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Title: Exploring Your Personality and Major


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Exploring Your Personality and Major
  • Chapter 2

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Keys to SuccessFind Your Passion
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The secret of success is making your vocation
your vacation.
  • Mark Twain

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How do you know when you have found your passion?
  • When Time Flies

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Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is
the key to success. If you love what you are
doing, you will be successful. Anonymous
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Personality Assessments
  • Do What You Are
  • The material in the textbook

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Based on the theory of Carl JungA Swiss
Psychologist, 1875-1961
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We are all born with a personality type.
If you understand your type, you can understand
yourself and others.
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There are no good or bad personality types, just
differences.
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The personality assessment identifies your
preferences. Demonstration What is your
preference?
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There are advantages and disadvantages of each
type.
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Focus on your gifts and talents.
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How to take the assessment
  • Think positively.
  • Answer honestly.
  • There are no right or wrong answers.
  • There are no good or bad personality traitsonly
    differences that make us unique.

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Personality Assessment
  • Helps you understand your personality type
  • Identifies your preferences
  • Provides useful ideas for selecting your career
    and major
  • Helps you identify your gifts and talents
  • Helps you to understand differences in others

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Taking the DWYA
  • Find a time when you are not tired or rushed.
  • There are no right or wrong answers.
  • Each type has their own unique gifts and talents.

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Taking the DWYA
  • The test does not measure
  • Intelligence
  • Psychological or emotional health

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Taking the DWYA
  • Answer the questions honestly to get the best
    results.
  • Answer the questions how you usually are when you
    are not stressed.
  • Do not answer the questions
  • How you want to be
  • How you have to be at home, work or school
  • How others want you to be

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Personality Types
  • Introvert - I
  • INtuitive - N
  • Feeling - F
  • Perceptive -P
  • Extravert - E
  • Sensing - S
  • Thinking - T
  • Judging - J

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Begin Self-Assessment
How we interact with the world and where we place
our energy E_________________________
________________________________I
Extraversion Introversion What
careers would match the preferences of the
extravert? Introvert?
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E is for Extravert
  • Extraverts
  • Are energized by social interaction.
  • Are outgoing, talkative and friendly.
  • Are easy to get to know.
  • Make friends easily.
  • Like variety and action.
  • Some careers that match
  • Customer service
  • Sales
  • Public relations
  • Human resources
  • Physical therapist
  • Financial advisor
  • Business management

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A Disadvantage Speak and then Think
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I is for Introvert
  • Introverts
  • Are energized by quiet time alone.
  • Are private and reserved.
  • Have fewer, but more in depth relationships.
  • Tend to think things through quietly before
    speaking.
  • Some careers that match
  • Computer scientist
  • Software engineer
  • Scientist
  • Engineer
  • Accountant
  • Graphic designer
  • Pharmacist
  • Artist

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Disadvantage Think, and then Speak.
MAY NOT GET AROUND TO SPEAKING AT ALL
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Extroverts 75 of peopleIntroverts 25
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Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences
  • Introvert or Extravert?

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Even though there are 16 personality types, we
are all unique because we are varying degrees of
each type.
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Where do you fit on the scale? Introvert or
Extrovert?
EX.I EX.I E..
.X..I
Look at your book and your test results and think
about this question. Write your results on the
Summarize Your Results in your text.
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Exercise Talkers and Listeners
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Free Write 5 Minutes
  • Choose one
  • I am an introvert
  • I am an extravert
  • I am a combination introvert/extravert

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Self-Assessment
The kind of information we naturally notice and
remember S__________________________________
______________________N Sensing

Intuition What careers would match
the preferences of the sensing type? Intuitive
type?
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S is for Sensing
  • Sensing types
  • Focus on what they can see, hear, feel, taste and
    smell.
  • Value realism and common sense.
  • Work with facts, figures and concrete details.
  • Work step by step.
  • Do accurate work.
  • Learn through experience.
  • Some careers that match
  • Business executives
  • Accountants
  • Police and detectives
  • Judges
  • Lawyers
  • Computer programmers
  • Doctors
  • Dentists
  • Interior decorators

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N is for INtuitive
  • Intuitive types
  • Value imagination and innovation.
  • Focus on possibilities.
  • Prefer working with ideas and theories.
  • Use their imagination.
  • Find creative solutions.
  • Use inspiration.
  • Some careers that match
  • Scientists
  • Engineers
  • Psychologists
  • Artists
  • Photographers
  • Actors
  • Professors
  • Writers

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Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences
  • Sensing or Intuitive?

