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Index:<br />

Juan Pablo Vega daily routine<br />

Increase your grades<br />

Sports (swimming and roller derby)<br />

Sleep tight (the best and worst<br />

positions to sleep)<br />

Eat healthy.<br />

Do you know what criminology is?<br />

Greek mythology.<br />

Horoscope.<br />

Find out your personality type


Hi! Umbrella readers.<br />

My name is Juan Pablo Vega, I ’m a Colombian<br />

musician.<br />

Today I’m going to tell you my daily routine, I hope<br />

you enjoy it.<br />

And listen my new album nada personal.<br />

Hugs.<br />

My daily routine starts at 6:00 and finishes at 11:00 pm.<br />

I wake up at 6.00 am; I get up ten minutes later because I think what I have to do in those<br />

minutes.<br />

I wear sports clothes and I go running for an hour.<br />

When I come back to my house, I take a shower, and I shave.<br />

After that I dress up for my interview at 9:00am, but before I eat breakfast.<br />

Later I brush my teeth.<br />

In the way, I read the newspaper, when I end the interview; I go to my next event: a signature<br />

session at 11:30.<br />

Back to the car, I write a new song and I eat a snack at 11:15 am.<br />

At noon, I go to the recording studio to prepare my new album.<br />

I take my lunch at 2:00 pm with my manager and my friends, after that I call my parents and I<br />

update my social networking.<br />

Later I have to do my bags to travel to Chile and complete my tour around South America.<br />

My flight goes out at 9.00 pm and finally I rest in the airplane until I arrive to my destiny.


Ten Study Methods<br />

That Work<br />

Studying effectively is not a matter of<br />

chance. Educators and psychologists have<br />

researched study methods for years.<br />

Some of the best studies come from the<br />

top universities: Stanford, Indiana, and<br />

Chicago where precise experiments with<br />

student groups have shed light on the<br />

most effective study methods. Students<br />

who follow these methods learn more<br />

easily, retain material for longer periods of<br />

time, and save themselves hours of study<br />

time. The ten study methods researchers<br />

have found that work are:<br />

1. Making and Keeping a Study Schedule<br />

Set aside certain hours of each day for study just as you do for nourishment and sleep. Keep<br />

the same schedule faithfully from day-to-day. The amount of time needed for study will vary<br />

for each individual based on skills with the subject matter. An average of two hours of study<br />

each day for each hour in class is recommended. Going to class is only the beginning; the real<br />

work begins afterwards!<br />

2. Studying in an Appropriate Setting — Same Time, Same Place, Every Day<br />

If concentration is your problem, then the right surroundings will help you greatly. Your study<br />

desk or table should be in a quiet place – free from as many distractions as possible. You will<br />

concentrate better when you study in the same place every day. It’s a mind set. For example,<br />

when you sit down at the kitchen table, you expect to eat. When you sit down in an easy chair,<br />

you watch TV, etc. Developing the habit of studying in the same place at the same time<br />

everyday will improve your concentration.<br />

3. Equipping Your Study Area With All the Materials You Need


Your study desk or table should be equipped with all the materials you might need to complete<br />

the assignment, e.g., pencils, pens, erasers, paper clips, stapler, dictionary, snacks, and liquid<br />

refreshments, etc. For some assignments, you may require a calculator or other supplies. With<br />

your materials at hand, you can study without interruption. If you have an answering machine,<br />

let it do its job during your study time. You can return the calls after you have finished<br />

studying. Taking your snack food and drinks to the study location will eliminate those endless<br />

trips to the kitchen which break your concentration.<br />

4. Not Relying on Inspiration for Motivation<br />

Can you imagine an athlete-in-training waiting for inspiration to strike to practice in<br />

preparation for an event? Of course not. They train daily to stay competitive whether they<br />

want to or not. Like the athlete, you must get in training for tests and examinations by doing<br />

the assignments and preparing daily through review to be ready for the action.<br />

5. Keeping a Well-Kept Notebook Improves Grades<br />

Researchers tell us that there is definitely a relationship between orderliness and high grades.<br />

