ENFP - Common Mistypes

ENFP are another personality type that tends to be mistyped and misread very often too.

Most people think of ENFP's as the cute bubbly, slightly unusual girl or the random, funny, quirky guy, but many do well in a variety of fields such as an acting, music, writing, business, comedian/comedienne, dancing etc.  

Here are some of the common misidentifications:

ENTP

Strong development of tertiary Te and/or less aware auxiliary Fi often yields this mistype for ENFP’s (auxiliary Fi is also a function that's value isn't readily appreciated by society - moreso for males).

ENFP that have strong academic interests and backgrounds will often test as one of these types as they will be very capable at yielding their Te.

INFP / INTP

Ne is quite a cerebral process and can seem more internalised than most other extroverted processes – it also isn’t readily appreciated by society, so if the user hasn’t been nurtured well when using it they might keep their Ne observations to themselves to avoid further discouragement.

ENFJ

The questions for J vs P are often poor determinants of whether you actually are J or P – again whilst ENFP prefer a more free form and adaptive style, there are some that have Si fetishes for details, have been nurtured in a particular way or have roles that require them to be well organised.

ESFP / ISFP

As I alluded to previously, as awesome a function as Ne is, unfortunately the environment and world is not always kind to Ne compared to most other functions, as I mentioned here – as a result this may lead to typing as a sensing type, when really they are just overmodulating and shutting down their dominant Ne quickly and often with their inferior Si.

INFJ - Common Mistypes

I discussed some of the issues with the MBTI test in here and some potential reasons for mistyping.

In the next series of posts, I’m going to go through a number of common mistypes that crop up fairly consistently for the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types.

It is commonly stated that the INFJ is the rarest of all types and whilst this is a possibility, it is not a fact given the reliability of the MBTI test

INFJ are probably the hardest of all types to read – like all personality types one label like “The Protectors” can not fit all of manifestations of a personality type and the different roles that they can take on - INFJ are often pioneers, leaders and revolutionaries (for better or worse) in a variety of fields to social chameleons, skilled charmers, actors/actresses and even dangerous criminal minds.

Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur:

INTP/INTJ

Strong development of tertiary Ti and/or underdeveloped/less aware auxiliary Fe often yields this mistype for INFJ’s – you will often see this mistype in the INFJ that have strong academic orientation or background in their life.

INFP

The questions for J vs P are often poor determinants of whether you actually are J or P – perhaps an INFJ with normal development that isn’t particularly organised, punctual etc. could test as an INFP as the INFJ directive functions aren’t always (rarely?) concerned with organisation of concrete things.

ENFJ

An INFJ with well developed Fe and very good articulation and speaking skills may identify with a number of the extrovert vs introvert questions – this would probably be a common mistype with actors, comedians and skilled orators.

ISTP/ISTJ

Perhaps if they have worked in jobs that required great attention to detail or they have developed in a way (not a good way too) in which their Ni and Fe has got very little validation from their environment, but their Ti and Se has.

INFJ that are very good athletes or have mastered their inferior Se on numerous occassions may mistype this way too...

Frasier Characters - Personality Types

Frasier was a long running TV sitcom that was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions) in association with Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Network Television.

The series, based on the life of Dr Frasier Crane, a radio psychiatrist that hosts his own show 'The Dr Frasier Crane Show' on KACL, was a spin-off from the very popular TV series Cheers.

Here's my analysis of the main characters Myers-Briggs types:

Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) – ENFJ

Insightful radio psychiatrist with a strong cultural and intellectual interests – definitely comes across as an intuitive values-orientated directive personality.

Niles Crane – INTJ

Psychiatrist and intellectual snob - much more detached (Ni dominant?) and chilly (Te vs Fe) personality than Fraser.

Martin Crane – ISFJ

Down to earth father who works as a police officer and ‘speaks a different language’ to Frasier and Niles – comes across as an Si dominant.

Daphne Moon – ENFP

Martin’s physical therapist who has a cheery outlook on life and can be a bit off the beaten path at times in her methods and beliefs.

Roz Doyle - ESFJ

Fraser’s assistant who is warm, friendly, down to earth and a serial dater of men who isn’t having much luck finding her 'Mr Right'.