Have you read Carl Jung's Psychological Types?

[Inquisitor]

Just curious...

 

[Black Rose]

I read chapter 10 online
When I get money I will buy the book.

 

[PmjPmj]

Most of it, but there are a few 'tl;dr' sections which weren't of any interest to me.

FWIW, most 'professional' practitioners have never read it. Some don't even know what a cognitive function is; they're trained to administer and score an indicator test. There are some exceptional practitioners out there, of course... but not many.

 

[Inquisitor]

Most of it, but there are a few 'tl;dr' sections which weren't of any interest to me.

FWIW, most 'professional' practitioners have never read it. Some don't even know what a cognitive function is; they're trained to administer and score an indicator test. There are some exceptional practitioners out there, of course... but not many.

How do you know? Do you work in the field?

 

[TBerg]

I too have read Chapter Ten as well as a few other pieces.

 

[marie]

Not yet, too busy at college. Though I plan to read it after graduation maybe.

 

[StevenM]

Something weird tells me there is an underlying point to this question. If I'd go with my gut, I'd guess it has something to do with how much none of us knows anything about psychological types.

 

[PmjPmj]

How do you know? Do you work in the field?

No, but I regularly speak with people who do.

PM me some time if you require further information.

 

[Inquisitor]

Something weird tells me there is an underlying point to this question. If I'd go with my gut, I'd guess it has something to do with how much none of us knows anything about psychological types.

Your gut is semi-accurate.

I took a look at Celebrity Types (the website)...those people are hardcore! They take typology to a whole new level, and they seem to be incredibly well-read. Until I have read as much as those people, I'm not going to post anymore. I've discovered that I have a lot to read...Jung, Von Franz, Adler, Pauli, Myers + all the other personality theories! I'm going to take an intro to psychology class and personality theory classes so I can get a better handle on all the western approaches. There are so many! Most unfortunately seem to be focused on the quantitative as opposed to the qualitative, so MBTI/Jungian psychology remain relatively unique and valuable.

That said, I wanted to know how many people had actually bothered to read the foundational text without which this forum would not exist...So far the poll has confirmed my suspicions, but if everyone had read it, I also would have liked to know that as well.

 

[redbaron]

I've read the whole thing and funnily enough I don't think it's nearly as important to modern iterations of MBTI as you seem to think it is.

But hey, your approach is defnitely preferable to engaging in argument here on the forum. Though that's a lot less to do with the lack of people who've read Jung than it is to do with the generally inconsistent nature of how different people apply typology.

Celebrity Types? Meh.

 

[Sir Eus Lee]

Any links to Carl Jung original psychological types?

Mister Eus Lee

 

[onesteptwostep]

^ It's book, you'd have to buy it.

I took a look at Celebrity Types (the website)...those people are hardcore! They take typology to a whole new level, and they seem to be incredibly well-read. Until I have read as much as those people, I'm not going to post anymore. I've discovered that I have a lot to read...Jung, Von Franz, Adler, Pauli, Myers + all the other personality theories! I'm going to take an intro to psychology class and personality theory classes so I can get a better handle on all the western approaches. There are so many! Most unfortunately seem to be focused on the quantitative as opposed to the qualitative, so MBTI/Jungian psychology remain relatively unique and valuable.

Eh? I honestly don't think there's a more comprehensive theory than MBTI.. I mean sure, I haven't read any of the other works, but on socionics- socionics doesn't seem to work very well. What others are there? o_O

 

[Yellow]

I took a look at Celebrity Types (the website)...those people are hardcore! They take typology to a whole new level, and they seem to be incredibly well-read. Until I have read as much as those people, I'm not going to post anymore. I've discovered that I have a lot to read...Jung, Von Franz, Adler, Pauli, Myers + all the other personality theories! I'm going to take an intro to psychology class and personality theory classes so I can get a better handle on all the western approaches. There are so many! Most unfortunately seem to be focused on the quantitative as opposed to the qualitative, so MBTI/Jungian psychology remain relatively unique and valuable.

You're going to find that MBTI is viewed as a novelty, or fun diversion at best. Often, it's seen as BS. You get about 2 paragraphs in a textbook, and you move on to something more substantial. After all, psychology has been drifting steadily toward neuroscience, and MBTI is not empirically supported.

You might be better off taking similar classes offered in social work and other programs that produce "arts" degrees. They seem to spend more time on that softer stuff. I have a colleague with a MA in Counseling & Social Work, and she got to spend a whole week on MBTI.