Knowing where to find your materials when you need them is crucial. Keep a special section<br />

for each subject in your notebook as well as a semester calendar so that you can write down<br />

all important assignments as they are announced. Having all of this information together in<br />

one place is vital to your success. A well-kept notebook is a part of good time management. If<br />

you’ve ever misplaced an important assignment, you know how much valuable time can be<br />

lost looking for it.<br />

6. Keeping a Careful Record of Assignments<br />

Put it down in black and white—including the details—and keep it in your notebook. Knowing<br />

just what you are expected to do and when you are expected to do it is the first giant step<br />

toward completing important assignments successfully and on time.<br />

7. Making Use of “Trade Secrets”<br />

Flash cards aren’t just for kids! They are a legitimate study tool. Use the front of the card to<br />

write an important term, and on the back, write a definition or an important fact about that<br />

term. Carry your flash cards with you. Use them during “dead time,” such as standing in a<br />

check-out line, waiting in a doctor or dentist’s office, riding a bus, or waiting at the<br />

Laundromat. Keep a set in the glove compartment of your car for long lines at your favorite<br />

fast food drive-in restaurant or bank. Post them on your bathroom mirror to review while<br />

shaving or applying make-up. You’ll be surprised how much you can accomplish during those<br />

otherwise “dead times.” Think about developing your own “trade secrets” that will improve<br />

your study skills.<br />

8. Taking Good Notes as Insurance Against Forgetting<br />

Learn to take good notes efficiently as your instructors stress important points in class and as<br />

you study your assignments. Good notes are a “must” for just-before-test-reviewing. Without<br />

notes, you will need to reread and review the entire assignment before a test. This may


equire you to read anywhere from 100-300 pages of material in one sitting. With notes, you<br />

can recall the main points in just a fraction of the time. The time you spend in note taking is<br />

not lost, but in fact, is a time-saver.<br />

9. Overlearning Material Enhances Memory<br />

Psychologists tell us that the secret to learning for future reference is overlearning. Experts<br />

suggest that after you can say, “I know this material,” that you should continue to study that<br />

material for an additional one-fourth of the original study time. The alphabet is an example of<br />

overlearning. How did you learn it? Probably through recitation which is the best way to etch<br />

material into the memory trace. Manipulate the material as many different ways as possible by<br />

writing, reading, touching, hearing, and saying it. In an experimental study, students who<br />

overlearned material retained four times as much after a month than students who didn’t<br />

overlearn.<br />

10. Reviewing Material Frequently<br />

A student who does not review material can forget 80% of what has been learned in only two<br />

weeks! The first review should come very shortly after the material was first presented and<br />

studied. Reviewing early acts as a safeguard against forgetting and helps you remember far<br />

longer. Frequent reviews throughout the course will bring rewards at test time and will<br />

alleviate pre-test anxiety.<br />

Although these ten study methods do work, there is one other component needed when using<br />

all of them – taking responsibility for studying by following through on assignments. All the<br />

study methods in the world won’t help you if you don’t help yourself. As with most everything<br />

in your life, your motto should be, “I’m responsible for my success!”<br />

If you put forth the effort to study effectively, the improved skills will soon become a habit and<br />

be just as natural as breathing. The result can be better grades, greater knowledge, and higher<br />

self-esteem. These skills will also serve you well in your professional and personal life.


STYLE OF SWIMMING<br />

FREESTYLE<br />

If refers to the swimmer can to perform the style<br />

that is more indicated. In freestyle, the rules are:<br />

that in the moment of initiate of test. The swimmer<br />

from the lit of exit later of the exit and of every<br />

return. Could to remain plunged up to fifteen<br />

meters. During the swim it can not to be stimulated<br />

to walk for the found of the pool, up to finish the<br />

test.<br />

CRAWL STYLE<br />

It characterizes for being the more speed of all the<br />

styles that is used in the swimming, the position of<br />

crawl is achieved with the body stretched and the<br />

head looking is to the front for below the water.<br />

When is necessary to breathe is accompanying the<br />

head with the draft lateral of body when the arm of<br />

side in that is breaths east to the height of the legs<br />

and prepared to make the recovery air while turns<br />

in the other arm stretched forward to make the<br />

recovery subaquatic and the head returns to a to<br />

position inside the water.<br />

BUTTERFLY STYLE<br />

They need that the actions of swimmer have<br />

symmetry bilateral and you prop that the legs<br />

coordination in a batter of top-down with the arms<br />

beginning the movement of the legs with a ripple<br />

that was moving from the hip up to the feet. This<br />

style is one that consumes more energy.