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Where do you fit?
Sensing or Intuitive?
SX.N SX..N SX.
.N
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ActivityWrite about this apple
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Personality Exercise
  • Write about the picture for 5 minutes

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By Ian Jackson
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Free Write 5 Minutes
  • Choose 1
  • I am a sensing type
  • I am an intuitive type
  • I am a combination sensing/intuitive type

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Self-Assessment
How we make decisions T__________________
______________________________________F
Thinking
Feeling What
careers match the preferences of the thinking
type? Feeling type?
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T is for Thinking
  • Thinking types
  • Make decisions based on logic.
  • Value justice and fairness.
  • Like to critique and debate.
  • Think it is important to be right.
  • Work with numbers and figures.
  • Enjoy challenging work .
  • Motivated by achievement.
  • Some careers that match
  • Business managers and administrators
  • Lawyer
  • Judge
  • Computer Specialist
  • Scientist
  • Engineers
  • Mathematicians
  • Doctors and dentists
  • Military leaders

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F is for Feeling
  • Feeling types
  • Make decisions based on personal values.
  • Good decisions take others feelings into
    account.
  • Value harmony.
  • Like to help others.
  • Motivated by being appreciated by others.
  • Some careers that match
  • Child care workers
  • Social workers
  • Counselors
  • Family practice physicians
  • Pediatricians
  • Interior decorators
  • Photographers
  • Artists and musicians

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60 Of women are feeling types.
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60 Of men are thinking types.
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Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences
  • Thinking or Feeling?

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Do you prefer Thinking or Feeling?
T.X.F TX..F TX
..F
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Exercise Thinking or Feeling
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Free Write 5 Minutes
  • Choose one
  • I am a thinking type
  • I am a feeling type
  • I am a combination thinking/feeling type

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Self-Assessment
Whether we prefer to live in a more structured
or spontaneous way J_________________________
_________________________________P Judging

Perceiving What careers match
the preferences of the judging type? The
perceptive type?
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J is for Judging
  • Judging means orderly and organized.
  • It does not mean judging other people.

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J is for Judging
  • Judging types
  • Generally keep things in order.
  • Set goals and work toward them.
  • Finish projects and meet deadlines.
  • Follow a schedule.
  • Like having high responsibility
  • Some careers that match
  • Business executives
  • Managers
  • Accountants
  • Financial officers
  • Police and detectives
  • Judges
  • Lawyers
  • Computer programmers
  • Military leaders

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P is for Perceptive
  • Perceptive means being spontaneous and flexible.

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P is for Perceptive
  • Perceptive types
  • Like creative disorder.
  • Dislike routine.
  • Change goals as new opportunities arise.
  • May miss deadlines.
  • Explore the unknown.
  • Dont like rules and structure.
  • Often take risks and are adventurous.
  • Value fun and excitement.
  • Some careers that match
  • Pilots
  • Athletes
  • Paramedics
  • Police and detective work
  • Forensic pathologists
  • Engineers
  • Scientists
  • Carpenters
  • Artists
  • Musicians

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Judging vs. Perceptive
Greatest source of interpersonal conflict
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Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences
  • Judging or Perceptive?

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Judging or Perceptive?
JX.P JX.P JX
..P
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Exercise Judging or Perceptive?
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Exercise Where do you stand?
  • I can play anytime
  • I have to finish my work before I play.

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Free Write 5 Minutes
  • Choose one
  • I am a judging type.
  • I am a perceptive type.
  • I am a combination judging/perceptive type.

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Personality and Preferred Work Environment
  • Extraverts prefer environments that provide
    opportunity for social interaction.
  • Introverts like quiet for concentration.

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Personality and Preferred Work Environment
  • Sensing types like a standard way of doing things
    and establishing a routine.
  • Intuitive types like change and finding new ways
    of doing work.

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Personality and Preferred Work Environment
  • Thinking types are objective and rational and
    treat others fairly.
  • Feeling types value harmony and the support of
    co-workers. They know their values and apply
    them consistently.

