I didn’t forget.
Under the DISC model — and I’m glaringly generalizing here — the four personality types are basically:
D: this is the driving, direct, demanding, dominant, get-things-done kind of perso
n; can at times be dictatorial and callous towards others. They would say “Give me a job & get out of the way”, “Do it now, my way”. D’s fears might include thinking “Don’t take advantage of me.” D’s are extroverted (need / want to be around people) yet are task oriented.
I: this is the persuader, high-energy, creative and life-of-the-party type; they are influencing, have an inspirational way with words, interactive, interesting, can at times be scattered and not good at following through on plans or intentions. An I might say “Make it fun and I will be there”. An I’s fear might include loss of approval. I’s are also extroverted but are people oriented (ie…if given a choice the I would usually choose being with people over working on a project).
S: this is the more sensitive and intuitive person who places a very high value on relationships; they are steady, stable, supportive, submissive, specialists, shy, sentimental, counselors. Can at times be manipulated by or manipulative with emotions. Might fear change. S’s are introverted but people oriented.
C: this is the quality-control, organized, and more analytical person who appreciates and pays attention to detail; they are cautious, think through, will not take a gamble, always needs more information, competent, calculating, contemplative, concerned, can at times be over-analyzed into indecision, or too rigid on “following the rules”. Might fear criticism of work. C’s are introverted and task oriented.
Of course, no one person is typified by only one personality type; we are all combinations of all four, just in different levels.
The scores for each category are out of 60 and if it is above 37 (the midline), then you are considered to have strong qualities of this personality. This example graph shows an individual that has a DI personality type (the letters are listed in order of their intensity).
I, for example, am a “High I” meaning I is the only one above the midline on my graph. In small groups I am an ID. The High I properly illustrates my need for people and my need for fun.
My wonderful husband understands this and allows for my “I”. Last week, he got home from work and I had been working on several projects all week and had not had any social time…which led to high amounts of stress and a feeling of being overwhelmed. I felt weak, crazy, ineffective and…dumb. He gently reminded me that it was okay for me to be feeling that way since…I am an I. I had not been around people and my work-to-fun ratio (as we call it) was out of wack. Through understanding my personality we were both able to logically process behavior.
We use this ALL the time. Almost as soon as we meet someone, we will observe and “label” (for lack of a better word) them. This is extermley helpful. My brother is a C…it is helpful to remind myself that he does things differently than I do…because we are opposites in this DISC spectrum.
Recently, we had a meeting with a person we didn’t know too well. She was very direct, demanding and almost cold. It would have been very easy to become offended. Instead we thought, “Oh, she’s a D…she’s not being mean, she’s a D”.
Now for all you:
Andi : IS
Matt (my brother):high C (not the juice)
Mandy : high I (With CSD just below the midline…so are you a forced extrovert?)
Natalie : DC
Angie : ICS
Annie : SIC
Debbie: IS
Becca: SI
Alece: CIS (with D just below the midline)
Daniel: S (at work…D)
So, what do you think? Are your results accurate? Do the descriptions fit you? What personality stories do you have?
so if you would take the test and post your scores in a comment. Once all the results are in, I’ll post again explaining. Thanks. This will be fun!
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