BREAST STROKE<br />

Of where is evolution the butterfly style it has the<br />

restriction additional that the hands of swimmer<br />

have be pushed towards the front join front the<br />

chest and that the elbows must remain below of<br />

water in an angle of ninety degrees (90º). Is the<br />

style more slow.<br />

BACK STROKE<br />

Don`t have restrictions of symmetry but the<br />

swimmer to remain of back during everything the<br />

event, an arm-stroke is constant and kick waved or<br />

varied.


It’s a contact sport which is originated in the US<br />

.The first time it was played was in 1935 in<br />

Chicago.<br />

It’s a sport form based on roller skating around an<br />

oval track. In the last decades of the twentieth<br />

century, the roller derby was a particularly<br />

professional sport for women and men.<br />

Mostly played by women.<br />

This sport takes effort, good team work and<br />

great intelligence to carry out the strategies of<br />

the game.<br />

There are two types of roller derby: In the first,<br />

it’s forbidden intentionally hit, elbowing, give<br />

butting, push in the back or cause tripping to<br />

another player .In the other one called Renegate<br />

, is played without rules , so it’s more aggressive.<br />

The skids required to play are the four-wheel skates. As protection mandatory equipment includes: knee pads,<br />

elbow pads, wrist guards, helmet, and mouth guard.


There are five members on each team: 1 Jam<br />

(The pointer scorer), 3 blockers (playing<br />

defense), and 1 pivot (plays defense but, is in<br />

the pack calling the shots).<br />

In order t tell the skaters apart, the jammer<br />

wears a striped helmet covert with a star, the<br />

pivot wears a striped helmet cover and the<br />

blockers don’t have anything in their<br />

helmets.<br />

The object of the game is to score more points by lapping opposing team members on the track .A roller<br />

derby game is called bout, each one consist of multiple jams .A jam is a two minutes period in which teams<br />

attempt to score points.<br />

The pivots and blockers of both teams make up a pack (their job is to stop the opposing team’s jammer from<br />

breaking through the pack and scoring, all meanwhile they help their own jammer to advance.<br />

To start the game the all the pivots and blockers skate together on the track to form a single pack .Once the<br />

last member of the pack skates 30 feet from the starting line ,a whistle is blown and the jammer begin to<br />

skate .<br />

The jammer must skate and muscle their way back through the pack and completely exit to gain the ability of<br />

scoring points. Once the jammer fights her way out of the pack, then it races around a track in order to lap<br />

the pack .At this point, each time the jammer passes a member of the other team, she scores points for her<br />

team. The first jammer that legally passes though the pack ,first wins the status of lead jammer.<br />

And for finish , one advantage of practicing this , is that skating is considered one of the most complete<br />

sports , it gives you strength ,flexibility ,endurance and agility .


For something so simple (even babies do it), sleep isn’t such an easy thing. Both too little and<br />

too much time dozing has been linked to a host of health problems, from obesity and heart<br />

disease to dementia and diabetes. And sleep position can play a role in snoring, heartburn, and<br />

even wrinkles! Read on to see if you should switch it up in bed (remember, we’re talking sleep<br />

here).<br />

Back Sleepers<br />

Pros: Many doctors agree that back is best. Snoozing in savasana pose is a boon for spine and<br />

neck health, because the back is straight and not forced into any contortions. Plus back<br />

sleeping helps the mattress do its job of supporting the spine. In a perfect (and kind of<br />

uncomfy) world, everyone would sleep on their backs without a pillow, as this position leaves<br />

the neck in a neutral position. Using too many pillows, however, can make breathing more<br />

difficult.<br />

Back sleeping is also a winner for the more cosmetically inclined. Spending all night with the<br />

face out in the air—and not smooshed up against a pillow—leads to fewer facial wrinkles.<br />

Cons: Instances of snoring and sleep apnea are much more frequent when a person is sleeping<br />

in the supine position. In fact, back sleeping is so closely linked to sleep apnea that doctors<br />

prescribe side sleeping as a treatment for the condition. When we sleep on our backs, gravity


forces the base of the tongue to collapse into the airway, which obstructs breathing and<br />

creates oh-so-pleasant snoring noises that keeps the neighbors up at night.<br />

