Clinician or parent? Hand your device over with the score hidden, or send the test to their phone.
20 questions in 5 short parts · about 5–8 minutes
For each one, pick the answer that fits you best. There are no right or wrong answers.
Your answers stay on this device. Nothing is saved or sent unless you choose to email the results. This is an informal personality assessment inspired by the MBTI framework. It is for educational and self-reflection purposes only. This is not the official MBTI® instrument. For a validated assessment, consult a qualified professional.
- Questions
- 20
- Time
- 5–8 min
- Looks back over
- No set period
- Cost
- Free
What the Myers-Briggs Style measures
- Energy direction: Extraversion (E) vs. Introversion (I), or where you focus your attention and draw energy
- Information gathering: Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N), or how you prefer to take in information
- Decision making: Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F), or how you prefer to make decisions
- Lifestyle orientation: Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P), or how you orient yourself to the external world
About the Myers-Briggs Style
This personality type assessment is inspired by the work of Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs, who developed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) based on Carl Jung's theory of psychological types.
The four-dimension framework suggests that people have natural preferences in how they direct energy, gather information, make decisions, and structure their lives. No type is better or worse than another — each has unique strengths and potential growth areas.
This informal assessment provides a starting point for self-reflection and understanding your natural tendencies. For a more comprehensive and validated personality assessment, consider working with a qualified professional who can administer the official MBTI or other validated personality instruments.
Understanding your personality type can be valuable in therapy for improving self-awareness, communication, relationship dynamics, and career satisfaction.
How the Myers-Briggs Style is scored
- The 20 statements are answered from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree and fall into four sets of five, one for each pair of preferences: introversion or extraversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and perceiving or judging.
- Each set is added up. A set totalling more than 15 of a possible 25 leans toward the second preference in the pair; 15 or less leans toward the first. The four leanings together give the four-letter type.
Myers-Briggs Style score ranges
The ranges this quiz uses to label a score. They describe where a score falls, not a diagnosis.
| Result | Score |
|---|---|
| Personality Profile Complete | 20–40 |
| Personality Profile Complete | 41–60 |
| Personality Profile Complete | 61–80 |
| Personality Profile Complete | 81–100 |
How to read the results
- It is a snapshot, not a diagnosis. A label only says where a score falls compared with the people the questionnaire was tested on. A word like "mild" does not mean a mild disorder.
- Look at the answers, not only the total. Which questions scored highest often says more about what to work on than the number does.
- Compare with yourself over time. Taking it again in a few weeks, or after starting therapy, shows whether things are moving. Compare each score with your own earlier one, not with someone else's.
- Talk it through. A clinician will ask what no questionnaire can: how long it has been like this, what else is going on, and how much it gets in the way.
The Myers-Briggs Style compared with similar tests
| Test | Screens for | Questions | Looks back over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narcissism Test | Narcissistic personality traits | 16 | No set period |
| Sociopathic Traits | Psychopathic traits, self-reported | 26 | No set period |
| PCL-22 | Psychopathic traits, checklist | 22 | No set period |
| Myers-Briggs Style (this page) | Personality preferences (informal) | 20 | No set period |
Using the Myers-Briggs Style with clients
- Baseline, then repeat. Give it at intake, then at regular intervals, and compare each score with the client's own earlier ones to see whether treatment is working.
- Hand to client. Give it on your own device in session. The questions fill the screen with nothing else on it, and the scores stay hidden until you take the device back and press Show results.
- Send to someone. Send a link before the session by text or email. Tick "Ask for a copy of their results" and their results page offers to email you their score. They decide whether to send it. Your address travels in the link itself and never reaches our servers.
- Copy summary and Print. The results screen copies a one-line summary for the session note, or prints the results on their own.
- Nothing is stored. Answers stay in the browser. Results leave it only when someone chooses to email them, and that email is not kept.
Diagnosis codes often documented for this concern
For reference only. A screening score is not a diagnosis, and none of these follows from a score on its own.
Where to go from here
- Individual Counseling at Crown Counseling · in Brooklyn and online across New York
- Free resources for therapists
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the 16 personality types?+
The 16 types are formed by combining four preference pairs: E/I, S/N, T/F, J/P. Examples include INTJ (strategic planner), ENFP (enthusiastic idealist), ISTJ (responsible realist), and ESFP (spontaneous entertainer). Each type has distinct strengths, communication styles, and potential blind spots.
Is the MBTI scientifically valid?+
The MBTI framework has mixed scientific support. While it has strong face validity and is useful for self-reflection, researchers debate its test-retest reliability and factor structure. The Big Five (OCEAN) model is generally considered more robust for research purposes. However, the MBTI remains valuable as a self-awareness and discussion tool.
Can my personality type change?+
Your core preferences tend to remain relatively stable over time, but their expression can evolve with maturity and experience. Most people develop greater flexibility in using their non-preferred functions as they age. Significant life events and personal growth can also influence how your type manifests.
How can personality type be useful in therapy?+
Understanding personality type can help therapists tailor their approach to match your natural communication and processing style. It can also illuminate relationship dynamics, workplace conflicts, stress patterns, and personal growth opportunities.
Are my responses stored?+
No. All responses remain completely private and local to your browser. No data is collected, stored, or transmitted to any server.
References
- Myers IB, McCaulley MH, Quenk NL, Hammer AL. MBTI Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 3rd ed. CPP; 1998.
- Jung CG. Psychological Types. Princeton University Press; 1971. (Original work published 1921).
- Pittenger DJ. Measuring the MBTI... and coming up short. J Career Plan Employ. 1993;54(1):48-52.
- McCrae RR, Costa PT. Reinterpreting the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator from the perspective of the five-factor model of personality. J Pers. 1989;57(1):17-40.