurs in the fall and winter, and mania occurs in the spring or summer.

In an even less severe form of manic-depressive illness, called cyclothymic disorder, episodes of elation and sadness are less intense, typically last for only a few days, and recur fairly often at irregular intervals. Although cyclothymic disorder may ultimately evolve into a more severe form of manic-depressive illness, in many people cyclothymic disorder never progresses. Having cyclothymic disorder may contribute to a person's success in business, leadership, achievement, and artistic creativity. However, it may also cause uneven work and school records, frequent change of residence, repeated romantic breakups or marital failure, and alcohol and drug abuse. In about one third of people with cyclothymic disorder, these symptoms can lead to a mood disorder that requires treatment.

The diagnosis of manic-depressive illness is based on the distinctive pattern of symptoms. A doctor determines whether the person is experiencing an episode of mania or depression so that the correct treatment can be given. About one of three people with manic-depressive illness experiences symptoms of mania (or hypomania) and depression simultaneously. This condition is known as a mixed bipolar state.

Depressive Personality: This personality type is characterized by chronic moroseness, worry, and self-consciousness. People have a pessimistic outlook, which impairs their initiative and disheartens others. To them, satisfaction seems undeserved and sinful. They may unconsciously believe their suffering is a badge of merit needed to earn the love or admiration of others.

Psychology - Personality disorders

Personality Disorders

Personality disorders are patterns of perceiving, reacting, and relating to other people and events that are relatively inflexible and that impair a person's ability to function socially.

Personality disorder test:
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv

List of disorders:

Odd/Eccentric Behavior
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Dramatic/Erratic Behavior
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Anxious/Inhibited Behavior
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Consequences of Personality Disorders:
People with a personality disorder are at high risk of behaviors that can lead to physical illness (such as alcohol or drug addiction); self-destructive behavior, reckless sexual behavior, hypochondriasis, and clashes with society's values.

They may have inconsistent, detached, overemotional, abusive, or irresponsible styles of parenting, leading to medical and psychiatric problems in their children.

They are vulnerable to mental breakdowns (a period of crisis when a person has difficulty performing even routine mental tasks) as a result of stress.

They may develop a mental health disorder; the type (for example, anxiety, depression, or psychosis) depends in part on the type of personality disorder.

They are less likely to follow a prescribed treatment regimen; even when they follow the regimen, they are usually less responsive to drugs than most people are.

They often have a poor relationship with their doctor because they refuse to take responsibility for their behavior or they feel overly distrustful, deserving, or needy. The doctor may then start to blame, distrust, and ultimately reject the person.

Are you the one ?

One day, an old man was walking along the beach in the early morning and noticed the tide had washed thousands of starfish up on the shore. Up ahead in the distance he spotted a boy who appeared to be gathering up the starfish, and one by one tossing them back into the ocean.

He approached the boy and asked him why he spent so much energy doing what seemed to be a waste of time. The boy replied, "If these starfish are left out here like this they will bake in the sun, and by this afternoon they will all be dead." The old man gazed out as far as he could see and responded, "But, there must be hundreds of miles of beach and thousands of starfish. You can't possibly rescue all of them. What difference is throwing a few back going to make anyway?" The boy then held up the starfish he had in his hand and replied, "It's sure going to make a lot of difference to this one!" The boy tossed that starfish into the water. He then looked intently at the old man and said "I will save as many as I can".

The old man had no reply. He was really ashamed of his own attitude. He stood speechless for a while. Then slowly he picked up a starfish and threw it into the water, joining the boy in his efforts. The boy gave him a gentle smile and soon both of them were silently tossing one starfish after another into the water. Soon, the boy and the old man saw that they were not alone. Other people who had come to the beach for a walk noticed them both working diligently to save the starfish. One by one, people started joining in the effort.

As the sun rose higher in the sky, hundreds of people silently worked to save the starfish. Young people, old people, rich people, poor people all joined hands in the noble task. Amazingly within a couple of hours, the beach was almost clear of starfish. As the last starfish was thrown into the sea, a thunderous cheer spontaneously arose from the people. Each one of them felt they had done something important, something that made a difference. They cheered and hugged each other. Some of them even exchanged names and numbers and promised to stay in touch.

Nothing is impossible if we work together. But someone needs to be bold enough to take the first step. Many other will follow. Even one person's determination and conviction can change the world.

Are you the ONE??????

Take the first step in CREATING your IDEAL WORLD today and you will see the WORLD will follow?? Wake up from the sleep and slumber??.

WAKE UP!!!!!!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Personality types - Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875, Kesswil – June 6, 1961, Küsnacht)

http://typelogic.com/enfp.html

1. ENFP (Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving)
2. INFP (Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving )
3. ENFJ (Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging )
4. INFJ (Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging )
5. ESTJ (Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging )
6. ISTJ (Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging )
7. ESFJ (Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging )
8. ISFJ (Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging )
9. ENTP (Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving)
10. INTP (Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving )
11. ENTJ (Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging )
12. ESTP (Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving)
13. ISTP (Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving )
14. ESFP (Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving )
15. ISFP (Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving)

My Type

The Test

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

HUMANMETRICS
Jung Typology Test
Your Type is INTJ
Strength of the preferences %

Introverted= 67%
Intuitive= 38%
Thinking= 1%
Judging= 44%

INTJ type description by J. Butt and M.M. Heiss

Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:

distinctively expressed introvert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
slightly expressed thinking personality
moderately expressed judging personality
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Introverted intuitive Thinking Judging
by Marina Margaret Heiss

To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of "definiteness", of self-confidence. This self-confidence, sometimes mistaken for simple arrogance by the less decisive, is actually of a very specific rather than a general nature; its source lies in the specialized knowledge systems that most INTJs start building at an early age. When it comes to their own areas of expertise -- and INTJs can have several -- they will be able to tell you almost immediately whether or not they can help you, and if so, how. INTJs know what they know, and perhaps still more importantly, they know what they don't know.

