ISFP

:"This article is about the Myers-Briggs personality type. For the Socionics ISFp, see Sensory Ethical Introvert".

ISFP (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving) is an acronym used in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) publications to refer to one of the sixteen personality types. [ [http://www.psychology.healthspace.eu/type.php Type] ] [ [http://www.hompath.net/psychology/preference.php Preference] ] The MBTI assessment was developed from the work of prominent psychiatrist Carl G. Jung in his book "Psychological Types", which proposed a psychological typology based on his theories of cognitive functions.

From Jung's work, others developed psychological typologies. Well-known personality tests are the MBTI assessment, developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs, and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, developed by David Keirsey. Keirsey referred to ISFPs as Composers, one of the four types belonging to the temperament he called the Artisan.

The MBTI instrument

*I - Introversion preferred to Extraversion
*S - Sensing preferred to iNtuition
*F - Feeling preferred to Thinking
*P - Perceiving preferred to Judging

Characteristics

Myers-Briggs description

According to Myers-Briggs, ISFPs are peaceful, easygoing people who adopt a "live and let live" approach to life. They enjoy taking things at their own pace and tend to live in the moment. Although quiet, they are pleasant, considerate, and caring, devoted to the people in their lives. Though not inclined to debate or necessarily even air their views, their values are important to them.

Keirsey description

According to Keirsey, Composer Artisans are grounded in the here and now. They are extremely sensitive to their environment, attuned to the perceptions of their five senses even more than other sensing types are. They notice little variations in their physical world or in the people around them. They are very sensitive to balance and understand well what does or does not fit, whether in a work of art or any other aspect of their lives. ISFPs are highly conscious of their companions, but they prefer to allow others to direct their own lives. ISFPs tend to be emotionally well rounded and empathetic toward others.

Cognitive functions

*Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi)
*Auxiliary Extraverted Sensing (Se)
*Tertiary Introverted Intuition (Ni)
*Inferior Extraverted Thinking (Te)

ee also

* Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
* Keirsey Temperament Sorter
* Artisan temperament
* Composer (Role Variant)

References

External links

* [http://www.personalityzone.com/view/temperament/composer.html Keirsey Composer Artisan (ISFP)]
* [http://typelogic.com/isfp.html TypeLogic ISFP]
* [http://www.personalitypage.com/ISFP.html Personality Page ISFP]
* [http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/the-16-mbti-types.asp The Myers & Briggs Foundation: The 16 MBTI Types]