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Personality and Preferred Work Environment
  • Judging types like a work environment that is
    structured, settled and organized.
  • Perceptive types are comfortable in handling the
    unplanned or unexpected.

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Personality and Decision Making
  • The introvert thinks up ideas and reflects on the
    problem before deciding.
  • The extravert acts as the communicator in the
    decision making process.

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Personality and Decision Making
  • The intuitive type develops theories and uses
    intuition to come up with ingenious solutions to
    the problem.
  • The sensing type applies personal experience to
    the problem and comes up with solutions that are
    practical and realistic.

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Personality and Decision Making
  • The thinking type uses cause and effect and
    applies logic to solving problems.
  • The feeling type considers human values and
    motives (whether they are logical or not) in the
    decision making process.

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Personality and Decision Making
  • Judging types go through the steps in the
    decision making process and make decisions
    quickly.
  • Perceptive types like to look at all the
    possibilities before making a decision. They do
    not want to make a quick decision.

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What is your personal communication style?
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Extrovert
  • Social types
  • Start conversations easily
  • Energized by talking to people
  • Find it easy to start a conversation or ask
    someone for a date
  • In conflict situations, they talk louder and
    faster

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Introvert
  • Rehearse what they are going to say before they
    say it
  • Need quiet for concentration
  • Enjoy peace and quiet
  • Often labeled as quiet or shy
  • Find it difficult to start a conversation or ask
    someone for a date
  • Withdraw from conflict situations to think it over

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To improve communication, extroverts need to
  • Pause to give the introvert time to think
  • Avoid monopolizing the conversation

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To improve communication, introverts need to
  • Make an effort to communicate

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Sensing Types
  • Are practical and realistic
  • Like communication that is exact and step by step
  • Want concrete answers
  • Like to get to the point
  • Will describe a date in terms of actual
    experience

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Intuitive Types
  • They look at possibilities and relationships
  • They are often ingenious and creative
  • They start imagining what the date will be like
    before it even happens
  • Talk about dreams, visions, beliefs and creative
    ideas

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Sensing and Intuitive Types
  • Sensing types need intuitive types to bring up
    new possibilities, deal with changes and
    understand different perspectives.
  • Intuitive types need sensing types to deal with
    facts and details.

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Feeling Types
  • Prefer to avoid disagreements to preserve peace
    and harmony
  • In a conflict situation, they take things
    personally

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Thinking Types
  • Are logical, detached and objective
  • In a conflict situation, they use logical
    arguments to prove that they are right

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Feeling and Thinking Types
  • Feeling types need thinking types to analyze,
    organize, follow policy and weigh the evidence.
  • Thinking types need feeling types to understand
    how others feel and to establish harmony in the
    family and business environments.

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Judging Types
  • They need events to be structured and organized
    in order to relax
  • They make decisions quickly and do not like to
    change them
  • They schedule and plan the dates
  • When traveling, they make a list and pack
    carefully

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Perceptive Types
  • They prefer the environment to be flexible and
    spontaneous
  • They like to keep their options open
  • They provide the fun and find it easier to relax
  • They often feel controlled by judging types
  • When traveling, they are open to new ideas and
    pack their suitcases at the last minute

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Judging and perceptive types need each other.
  • Judging types need perceptive types to relax and
    have fun.
  • Perceptive types need judging types to be more
    organized and productive.

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Exercise Communication Scenarios
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Personality and Time Management
  • How do you manage your time?
  • Judging type
  • Perceptive type

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Judging Types
  • Naturally good at time management
  • Use time management techniques to meet deadlines
  • Relax once the work is done
  • If there are many projects, may find it difficult
    to relax and enjoy recreation
  • May need to work on stress management

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Perceptive Types
  • Prefer to be spontaneous rather than organized
  • May have difficulty meeting deadlines
  • Work at many projects at once
  • Take the time to relax and enjoy recreation
  • Need to work on organization and meeting
    deadlines to be successful in college.

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Personality and Money
  • Judging types good at financial planning
  • Perceptive types can adapt to change and tolerate
    risk
  • Feeling types often attracted to low paying jobs
    that serve others

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Other Factors in Choosing a Major
  • If you have several careers that match your
    personality type, consider
  • Career outlook
  • Salary
  • Working conditions
  • Lifestyle
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