According to Carl Jung, the personality of the INFJ, characterized by the combination of the psychological dimensions of introversion, intuition, feeling and judgment, represents only 1% of the population, this personality model defines an idealistic, serene, firm profile in its values, very sensitive, but confident and always oriented to improve the lives of others.
If someone has never heard of this type of personality, they will soon find a book, documentary or article with the classic list of the 10 main characteristics that define this type of unique profile. the Anglo-Saxon world and, if at first glance it can remind us a little of the very sensitive personality, it must be said that they are not exactly the same.
“Doesn’t anyone light up imagining the light, but making the darkness conscious?”-Carl Jung-
To understand it a little better, let’s take a trip to its origin. The INFJ typology is part of the Myers-Briggs indicator, a personality test designed to identify our personal preferences. This test is based on the psychological types developed by Carl Jung throughout his clinical experience.
Currently this indicator is mainly used in group dynamics and personal growth tests, however, it must be said that, in the more academic context and in the most rigorous psychological literature, they do not give much validity, however, Carl Jung’s work on His psychological types remains interesting, and today we see many of his approaches reborn, and above all, the work of Carl Jung on His psychological types remains interesting, and today we see many of his approaches reborn, and above all , your contribution to the study of personality.
Thus, and among all this set of psychological profiles offered by the Myers-Briggs indicator, it is always striking what is considered the most peculiar and exclusive personality of all, INFJ. Let’s go a little further.
The Myers-Briggs indicator is a type of psychological test generally appreciated by education professionals, which helps students get to know each other better, make more informed decisions about their academic and professional future, through their four scales we can know, for example, how we see the world, how we treat everything around us and how we relate.
Similarly, it is interesting to remember that this indicator is based on 8 types of extroverted personalities and 8 introverted personalities, with the INFJ personality being the most unusual of all because it defines just over 1% of the population, those would be its characteristics.
INFJ’s personality is also known as a lawyer profile for the following reasons:
This type of personality profile has a particular ability to build relationships, they know how to make friends and keep them, they are close, warm and kind, simple and good conversationalists.
Seen from the outside they can give the impression that they are the classic example of an extrovert, however, the personality of the INFJ controls very well the moments of sociability and delimits them in time for a very fundamental reason: their nature is introverted and needs moments. . Loneliness to recover ‘energy’.
INFJ’s personality is a tireless dreamer. However, his dreams do not remain in the simple illusion, in the classic passive dreamer, where his idealism is so fragile and light that the wind prevails, on the contrary. This personality has a natural need to contribute to society and, therefore, to dream of acting in the same way: with conviction and decision.
In a work environment, these people always show independence, a clear orientation towards goals, great creativity and a lot of intuition, and it is common for them to enjoy both art and science.
INFJ’s personality has only one problem: society, in a world full of inequality, closed doors and walls to overcome on a daily basis, is easy to fall into dismay at so many obstacles, so it is common for this profile to end up being disappointed and suffer constant physical and emotional wear and tear.
It is not easy for them to deal with daily criticism, stress and the clash between their idealism and the raw reality, and another fact that characterizes them is that they often forget to take care of themselves.
“Every man must decide to walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. “Martin Luther King.
Given the main characteristics of this type of personality defined by Carl Gustav Jung, we can see that we are faced with one of these figures whose thinking and echo meant a small global revolution, this 1% of the population is actually the light of our society: people with clear ideals, dreamers with a goal that aspire to give their best to others.
So, in case someone feels fully identified with INFJ’s personality, we can only add one tip: we must persevere without neglecting our own ideals, we must never give up, because sometimes this 1% of the population is enough to inspire the remaining 99%.