It’s also worth noting that a supported spine doesn’t always necessarily mean a good night’s<br />

sleep. A study comparing the sleep habits of good sleepers and poor sleepers noted the people<br />

with worse-quality sleep spent more time on their backs than the good sleepers.<br />

Side Sleepers<br />

Pros: Side sleepers, unite! Whether they’re curling up in the cozy fetal position or lying straight<br />

on one side, the vast majority of people report sleeping on their sides (although since<br />

everyone is unconscious during sleep, this information can never be entirely accurate).<br />

Doctors encourage sleeping on the left side during pregnancy because it improves circulation<br />

to the heart, which benefits both mom and baby. Side sleeping is also a pregnancy winner<br />

because sleeping on the back puts pressure on the lower back (which can lead to fainting) and<br />

stomach-sleeping is impossible for obvious reasons . For those not expecting, sleeping on the<br />

left side can also ease heartburn and acid reflux, making it easier for people with these<br />

conditions to doze off.<br />

Cons: At the same time, sleeping on the left side can put pressure on the stomach and lungs<br />

(alternating sides often can help prevent organ strain). And as almost all side-sleepers know<br />

well, this position can result in the dreaded squished-arm-numbness. Snuggling into bed with<br />

the arm behind the head is a common sleep position, but it may adversely affect muscles and<br />

nerves. Resting the head (or the whole body) on a single arm can restrict blood flow and press<br />

down on the nerves, which results in “rubber arm” or painful pins and needles. In this position,<br />

the shoulder supports a lot of the body’s weight, which can constrict the neck and shoulder<br />

muscles .


Stomach Sleepers<br />

Pros: Stomach sleeping eases snoring and some cases of sleep apnea, but that’s pretty much<br />

the only good thing about going belly-down at night.<br />

Cons: Resting on the tummy is widely regarded as the worst sleeping position. It flattens the<br />

natural curve of the spine, which can lead to lower back pain. Sleeping all night with the head<br />

turned to one side also strains the neck. If this is the preferred position, try using pillows to<br />

gradually train the body to sleep on one side. Lower back twinges? Try sticking a pillow under<br />

the hips and lower abdomen to give the bottom of the spine a boost.<br />

Conclusion:<br />

Regardless of health benefits, people sleep in the position they find comfiest. Experimenting<br />

with different sleep positions won’t do any harm, so feel free to try each position for a few<br />

nights and see which is the best fit. Whether it’s back, side, or stomach, people tend to wake<br />

up in the position that their bodies naturally snooze in. Unless a doctor specifically<br />

recommends switching, it’s probably best to keep doing what feels right.


Eat Healthy<br />

The Basics: Overview<br />

To be healthy, your body needs to get enough vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. Eating healthy means<br />

getting plenty of:<br />

<br />

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Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk products<br />

Seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, beans, peas, seeds, and nuts<br />

Eating healthy also means limiting:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

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Cholesterol, sodium (salt), and added sugars<br />

Trans fats, which may be in foods like cakes, cookies, stick margarines, and fried foods<br />

Saturated fats, which come from animal products like cheese, fatty meats, whole milk, and butter<br />

Foods made with refined grains, like white bread, noodles, white rice, and flour tortillas<br />

Get a personalized Daily Food Plan to help you choose healthy foods.


What is Criminology?<br />

Criminology is the study of crime from a social perspective: the causes of crime, the social<br />

impact of crime, and the criminals involved in the crime. Criminologists study criminology in an<br />

attempt to better understand what motivates the criminal to act in a criminal manner. Their<br />

work is generally focused on the study of: Theories explaining illegal and/or deviant behavior<br />

The social reaction to crime<br />

The political terrain of social control<br />

The effectiveness of anti-crime policies<br />

Criminals<br />

Crimes<br />

Crime victims<br />

Individuals studying criminology often become detectives or federal law enforcement<br />

investigators.<br />

Criminologist Jobs: From Criminal Investigations to Public Policy<br />

Many law enforcement agencies routinely seek out criminologists to profile criminals so as to<br />

gain a better understanding of their rationale and what motivates their criminal behavior.<br />

Criminologists seek to gain answers to what really happens on the streets, in courtrooms, in<br />

police stations, and behind prison bars. These social science professionals use their expertise<br />

to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of any number of laws, policies, and proposals.<br />

They also look for answers by studying the socio-cultural, economic, and global roots of crime,<br />

the meaning of crime, and crime rates, and by measuring criminal activity and its impact on<br />

criminals and on society as a whole.Criminologists collect much of their information by<br />

analyzing data sets, statistical studies, and ethnographic studies on topics such as drug use and<br />

homicide rates.


