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Whole Type Descriptions

Four of the eight preferences (E or I, S or N, T or F, J or P) make up your four-letter MBTI type, also called psychological or personality type. When the preferences are combined in all possible ways, they form 16 distinct personality types.

MBTI type theory is essentially all about these whole types, in which the preferences interact dynamically in ways that are unique to each of the 16 types. In short, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Use the following whole type descriptions to help verify your Best Fit Type.

Websites Featuring Whole Type Descriptions

The 16 MBTI Types—The Myers & Briggs Foundation
 The Sixteen Types at a Glance—Center for Applications of Psychological Type

Next Steps
There are many great resources to help you expand your knowledge of type and apply your understanding to deepen your self- and social-awareness and interpersonal effectiveness. Here are a few recommendations:

 Articles
1. Extraversion and Introversion. Houghton A. Student BMJ 12:393-436, 2004.
2. How do you make decisions? Thinking and feeling. Houghton A. Student BMJ 13:1-44, 2005.
3. How do you like to live your life? Judging and Perceiving. Houghton A. Student BMJ 13:45-88, 2005.
4. Understanding personality type: How do you like to take in information? Houghton A. Student BMJ; 12:437-480,2004.

Books
1. Do What You Are. Tieger PD, Barron B. Little, Brown & Company, 2007.
2. Introduction to Type, 6th ed. Myers, IB. 1998, CPP, 1998.
3. Introduction to Type and Teams. Hirsh E, Hirsh KW, Hirsh SK. CPP, 2003.
4. Introduction to Type in Organizations. by Hirsh SK, Kummerow JM. CPP, 1998.
5. Introduction to Type and Coaching. Hirsh SK, Kise JAG. CPP, 2000.
6. Introduction to Type and Communication. Dunning D. CPP, 2003.
7. Looking at Type: The Fundamentals. Martin C. CAPT, 1997.
8. Health Care Communication Using Personality Type. Allen J, Brock SA. Routledge, 2000.
9. People Types & Tiger Stripes, 3ed ed. Lawrence G. CAPT, 1993.
10. Type Talk at Work. Kroeger O. Tilden Press, 2002.

Additional Websites
Myers & Briggs Foundation
Personality Pathways
PersonalityType.com