The term 'personality type' has not been used consistently in psychology and has become the source of some confusion. Because personality test scores usually fall on a bell curve rather than in distinct categories, personality type theories have received criticism among many researchers.
When comparing a “type” instrument to a “trait” instrument, researchers found that the trait measure was a better predictor of personality disorders. Most researchers now believe that it is impossible to explain the diversity of human personality with a small number of discrete types. They recommend personality trait or personality tendency models instead, such as the Primary Colors Personality Test which is not only highly contextual, but realizes the importance of color blends that determine the fullness of a personality in any given context.
COLORS PERSONALITY TYPES by Dawn Billings
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personality expert Dawn Billings uses six different personality colors to help explain basic personality tendencies and differences, then she distinguishes in each of those six personality colors between centered and extreme personality tendencies.
Centered personality tendencies are where your strengths and talents reside, while all imbalance, frustration, anger, and anxiety are born out of a person's extreme personality tendencies.
The thing that is most exciting about the Primary Colors Personality Test and personality insight tools is that they depart from the traditional four quadrant personality types made popular by Carl Jung and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and thouroughly examine what strengths and talents are uinquely suited to building your life in extremely positive ways, as well as, what destructive extreme personality tendencies limit, inhibit and destroy your greatest dreams of happiness and success.
Although understanding our strengths and talents is imperative to fully understanding ourselves, it is not nearly as critical to understand our strengths and talents, as it is to understand what extreme personality tendencies may be dramatically and negatively impacting everything that we profess to hold dear. Examine carefully the extreme and destructive tendencies of each of the six personality colors above and consider what blend of extreme personality tendencies may hold you hostage from happiness and success in your life.
CENTERED & EXTREME PERSONALITY TENDENCIES
by Personality Expert Dawn Billings