The Theories of Criminology<br />

Criminology attempts to explain crimes within a societal context and the variances between<br />

societies and cultures. Within the study of criminology are three, distinct theories that attempt<br />

to explain why criminals do what they do:Classical: The Classical theory of criminology suggests<br />

that people commit crimes when they believe the benefits of the crime outweigh the possible<br />

costs. Individuals who believe in this theory then likely believe that the logical way to reduce<br />

crime is to give criminals harsher punishments.<br />

Positivist: The Positivist theory of criminology attempts to explain that crime is affected by<br />

both internal and external factors, both of which are outside of the criminal’s control. In other<br />

words, it suggests that a number of biological and social factors may lead to criminal behavior.<br />

The Positivist theory suggests that things such as poverty and a lack of education result in<br />

higher crime rates; therefore, crime may be reduced if educational and employment<br />

opportunities are presented to individuals with socio-economical disadvantages.<br />

Individual Trait: The Individual Trait theory suggests that the most distinguishable differences<br />

between criminals and non-criminals are biological and psychological. It therefore suggests<br />

that the only way to reduce crime is to limit the interaction of those who have the same<br />

biological and psychological traits as much as possible.<br />

Criminology: A Sociological Basis<br />

Criminology is best viewed as a study, not a discipline, which is rooted in sociology and in the<br />

intellectual traditions and methodologies of such major thinkers as Marx and Weber. In other<br />

words, the study of crime and social control is interrelated and interconnected.<br />

Criminologists, when studying the causes of criminal activity among different groups of people,<br />

blend the areas of social science, psychology, and criminal justice. Their work involves<br />

investigating how such factors as socio-economic status, race, and ethnicity can influence<br />

crime, as well as studying past studies and the success/failure rates of specific law<br />

enforcement and sentencing methods.<br />

Other examinations among criminologists include how individuals react to specific types of<br />

crimes, how crime affects the American culture, and the consequences of crime on victims,<br />

their families, and other citizens.<br />

The Development and Rise of Criminology<br />

Criminology attempts to build theories that explain why some crimes occur and why criminals<br />

commit crimes. The theories are tested by observing behavior and studying statistics.<br />

Criminological theories are then used to shape how society responds to crime, both in terms of<br />

preventing future incidences of crime and responding to criminals who commit those crimes.<br />

The study of criminology dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, when scholars began<br />

distinguishing the act of committing a crime from sin by attempting to explain that why crime<br />

occurred. This first venture into the study of crime was referred to as classical criminology.In<br />

the beginning of the 19the century, modern criminology began to take shape, with the study


of criminology being recognized as a sub-discipline of psychology, sociology, and economics.<br />

During this time, criminological societies and journals of criminology began to emerge, and<br />

criminologists were conducting observations and experiments based on their theories.<br />

The latter part of the 20th century brought about the third phase of criminology known as<br />

independent criminology, which saw this field of study pulling away from the larger disciplines<br />

of sociology and psychology and standing on its own as a separate social science. A number of<br />

universities began to offer it as undergraduate and graduate programs and professional<br />

associations and journals became widespread.


In this section, you are going to see the story of Orpheus, enjoy<br />

Orpheus is a famous Greek musician; he hypnotizes people with his Lyre.<br />

He is married with Euridice and he loves her very much.<br />

One day, his friend Aristayus comes to stay with them, immediately he falls in love with<br />

Eurydice.<br />

One afternoon he says to her "Let's walk together"<br />

They walk in the fields when suddenly he pulls her to him and kisses her "I love you" he says<br />

"marry me"<br />

Eurydice runs quickly from Aristayus. There's a snake in the grass but she doesn't see it and<br />

attacks her.<br />

"This is terrible, I must return to my house "says Aristayus.<br />

When Orpheus hears the news, he decides to go to the underworld to find his wife. He travels<br />

over deserts and oceans.<br />

When he arrives, he sees at the entrance an enormous dog with tree heads.<br />

To avoid the dog's attack he plays his Lyre and it falls to the ground, asleep.<br />

