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LalaithUrwen wrote:

Yep, that one didn't get it quite right. It said I was an INTJ, and that is soooo wrong. I am so a P (INTP, specifically). Obviously this is a weakness with this particular test, since it got yours wrong, too.

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Under extreme stress, fatigue or illness, the INFP's shadow may appear - a negative form of ESTJ. Example characteristics are:

being very critical and find fault with almost everything
doing things to excess - e.g.: eating, drinking or exercising
becoming bossy or domineering and ignoring others' feelings
being pedantic about unimportant details

The shadow is part of the unconscious that is often visible to others, onto whom the shadow is projected. The INFP may therefore readily see these faults in others without recognising it in him/her self.

MariaHobbit wrote:

I've never looked into that particular religion. I just saw a link to the test on a different board I was looking at yesterday, on their MBTI thread.

Erunáme wrote:

Do you have to provide a real email address in order to get the results?

MariaHobbit wrote:

I used a real one, just because I wasn't sure if this was one that emailed results afterwards. There have been no emails to that account from them yet. Of course, the "name" I used could be a hint that I wasn't interested in further contact:

First name: I
Last name: Don't
address: Think
City: So

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2. INTRODUCTION
Thinking is the flow of electricity through our brain from one neuron to another through a bath of neurochemicals. How
skillfully we think depends on three interdependent factors: our preference, our competencies and whether or not we
are falsifying type.
A preference is a functionally specialized set of abilities, or gifts, which occur naturally within each of us as a result of
the specific combination and distribution of neuro-chemicals within our brain. Where the chemicals present create a
markedly lower level of electrical resistance, we have a natural preference. Here, the flow of electrical current we call
"thinking" is easy, almost effortless. Because using our preference is fun and energizing, all else equal, people will
develop and use their natural preference. Additionally, when using their preference, people report they are absorbed by
what they are doing and find concentration is natural and effortless. Significantly, our preference is stable throughout our
lives. It exists and persists whether we use it or not.
Where the chemicals present create a markedly higher level of electrical resistance, no such preference exists.
Moreover, according to Dr. Richard Haier, a pre-eminent researcher using PET scans to understand how our brain
functions, the level of resistance in these other areas is generally 100 times the level of resistance enjoyed in our area of
natural preference. Hence, we refer to these other areas and their modes of thinking as "non-preferred." In these
non-preferred modes we must work hard to "think" at all - to metabolize the greater amounts of energy needed to
overcome the higher resistance. For this reason, all other factors being equal, people generally procrastinate or avoid
tasks that rely heavily on their non-preferred modes, even when they have developed a substantial amount of skill or
competency in using them. Moreover, no amount of competency will change a non-preference to a preference.
Competencies, by contrast, are not generally innate, but are created and strengthened by usage or practice. They are
the normal, natural result of repeatedly using a particular ability. In some ways, competencies are more flexible than our
preference. At one time in our life we may develop competencies in one area. At another time, in response to different
opportunities or needs, we may develop a completely different set of competencies in a very different area of the cortex.
Not surprisingly, Preferred Competencies, those we develop in our natural preference, are highly dependable and energy
efficient, even energizing. By contrast, non-preferred competencies are less dependable and less energy efficient. These
truths are consolidated in the following two Rules of Thumb:
People are most productive, happiest and healthiest when they:
1. develop, use and are rewarded for using their natural preference and its gifts; and
2. accept and manage their natural mental weaknesses effectively.
Despite these truths, experience has shown that a person's natural preference is often overshadowed or obscured by
environmental pressures. Indeed, a key problem for many people is that "all factors" are not "equal". Many environments
(families, organizations, companies and cultures) regularly reward certain types of thinking, while ignoring or punishing
others. This imbalance often causes people to develop and use Non-Preferred Competencies heavily. Dr. Carl Jung
called this reliance on non-preferred competencies "Falsifying Type ." The costs of falsifying type frequently, over time,
include chronic fatigue, irritability, depression and diminished productivity. For more on the costs of Falsifying Type, see
Thriving In Mind , especially Chapter 8 which discusses PASS, the medical syndrome that often accompanies Falsifying
Type.
For this reason, the BTSA was designed to measure the dynamic process of how your thinking has developed from
adolescence to the present. It, and this feedback document, are tools designed to help you determine if and to what
extent you are falsifying type, and discover and affirm your natural preference. As such, they can empower you to
become happier, healthier and more effective.

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YOUR STRENGTHS
For easy reference, profiles are defined and identified by how many modes (single, double, triple) and which modes
(Frontal Left, Basal Right, etc.) are the strongest (HIGH or VERY HIGH). Thus, a person whose only score above 80 is
in the FRONTAL LEFT mode is called a "Frontal Left," and a person scoring above 80 in both the BASAL LEFT and
BASAL RIGHT is called a "Double Basal."
For example, you might say:
"I'm a BASAL LEFT. That's why balancing the check book is so important to me."
Or
"He's a FRONTAL RIGHT. That's why he hasn't balanced his check book in 30
years."
Or
"We're such good friends, and now I know why. We're both committed BASAL
RIGHTS."
Or
"Now I know why we have such difficulty understanding each other. We're a brain
apart. You're a FRONTAL LEFT, and I'm a BASAL RIGHT."
Consequently, as your ADULT PROFILE indicates strength in the FRONTAL LEFT and FRONTAL RIGHT, we say you
are or you are thinking like a DOUBLE FRONTAL.
As a DOUBLE FRONTAL you are conceptual, scientific and strategic. Your focus is on growth, expansion and
trouble-shooting. Your underlying assumptions are that: the most powerful and desirable growth is innovative; and
long-term strategies offer more opportunity because "the greater the risk, the greater the win."