Psychology for Everyone

Each of us who is even slightly interested in psychology has wondered: what would psychology say about me?

In order to understand and find themselves, people spend years on consultations with psychologists and attend seminars and trainings that help them open up and answer the main question: “Who am I and what do I want?”.

But I have good news for you – this is not the only way.

A little theory. When psychologists turn to the study of personality, the first thing they encounter is the diversity of its properties and their manifestations in behaviour.

Interests and motives, inclinations and abilities, character and temperament, ideals, value orientations, volitional, emotional and intellectual features, the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious (subconscious) and much more – this is a far from complete list of the characteristics we have to deal with when we try to create a psychological portrait of a personality.

In academic psychology there are very many theories of personality. You have already heard of some of them, while others may still be unfamiliar to you.

In particular:

• • S. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality (the doctrine of the "Id", the "Ego" and the " Superego ");
• • learning theory, or the behaviourist approach (I. Pavlov, J. Watson, B. Skinner);
• • the cognitive approach (J. Rotter on people of two types: "internally oriented" and "externally oriented");
• • the growth theory of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers; and others.

Well, let us not put this question off for long, and let us answer the question “How can I determine my personality type on my own?”. The answer is simple: easily, with the help of socionics.

Socionics is a relatively new concept presented by the Lithuanian psychologist Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, which is based on the typology of personalities by the famous psychologist Carl Jung, a student of S. Freud. Jung divided society into extraverts and introverts, and Aušra supplemented his teaching by dividing people into 16 types based on how their perception of the information flow functions.

Socionics measures:

1. Extraversion (orientation towards people) / introversion (orientation towards oneself);

2. Rationality (trusting facts) / irrationality (trusting feelings);

3. Logic (acting on the basis of general rules) / ethics (acting on the basis of circumstances);

4. Sensing (forming an opinion through external influences) / intuition (forming an opinion through the subconscious).

Let us begin. To start with, take an online test and determine your personality type. To do so, follow this link.

Important! Answer the questions as honestly as possible. Try not to think too long over the answers, because usually the first thought is the right one. After that, pay attention to the general description of your socionic type.

To help you interpret your type, you can use well-known examples from films in which the characters are vivid representatives of one type or another.

Below you will find the most vivid examples which may, perhaps, help you. I wish everyone a useful time and inspiration on the path to self-discovery!

• Seeker – D’Artagnan, Kevin McCallister (“Home Alone”)
• Mediator – Ron Weasley (“Harry Potter”)
• Analyst – Ross Geller (“Friends”)
• Enthusiast – Madeline (“Big Little Lies”), Joey Tribbiani (“Friends”)
• Mentor – Blair Waldorf (“Gossip Girl”), Joan (“Mad Men”), Maria Elena (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
• Inspector – Prue Halliwell (“Charmed”), Léon (“Léon”)
• Lyricist – Betty (“Mad Men”), Countess Cora Crawley (“Downton Abbey”), Ashley Wilkes (“Gone with the Wind”), Jack Dawson (“Titanic”)
• Marshal – Samantha Jones (“Sex and the City”), Lara Croft (“Lara Croft”)
• Entrepreneur – Miranda Hobbes (“Sex and the City”), Tyrion Lannister (“Game of Thrones”), Scarlett O’Hara (“Gone with the Wind”)
• Guardian – Bree Van de Kamp (“Desperate Housewives”), Rachel Zane (“Suits”)
• Critic – Wednesday Addams (“The Addams Family”)
• Politician – Chuck Bass (“Gossip Girl”), Gabrielle Solis (“Desperate Housewives”), Rose (“Titanic”)
• Adviser – Bridget Jones (“Bridget Jones’s Diary”), Carrie Bradshaw (“Sex and the City”), Serena van der Woodsen (“Gossip Girl”)
• Master – Tom Ripley (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”), Mark Darcy (“Pride and Prejudice”)
• Humanist – Charlotte York (“Sex and the City”), Amélie (“Amélie”), Celeste (“Big Little Lies”)
• Administrator – Hermione Granger (“Harry Potter”), Katniss Everdeen (“The Hunger Games”), Lynette Scavo ( “Desperate Housewives”).

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