Myers-Briggs “Compatibility Test” Results-INFP Personality Traits
- The INFP is likely the MOST ROMANTIC of all 16 types
- The INFP has extremely high expectations of intimacy in marriage and relationship
- The INFP is usually very articulate and will NEED to talk about how they fell
- INFPs find sex and romance very, very important
- The INFP will typically strongly dislike conflict, especially if repeated
- The INFP is normally very kind, liberal, bighearted with their mate and children
- The INFPs tend to live in the world of their imagination rather than the real world
- INFPs can be extremely sympathetic for others
- INFPs will be very private and personal
- The INFP under stress can be quite critical and cynical
- The INFP will take great delight in pleasing mate and family
- The INFP may search all for “meaning”
- The INFP can keep a mate pursuing them all their lives.
- The INFP under great stress will verbally get loud, angry and critical
INFP Conflict Resolution Activity & Behavior Personality Traits
On the
Personality & Marriage section of this site the statement was made that
all relationships will encounter conflict. It is part of being human. How we experience conflict, react to it and move to solve it are instinctive. So we have some power and control and will
INSTINCTIVELY and NATURALLY use our personality traits in a conflict resolution activity, at least some of the time. The following personality traits are keys to understanding the INFP approach to conflict in relationships/marriage.
INFP Conflict
Reactions Personality Traits:
- INFP may flee the conflict, they will be upset by it
- INFP will likely not understand the reason(s) for the conflict
- INFP will desire to find a harmonious solution to the problem
- INFP will not take the most logical approach to finding the solution
- INFP will view “conflict” as a distasteful, uncomfortable part of life
- INFP will quickly become depressed by the conflict
- INFP will prefer to accommodate at first
INFP Conflict
Resolution Activity Personality Traits
- INFP will naturally consider the feelings of others in conflict resolution activity until the INFP feels personal (likely idealistic) values are being ignored
- INFP will typically show great respect, kindness as they work toward resolution
- INFP will try to satisfy all parties in their conflict resolution activity
- INFP will look for “personal” solutions to the conflict first
- INFP will be creative in their conflict resolution activity
- INFP will encourage input from others
INFP Likely
Positive Solutions Will Beul> Idealistic and future oriented
Harmonious to all involved
Insightful, astute, shrewd, discerning above all
Feasible
Decided upon through consensus
Win-win when at all possible
INFP Conflict Resolution Activity-
Improvement Opportunities (weaknesses)
- INFP will probably quickly affirm someone else’s feelings and emotions in a conflict sometime to the ignoring of their own
- INFP may overstate the effect of any hurt feelings they may have
- INFP will many times make statements by asking questions instead
- INFP will have difficulty seeing in the moment, specific solutions
- INFPs may put it off if it feels too bad
- INFP will probably take it way too personally
- INFPs may fail to logic things through enough
- INFPs may frustrate others by appearing too indirect as they work toward conflict resolution
- INFP may fear the conflict and talk to everyone except those who can solve it
There are more personality traits you can identify from searching other sections of this site in terms of how
INFP will prefer to recreate, prefer to make love, learn, parent and many other personality traits that will impact marriage and family relationships.
