The Jung Type Indicator (JTI)- based on Carl Jung's model of personality

The Jung Type Indicator (JTI) assesses a person’s psychological type using the categories first proposed by the Swiss Psychologist C.G. Jung. This theory of human typology can be traced back at least to the work of the Greek physician Hippocrates. This early typology contained within it the seeds of modern typological thinking. Psychologist Eysenck proposed four levels of personality description. At the lowest level are the person’s specific responses to specific situations. The second level of description consists of habitual responses; those responses we typically make when similar situations occur. At the third level, these habitual responses are organised into personality traits. The highest level consists of the organisation of these personality traits into a general type. The JTI measures this highest level.

What the JTI Measures

The JTI measures what Jung described as the two basic attitudes, that is, introversion and extraversion. In addition, Jung suggested that there are four Psychological Functions: Thinking, Sensing, Feeling and Intuiting. An individual’s preferred function is said to be dominant and conscious, whilst the non-preferred function is auxiliary and unconscious. Elizabeth Myers suggested that the secondary processes of Judging and Perceiving should be added to Jung’s original formulation. Thus, combining the four functions with the two basic attitudes provides eight Psychological Types, from which people can be further differentiated in terms of dominant and auxiliary functions and Judging and Perceiving processes.

Comparing the JTI with the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory^®

In comparison with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^® (MBTI^®), the JTI provides a modern, psychometrically sound measure of Jung’s typology. It is firmly rooted in Jung’s theory, but has been developed using modern psychometric techniques to ensure that the questionnaire provides a reliable and valid measure of a person’s Jungian (psychological) Type. The most striking difference between the JTI and the MBTI^® is that the JTI, in keeping with modern type theory construes psychological types as being best described by two points on a continuum, rather than by discrete categories.

JTI Reports

Reports and interpretations provide candidates and clients with the following information, which can be used for developmental and other purposes:

Jungian Types

Extravert-Introvert
Thinking-Sensing
Feeling-Intuiting
Judging-Perceiving

The JTI is the ideal tool for examining personal style. It takes just 10 minutes to complete and is extremely reliable. The JTI provides information on how a person typically deals with information, and the role they are likely to play in a team. Thus the assessment can play a key part in many development, team building and guidance programmes. Since the JTI is a broad-based analysis of personality, it should not be used in selection.

Pricing for Licensed Users

Technical Manual: AED150
Self-scoring Question/Answer Sheets (10): AED600
The Sixteen Types - 37 Page Book (10): AED340
Bureau Scoring and Report: AED185 per answer sheet
GeneSys Credits: 2

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