MBTI Form M Description PDF
MBTI Form M Description PDF
MBTI Form M Description PDF
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® was developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and
her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs. Their aim was to create a tool to indicate,
validate, and put to practical use C.G. Jung's work on psychological types. Jung
(1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist whose book Psychological Types was an
outgrowth of his efforts to understand individual differences among people.
After more than 50 years of research and development, the current MBTI® Instrument is the
most widely used instrument for understanding normal personality differences. Because it
explains basic patterns in human functioning, the MBTI® Instrument is used for a wide variety
of purposes including the following:
The Myers -Briggs Type Indicator® Instrument is a self-report questionnaire designed to make
Jung's theory of psychological types understandable and useful in everyday life. MBTI®
Instrument results identify valuable differences between normal, healthy people, differences
that can be the source of much misunderstanding and miscommunication.