After that, he enters the gates, there's a river. An old man that looks miserable stands near a<br />

small boat.<br />

"Who are you and what are you doing here? “Ask the man.<br />

“I’m Orpheus, I want to visit the underworld. Can you help me, please? What's your name? "<br />

“I’m Kayron I take the dead people across the Styx River. I don't know how do you get here,<br />

but you aren't dead, I can't help you. "<br />

"I have got an idea" says Orpheus "If I make you smile you must take me across the river."<br />

At listening Kayron passed to be bored to be fascinated, and he smiles from hear to hear.<br />

When he crosses the river, he enters to Castle of the underworld God. His wife Persephone is<br />

next to him.<br />

"What do you want? Ask Hades when he notices that Orpheus wasn't dead” Please your<br />

majesty, Give me my wife back; I love her I can't live without her.<br />

Hades wasn't convinced, so Orpheus takes his Lyre and starts to sing songs of love.


Persephone starts to cry, Hades sees her and say" I give you my permission, but there's one<br />

condition: you must play your Lyre and she must follow the sound. You mustn't turn around to<br />

look at her. First pass the gates and let them close behind you. Stand in the sun for one<br />

minute, and then you can turn around and look at her.<br />

"Thank you, your majesty.<br />

Orpheus follows Hades' instructions.<br />

When he arrived to the gates, he is not sure if Eurydice is behind him, so he turns around.<br />

There she is, but she looks white, and suddenly disappears.<br />

The gates of the underworld close. Orpheus falls to the ground and Eurydice disappears for<br />

eternity.


The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory is to make the<br />

theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people's<br />

lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is<br />

actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals<br />

prefer to use their perception and judgment.<br />

"Perception involves all the ways of becoming aware of things, people, happenings, or ideas.<br />

Judgment involves all the ways of coming to conclusions about what has been perceived. If<br />

people differ systematically in what they perceive and in how they reach conclusions, then it is<br />

only reasonable for them to differ correspondingly in their interests, reactions, values,<br />

motivations, and skills."<br />

In developing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [instrument], the aim of Isabel Briggs Myers,<br />

and her mother, Katharine Briggs, was to make the insights of type theory accessible to<br />

individuals and groups. They addressed the two related goals in the developments and<br />

application of the MBTI instrument:<br />

The identification of basic preferences of each of the four dichotomies specified or implicit in<br />

Jung's theory.<br />

The identification and description of the 16 distinctive personality types that result from the<br />

interactions among the preferences."<br />

Excerpted with permission from the MBTI® Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of<br />

the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®<br />

Favorite world: Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or on your own inner world? This is<br />

called Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I).<br />

Information: Do you prefer to focus on the basic information you take in or do you prefer to<br />

interpret and add meaning? This is called Sensing (S) or Intuition (N).<br />

Decisions: When making decisions, do you prefer to first look at logic and consistency or first<br />

look at the people and special circumstances? This is called Thinking (T) or Feeling (F).<br />

Structure: In dealing with the outside world, do you prefer to get things decided or do<br />

you prefer to stay open to new information and options? This is called Judging (J) or<br />

Perceiving (P).<br />

Your Personality Type: When you decide on your preference in each category, you<br />

have your own personality type, which can be expressed as a code with four letters.<br />

The 16 personality types of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument are listed<br />

here as they are often shown in what is called a "type table."<br />

For a description of your MBTI type, place your cursor over the box containing your<br />

four-letter type code. You may also wish to browse through all of the 16 type<br />

descriptions.If you do not know your MBTI type, you may wish to take the instrument


Type tables can also be used to gather and facilitate analysis of information about<br />

teams or specific groups of people.<br />

All types are equal: The goal of knowing about personality type is to understand and<br />

appreciate differences between people. As all types are equal, there is no best type.<br />

The MBTI instrument sorts for preferences and does not measure trait, ability, or<br />

character. The MBTI tool is different from many other psychological instruments and<br />

also different from other personality tests.<br />

The best reason to choose the MBTI instrument to discover your personality type is<br />

that hundreds of studies over the past 40 years have proven the instrument to be both<br />

valid and reliable. In other words, it measures what it says it does (validity) and<br />

produces the same results when given more than once (reliability). When you want an<br />

accurate profile of your personality type, ask if the instrument you plan to use has<br />

been validated.<br />

The theory of psychological type was introduced in the 1920s by Carl G. Jung. The<br />

MBTI tool was developed in the 1940s by Isabel Briggs Myers and the original research<br />

was done in the 1940s and '50s. This research is ongoing, providing users with updated<br />

and new information about psychological type and its applications. Millions of people<br />

worldwide have taken the Indicator each year since its first publication in 1962.


