ABSTRACT
This chapter is about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a personality or 'psychometric' questionnaire widely used in business, healthcare, and personal development. It sets out to explain what the MBTI is, how it can be useful to the people, and how to learn more about it. Its underlying principles derive from work of Carl Jung, the brilliant Swiss psychologist and philosopher who coined, among other things, the terms 'extravert' and 'introvert'. It was translated into English in 1923 and read by an American woman with a strong interest in character and personality-Katharine Briggs-and her daughter Isabel Myers. The more they know about the people strengths and weaknesses—and vice versa—the better able they are to cover for them, to recognise what is happening to the people, and to find appropriate ways of dealing with the consequences.
