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Dynamics of Personality Type : Understanding and Applying Jung's Cognitive Processes (Understanding yourself and others series)
by: Linda V. Berens

Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780966462456
ISBN: 0966462459
Label: Telos Publications
Manufacturer: Telos Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 60
Publication Date: January 07, 2000
Publisher: Telos Publications
Sales Rank: 740617
Studio: Telos Publications

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Part of the Understanding Yourself and OthersTM Series

In Dynamics of Personality Type, content expert Dr. Linda Berens introduces you to Jung's eight cognitive processes and the roles they play within your personality type. You are guided to explore the processes through applications to learning, problem solving, and communicating.

This book provides the user with . . .

* an introduction to Jung's eight cognitive processes
* an interactive process to help individuals discover their preferred pattern of processes.
* worksheets to help individuals better understand themselves and others, with applications to learning, problem solving, and communicating.
* full page descriptions for each process with examples and exercises
* an overview on the roles the processes play in our life
* descriptions for discovering your preferred learning style
* worksheet for cracking the MBTI code.
* appendices for a brief overview of the Essential Qualities of the 16 Type Patterns.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Practical material for type professionals
As an accredited MBTI(R) professional, I have been administering the instrument for over 10 years primarily in organizational settings. I really appreciate the practical nature of Berens' book and its immediate applicability to employees in the workplace.

My experience is that many novices in the field of personality type make erroneous assumptions about the way the cognitive processes operate, and confuse Jung's psychological terminology with everyday word usage. For example, some people mistakenly regard a Judging function as being "judgmental". Berens is careful to define her terms (as one would expect an INTP to do), and her descriptions of the way different cognitive processes are manifested are well-researched and well-considered. She manages to keep her descriptions of the functions content-free, and doesn't confuse functions with traits, which so many people mistakenly do.

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- Delivered what was expected...
Contrary to what some others have said, this book delivered exactly what it said it would. It is cleary a beginners book (only 60 pages) and states up front that was designed for that purpose. The book does not make any promises that it doesn't deliver on. I am an MBTI certified practitioner and felt it gave me the push to the next level that I was looking for. I would agree that Lenore Thomson's book Personality Type: An Owner's Manual is a much more comprehensive resource, but this is a very good starter. I very much appreciated the inclusion/adaptation of John Beebe's work with the Jungian functions that differs slightly from Lenore Thomson's perspective - (I think!). Anyway, the book is a great value and from someone that has been using type since 1985--it's a great resource.

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- Worst MBTI related published material I've ever seen
This booklet explains how to translate between people's MBTI types such as "INTP" and their cognitive processes such as "dominant Ti with auxiliary Ne." The explanations of the cognitive processes themselves are the worst I've ever seen. For instance, Ti is described by reference to apples as follows: "Think about those apples again. What kinds of things are apples anyway? List the categories that apples fall into." This is incorrect, has nothing to do with Ti (which is a judging function), and promises to be misleading to anyone not already very familiar with MBTI. Some reviewers have noted that other books don't talk about cognitive processes. This is incorrect. Isabel Briggs Myers' Gifts Differing explains cognitive processes and is as a whole an excellent book. Lenore Thomson's Personality Type: An Owner's Manual focuses specifically on explaining the cognitive processes in their dominant and auxiliary roles and ... Read More

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- Probably good for beginners
What I received was not what I had been expecting. As someone who already has a basis with the MBTI, this book was overly simplified for my tastes: too short, filled with figures and tables. Even the simplified explanation that it put forth seemed rather confusing as I flipped through it and I already understand much of the MBTI. It was not at all the bent I was looking for. I think there are better explanations included on the free online tests you can take.

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