Animekitty,
Thank you for posting these videos. It is a good overview which makes it easy to grasp the basics of Jungian Typology.
I don't believe that Jung would approve of the MBTI. It is an abstraction for rational thinkers to avoid truly understanding a complex rationally-irrational cognitive process. While it may be useful in some contexts, it is antithesis of what Jung was about.
These videos show little understanding of Carl Jung. This is painfully obvious in lesson 3.3 "The Irrational Functions" which are caused common misconceptions that Jung was fully aware of.
The usage of the term irrational in this context is not synonymous with the term illogical. This is from the rational bias that the narrator expressed in the videos. If you have trouble understanding this idea, then you are likely a rigidly rational thinker.
Most people cultivate only one function, so they characteristically approach a situation relying on the one dominant or superior function.
Jung basically calls these people sheep that need shepherds to guide them through life. I would classify science as the shepherd of dominantly rational thinkers; and religion as the shepherd of dominantly irrational thinkers. This is why I classify science as a religion ( of facts ).
Jung also makes the distinction between facts and truths. INTPs for example may logically deduce that all facts are truths. This could not be further from the truth.
Some people develop two functions, and a few very mature individuals have cultivated three.
INTPs for example, neglect their tertiary and inferior functions to the point of complete denial of their validity. However, they typically develop their auxiliary function ( Extraverted Intuition ) and their dominant function ( Introverted Thinking ) to a high degree.
At around 35 years old; an INTP will start to develop their tertiary function ( Introverted Sensing ). This is extremely difficult for an INTP to understand because their previous two functions were based in reality. So the idea of irrational thought would appear to be invalid and useless to a closed-minded INTP. I mean literally sorting ideas by categorically putting them into boxes, which is both judgemental and closed-minded.
A person who has theoretically achieved self-realization or individuation would have all four functions highly developed.
If the narrator achieved individuation, then they would have a deep understanding of Jung and his ideas. This is not the case, and it is the reason that the MBTI was created in the first place. It's a simple explanation that the majority can understand without achieving Self-realization. So it completely misses the point and is the reason for the controversy in regards to the MBTI.
However, the MBTI is an excellent tool if it is used properly. Sadly, this is rarely the case which leads to more of the controversy surrounding the MBTI.
