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Jung's Equivalents for Each Personality Type
Phlegmatic –> INFP. Choleric –> ENTJ. Melancholic –> ISTJ.
The perfect melancholic is the thinker, an introvert and a pessimist. The perfect melancholic is analytical, wise and quiet. They are detailed and are energized by thinking. They can be artistic and may be at times, moody.
Because people with melancholic temperaments tend to be introverted, they are often task-oriented rather than people-oriented. Individuals with this temperament may thrive if they have a list of chores to complete. They may prefer to stay busy and tackle their daily to-do list.
Melancholics are attracted to their own type far more than to any other personality type. This is a naturally compatible match and they are most likely to be happy in marriage, and least likely to divorce.
It doesn't come as a surprise that INFP is an equivalent of pure Phlegmatic temperament in the four temperaments model.
The four temperament theory is a proto-psychological theory which suggests that there are four fundamental personality types: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic.
The INTJ – Fourth Rarest MBTI Type.
The temperaments are determined by the balance of these emotions. For example, the choleric temperament is more prone to anger than the other temperaments.
The rarest personality type is the INFJ personality type, known as 'The Counselor'. INFJ is the rarest personality type across the population, occurring in just 2% of the population. It is also the rarest personality type among men. INFJ stands for Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, and Judging.
INFPs and INFJs are commonly confused for one another due to their apparent commitment to sensitivity, forming deep relationships and helping others navigate the world. Though, while INFPs and INFJs may seem similar at first glance, these two personality types possess distinctions which set them apart.
INFP or ENFP? ENFPs (Ne-Fi-Te-Si) often mistype themselves as INFPs, because they are considered to be one of the most introverted types among the extroverts. They also have similar functions to INFPs, except their dominant and auxiliary are reversed.
Melancholics are loyal, steadfast, stoic, and pragmatic. Highly emotionally intelligent, melancholics have an astute and shrewd perspective on their mental state as well as the emotional state of others.
4. They are shy. Melancholics are easily embarrassed, self-conscious, timid and bashful. As a result, they will avoid being in front of a crowd.
An introvert is a person with qualities of a personality type known as introversion, which means that they feel more comfortable focusing on their inner thoughts and ideas, rather than what's happening externally. They enjoy spending time with just one or two people, rather than large groups or crowds.
Instinctively we have always known that certain music and art reflects a sense of melancholy. While many people try to avoid it, there are those of us who embrace the beauty that can only be expressed and understood through melancholy. It is an emotion often explored by artists inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites.
Melancholic hold himself and others to unrealistically high standards, and get distressed when these standards are not met. This leads to the poor and under-valuated self - because he does not meet his own standards - and critical of others - because those others do not meet his standards as well.
Depression is a deepened or prolonged sadness in everyday life, but melancholia has a distinct quality of mood that cannot be interpreted as severe depression.
People high in neuroticism (very emotionally sensitive) and introverts are two personality types more likely to experience negative thoughts research finds. In addition, being introverted is linked to spontaneously remembering more negative life events.
According to the MBTI® Manual ENTJs are the type least likely to suppress anger and least likely to show anger.
It can be debated which MBTI personality type is truly the most “shy” among the 16 types, but the INFP personality type — also known as the “Mediator” — is often listed at the top of shyness ranks.
Try this approach: Take time to listen to the melancholic's concerns—to a point. Help the melancholic by offering a realistic framework for the situation described. Be the touchstone that gets her back to present reality and do not let her wander in the “what if's” of what could have been or what could be.
INFPs are often viewed as sensitive and sweet people, who don't have much of a temper. In truth INFPs just don't waste their anger on small things, and will only lose their temper when it is truly just in their opinion.
The Type A personality is characteristically impatient, but any of the types can tend towards impatience. (Read more about the four overall personality types.)
“INTJ is the rarest personality type for women.” In fact, at about 0.5 percent of the population, INTJ women might be the rarest of any gender/type combination (perhaps only rivaled by INFJ men).