The Psychological Type Indicator User's Guide

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPE INDICATOR (PTI)

The Psychological Type Indicator (PTI) is a carefully crafted personality measure that is designed to give individuals guidance about their psychological (Jungian) type using the sixteen types (INTJ, ENTP, etc.) first presented by Carl Jung. The focus of the PTI is on providing individuals themselves, their managers and those who train them, with an understanding of personality and its effect on performance both inside and beyond the workplace

Description
The PTI was developed by The Test Agency and first published in 1997. The initial design was based on an understanding of Jungian typology and a range of type indicators.
The PTI has its foundations in the theory of Carl Jung as a measure of personality type, but goes further by differentiating between Personality type, as described by Jung, and behavior, as described by Kurt Lewin’s Field Theory. Lewin postulated that behavior is best understood by understanding the influence of person’s environment on their innate and stable personality The unique design of the PTI scoring system provides the key to seeing personality type in the context of how personality can be influenced by environment. Conditions that fall outside our natural
preference boundaries will be less preferred and, consequently, are more likely to be avoided. For example, an individual with a naturally strong preference for introversion may find that he or she can cope with one-to-one interpersonal contact, but expresses anxiety about group social settings. This is clearly highlighted by how the PTI displays and individual’s results.
Features
- Powerful, innovative scoring system that highlights the range within which individuals are likely to be comfortable adopting different behavioral styles to cope with changes in their environment and the different life pressures they might face from time-to-time.
- Simple to use integrated Answer Sheet and Scoring Key with built-in Profile Chart.
presentation The PTI is packaged as a Self-Scoring Question and Answer Booklet, with an Integrated Profile Chart. The PTI booklet includes basic information on Jungian typology that an individual can compare to his or her results.

Trainers use this Participant Coursebook with the Assessment Facilitator’s Manual to provide key background information on concepts to supervisors. This coursebook supports a short workshop to facilitate scoring and interpretation of the assessment while also providing skill building exercises.

Use this Participant Coursebook to guide participants through your Psychological Type workshop. Managers and supervisors are provided key summary points of emphasis they can take away for later review. Key PowerPoint slides are printed on pages through-out the workbook to pace participants through the material.