INTJs are perfectionists, with a seemingly endless capacity for improving upon anything that takes their interest. What prevents them from becoming chronically bogged down in this pursuit of perfection is the pragmatism so characteristic of the type: INTJs apply (often ruthlessly) the criterion "Does it work?" to everything from their own research efforts to the prevailing social norms. This in turn produces an unusual independence of mind, freeing the INTJ from the constraints of authority, convention, or sentiment for its own sake.

INTJs are known as the "Systems Builders" of the types, perhaps in part because they possess the unusual trait combination of imagination and reliability. Whatever system an INTJ happens to be working on is for them the equivalent of a moral cause to an INFJ; both perfectionism and disregard for authority may come into play, as INTJs can be unsparing of both themselves and the others on the project. Anyone considered to be "slacking," including superiors, will lose their respect -- and will generally be made aware of this; INTJs have also been known to take it upon themselves to implement critical decisions without consulting their supervisors or co-workers. On the other hand, they do tend to be scrupulous and even-handed about recognizing the individual contributions that have gone into a project, and have a gift for seizing opportunities which others might not even notice.

In the broadest terms, what INTJs "do" tends to be what they "know". Typical INTJ career choices are in the sciences and engineering, but they can be found wherever a combination of intellect and incisiveness are required (e.g., law, some areas of academia). INTJs can rise to management positions when they are willing to invest time in marketing their abilities as well as enhancing them, and (whether for the sake of ambition or the desire for privacy) many also find it useful to learn to simulate some degree of surface conformism in order to mask their inherent unconventionality.

Personal relationships, particularly romantic ones, can be the INTJ's Achilles heel. While they are capable of caring deeply for others (usually a select few), and are willing to spend a great deal of time and effort on a relationship, the knowledge and self-confidence that make them so successful in other areas can suddenly abandon or mislead them in interpersonal situations.
This happens in part because many INTJs do not readily grasp the social rituals; for instance, they tend to have little patience and less understanding of such things as small talk and flirtation (which most types consider half the fun of a relationship). To complicate matters, INTJs are usually extremely private people, and can often be naturally impassive as well, which makes them easy to misread and misunderstand. Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs really want people to make sense. :-) This sometimes results in a peculiar naivete', paralleling that of many Fs -- only instead of expecting inexhaustible affection and empathy from a romantic relationship, the INTJ will expect inexhaustible reasonability and directness.

Probably the strongest INTJ assets in the interpersonal area are their intuitive abilities and their willingness to "work at" a relationship. Although as Ts they do not always have the kind of natural empathy that many Fs do, the Intuitive function can often act as a good substitute by synthesizing the probable meanings behind such things as tone of voice, turn of phrase, and facial expression. This ability can then be honed and directed by consistent, repeated efforts to understand and support those they care about, and those relationships which ultimately do become established with an INTJ tend to be characterized by their robustness, stability, and good communications.
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Functional Analysis
by Joe Butt

Introverted iNtuition
INTJs are idea people. Anything is possible; everything is negotiable. Whatever the outer circumstances, INTJs are ever perceiving inner pattern-forms and using real-world materials to operationalize them. Others may see what is and wonder why; INTJs see what might be and say "Why not?!" Paradoxes, antinomies, and other contradictory phenomena aptly express these intuitors' amusement at those whom they feel may be taking a particular view of reality too seriously. INTJs enjoy developing unique solutions to complex problems.

Extraverted Thinking
Thinking in this auxiliary role is a workhorse. Closure is the payoff for efforts expended. Evaluation begs diagnosis; product drives process. As they come to light, Thinking tends, protects, affirms and directs iNtuition's offspring, fully equipping them for fulfilling and useful lives. A faithful pedagogue, Thinking argues not so much on its own behalf, but in defense of its charges. And through this process these impressionable ideas take on the likeness of their master.

Introverted Feeling
Feeling has a modest inner room, two doors down from the Most Imminent iNtuition. It doesn't get out much, but lends its influence on behalf of causes which are Good and Worthy and Humane. We may catch a glimpse of it in the unspoken attitude of good will, or the gracious smile or nod. Some question the existence of Feeling in this type, yet its unseen balance to Thinking is a cardinal dimension in the full measure of the INTJ's soul.

Extraverted Sensing
Sensing serves with a good will, or not at all. As other inferior functions, it has only a rudimentary awareness of context, amount or degree. Thus INTJs sweat the details or, at times, omit them. "I've made up my mind, don't confuse me with the facts" could well have been said by an INTJ on a mission. Sensing's extraverted attitude is evident in this type's bent to savor sensations rather than to merely categorize them. Indiscretions of indulgence are likely an expression of the unconscious vengeance of the inferior.

Human Emotions

1.Joy ,
2.Sorrow ,
3.Fear ,
4.Anger ,
5.Disgust ,
6.Acceptance ,
7.Anticipation ,
8.Boredom ,
9.Disgust ,
10.Envy ,
11.Guilt ,
12.Hate ,
13.Surprise and
14.Love