If you choose the gray, maroon, green and aqua, you might be an INFP, etc.

Dr. David Kiersey discusses your personality traits at length in his fun and easy book to read called, "Please Understand Me II."  Click on  the 16 different types of personalities in the column on the right to learn more about each type.

Dr Keirsey has been able to place your unique temperament into 16 separate types by your answering some easy questions.   These are based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen, authors of "Type Talk" define the different types as follows:

ISTJ "Doing what should be done"
ISFJ  " A high sense of duty"
INFJ "An inspiration to others"
INTJ "Everything has room for improvement"

ISTP "Ready to try anything once"
ISFP  "Sees much but shares little"
INFP "Performing noble service to aid society"
INTP "A love of problem solving"

ESTP "The ultimate realists"
ESFP "You only go around once in life"
ENFP "Giving life an extra squeeze"
ENTP "One exciting challenge after another"

ESTJ "Life's administrators"
ESFJ "Hosts and Hostesses of the world"
ENFJ "Smooth talking persuaders"
ENTJ "Life's natural leaders"

You can learn more about each type by clicking on the different combinations below.   These are links to Dr. Keirsey's web site.

ESTJ   ISTJ   ESFJ   ISFJ

ESTP   ISTP   ESFJ   ISFP

ENFJ   INFJ   ENFP   INFP

ENTJ   INTJ   ENTP   INTP

As you can see there are many different methods of defining our individual temperaments, but it is clear our basic temperaments exist.  Most everyone pleads at some time, "Please Understand Me."   I hope you have enjoyed this little journey into understanding why you and others think and act in certain ways.