Psychological Types
Jung's groundbreaking theory of personality types that revolutionized psychology. The foundation of modern personality assessment.
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Psychological Types, published in 1921, is Carl Jung's seminal work introducing his theory of personality typology. Jung proposed that people can be categorized by their dominant psychological functions and attitudes—concepts that would profoundly influence psychology and popular culture.
Jung distinguished between introversion and extraversion as fundamental attitudes, and identified four psychological functions: thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition. The combination of these elements creates distinct personality types with different ways of perceiving and interacting with the world.
This work laid the foundation for numerous personality assessment tools, including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Beyond introducing practical typology, Jung explored philosophical, historical, and cultural examples of type differences. While dense and scholarly, Psychological Types remains essential reading for understanding Jungian psychology and the origins of personality theory.