Angelo Spoto
07 / Archetypes
Tags: Angelo Spoto, Anima, anthropology, character, differentiation, ego- unconscious, Freud, inferior function, Jung, Levy-Bruhl, morality, myths, participation mystique, persona, polarity, primitive culture, projection, rituals, shadow, unconscious
October 4, 2011

The ego asks why anyone in his or her right mind should actually allow the troublesome aspects of his or her personality to be expressed. Jung’s answer is “for the development of character.” . . . For Jung, the inferior function is thus not just a trouble-maker extraordinaire, it is a moral exigency as well.
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Is it INTJ or INTP? Sometimes the MBTI code’s judging/perceiving (J/P) dichotomy is extremely difficult to nail down—showing a low preference clarity on the report and proving elusive to verify. INTJ vs. INTP seems especially problematic. Why is J/P so difficult? Do you have any tips for verification?
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Liana Lianov
07 / Personal Development, Health, and Spirituality
Tags: behavior change, Brue, cognitive behavioral therapy, energy balance, ENFP, Extraversion, Extraverted Intuition, Feeling, Fi, fitness, health, health coach, healthy habits, Introversion, introverted feeling, introverted sensing, introverted thinking, Intuition, judging, Liana Lianov, lifestyle medicine, Ne, perceiving, positive psychology, Rollnick, Sensing, Si, stage of change theory, stress, thinking, Ti, trans-theoretical model, type
October 4, 2011

Type enthusiasts may wonder whether we can purposely apply our personality preferences—which are comfortable ‘tools’ to make habit change a little easier. Speaking as a lifestyle medicine physician, as well as a type enthusiast for the past two decades, I believe we can. . . . Type affects what motivates us and how we learn new skills . . .
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