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  2. Extraversion and introversion - Wikipedia

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    Extraversion and introversion are a central trait dimension in human personality theory. The terms were introduced into psychology by Carl Jung, [1] though both the popular understanding and current psychological usage are not the same as Jung's original concept.

  3. Psychological Types - Wikipedia

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    Jung's interest in typology grew from his desire to reconcile the theories of Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, and to define how his own perspective differed from theirs.. Jung wrote, "In attempting to answer this question, I came across the problem of types; for it is one's psychological type which from the outset determines and limits a person's judgm

  4. Jungian cognitive functions - Wikipedia

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    To summarize Jung's views, as discussed in Psychological Types and maintained until his death [citation needed], Jung posited that each individual follows a "general attitude of consciousness" where every conscious act is directed by the tendency to follow introversion for introverts and extraversion for extraverts. Jung's definition of the ...

  5. Carl Jung - Wikipedia

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    Jung was one of the first people to define introversion and extraversion in a psychological context. In Jung's Psychological Types, he theorizes that each person falls into one of two categories: the introvert or the extravert. Jung compares these two psychological types to ancient archetypes, Apollo and Dionysus. The introvert is likened to ...

  6. Personality type - Wikipedia

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    Jung's model suggests that the superordinate dimension of personality is introversion and extraversion. Introverts are likely to relate to the external world by listening, reflecting, being reserved, and having focused interests. Extraverts on the other hand, are adaptable and in tune with the external world.

  7. Big Five personality traits - Wikipedia

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    Despite these specific differences, the majority of findings suggest that personality traits – particularly Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness – are evident in childhood and adolescence and are associated with distinct social-emotional patterns of behavior that are largely consistent with adult manifestations of ...

  8. Personality clash - Wikipedia

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    Carl Jung saw the polarity of extraversion and introversion as a major potential cause of personality conflicts in everyday life, [2] as well as underlying many past intellectual and philosophical disputes. [3]

  9. Personality psychology - Wikipedia

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    Personality types are distinguished from personality traits, which come in different degrees. For example, according to type theories, there are two types of people, introverts and extroverts. According to trait theories, introversion and extroversion are part of a continuous dimension with many people in the middle.