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Namah Emotional Literacy Training

of opposing propensities to form sixteen the favour returned.
personality types. This was proposed by Carl
Jung and developed by Isabel Briggs Myers. Optimists/pessimist: the glass half-full and
The four pairs are: half-empty people.

Introvert or Extrovert: I or E. This is how a Maximisers/satisfiers: maximisers try to
person directs their energy. Intuitive or Sensing: get the most from any situation. They can be
N or S. This is how a person perceives. Intuitive perfectionists, never happy, ever regretting
people use their sixth sense. Sensing people use the choice they left out. But not weighing
their objective sense organs. options makes them dissatisfied, so they are
compelled to delay decision-making. Satisfiers
Feeling or Thinking: F or T. This is how a make quick practical decisions and don’t look
person processes information. Feeling people back at the options they left out. They know
understand others with respect to how they they have not optimised, so have not got the
feel. Thinking people use logic. best, and they accept it. The lengthy decision-
making process and perfectionism are stressful
Judging or Perceiving: J or P. This is how a to them.
person implements information. Judging people
are organised and stick to their plans. Perceiving Multipliers/Diminishers: multipliers are those
people decide on the fly.The various personality who enable others to perform their best. They
types are ESTJ, INFP and so on. motivate, provide support, step back when
necessary. Diminishers discourage, remind
Dr Helen Fisher’s scheme says neuro-transmitters others they are the best, withhold information,
and hormones determine our personality add roadblocks for others.
types. When we are dominated by dopamine,
we are Explorers — impulsive, curious, on the Participants will brainstorm on what the world
run. With testosterone, we become Directors would be if a certain personality trait were
— analytical, assertive, aggressive. With missing, say the rajasic nature, or the Intuitive
oestrogen/oxytocin we are Negotiators — people. We will go into practical details such
trusting, generous, bonding. When driven by as which social function would be missing,
serotonin we are Builders — social, cautious, which profession would suffer the most. This
compliant. will make us understand how it takes all sorts
to make a world.
The personality types described above do not
have any value judgement attached to them. Topic 7: Inter-personal relationships
They are neither good nor bad, but reflect
human diversity. In contrast, the behavioural People we interact with affect us immensely.
classifications below have a distinct good or College roommates use the same phrases
bad flavour to them. and expressions. Couples mirror each other’s
feelings so well that the lines on their faces,
Givers/takers/matchers: those who help, created by emotions, are formed alike. When
those who take help, those who help but expect we are around happy people, we loop in and

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