Since the dawn of time, we have tried to describe and categorize ourselves in many<br />

ways. From the four temperaments of the Ancient civilizations – sanguine, choleric,<br />

melancholic and phlegmatic – to the latest advances in psychology, people have been<br />

restless in their pursuit of a good, reliable way to fit something as complex and fluid as<br />

human personality into a well-defined model. We are still some time away from being<br />

able to do that, although the current models account for the majority of our<br />

personality traits and can often predict with a high degree of confidence how we are<br />

likely to behave in specific circumstances.<br />

That said, it is important to bear in mind that regardless of which model we rely on,<br />

our personality is just one aspect of many – our actions are also influenced by our<br />

environment, experience, and individual goals. In our Type Descriptions and Premium<br />

Profiles, we describe how people belonging to a specific personality type are likely to<br />

behave – however, remember that these are just indicators and tendencies, not<br />

definitive guidelines or answers. There’s a big difference between scoring 10% on a<br />

trait, and scoring 80%. This information is meant to inspire personal growth and better<br />

understanding of others, not to be taken as gospel.<br />

Our approach has its roots in two different philosophies. One dates back to early 20th<br />

century and was the brainchild of Carl Gustav Jung, the father of analytical psychology.<br />

Jung’s theory of psychological types is perhaps the most influential creation in<br />

personality typology, and it has inspired a number of different theories, including our<br />

own. One of Jung’s key contributions was the development of the concept of<br />

Introversion and Extraversion – he theorized that each of us falls into one of these two<br />

categories, either focusing on the internal world (Introvert) or the outside world<br />

(Extravert). These terms are usually defined differently nowadays, with Extraversion<br />

being synonymous with social prowess – however, the original Jungian definitions<br />

focused on where the person tends to get their energy from. In that sense,<br />

Introversion does not imply shyness, and Extraversion does not necessarily mean good<br />

social skills.<br />

Besides Introversion and Extraversion, Jung also coined several additional concepts.<br />

The ones most relevant to us are the so-called Judging functions (either Thinking or<br />

Feeling) and Perceiving functions (either Sensing or Intuition). According to Jung, each<br />

person prefers one of these cognitive functions and finds it most natural to rely on it in<br />

everyday situations. However, other functions also have their place and can emerge<br />

depending on the circumstances. These functions are also defined by the person’s


Introversion or Extraversion – e.g. someone whose dominant function is Introverted<br />

Feeling is likely to think differently from someone with Extraverted Feeling at the helm.<br />

In the 1920s, Jung’s theory was noticed by Katharine Cook Briggs, who later coauthored<br />

one of the most popular personality indicators used today, the Myers-Briggs<br />

Type Indicator® (MBTI®). Briggs was a teacher with an avid interest in personality<br />

typing, having developed her own type theory before learning of Jung’s writings.<br />

Together with her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers, they developed a convenient way to<br />

describe the order of each person’s Jungian preferences – this is how the four-letter<br />

acronyms were born. There were four possible pairs of personality traits:<br />

Introversion (I) or Extraversion (E)<br />

Intuition (N) or Sensing (S)<br />

Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)<br />

Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)<br />

You’ll recall these terms from the paragraphs dedicated to Jung. According to the<br />

Myers-Briggs model, the first letter determines the attitudes of the dominant and<br />

subsequent functions, while the last letter shows which function is dominant. For<br />

Extraverts, the dominant function is focused on the outside world. J means that one of<br />

the Judging functions (Thinking or Feeling) is dominant; P points to one of the<br />

Perceiving functions (Intuition or Sensing). For Introverts, J and P show the auxiliary<br />

rather than dominant function – the dominant function itself is internalized. Of course,<br />

this is just a very simplified description of the Myers-Briggs theory – visitors interested<br />

in learning more should read “Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type” by<br />

Isabel Briggs Myers.<br />

For more information visit : http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

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