NAME _____________________________________________________
PERSONAL STYLE INVENTORY: Just as everyone has differently shaped feet and toes from every other person, so
we all have differently "shaped" personalities. Just as no person's foot shape is "right" or wrong," so no
person's personality shape is right or wrong. The purpose of this inventory is to give you a picture of the
shape of your preferences, but that shape, while different from the shapes of other persons' personalities,
has nothing to do with mental health or mental problems.
The items on the following page are arranged in pairs (a and b), and each member of the pair represents a
preference you may or may not hold. Rate your preference for each item by giving it a score of 0 to 5 (0
meaning you REALLY feel negative about it or strongly about the other member of the pair, 5 meaning you
STRONGLY prefer it or do not prefer the other member of the pair). The scores for a and b MUST add up to 5
(0 and 5, 1 and 4, or 2 and 3). Do not use fractions such as 2 and one half. Once you have rated your
preferences for each pair, return to this page and continue following the instructions.
Use the inventory scoring following these instructions to find your personality's shape. Transfer your
rating for each item in each pair to the space below that has the same number and letter as the item in each
pair on the following page. Then add the five numbers in each column to determine your totals. Your
instructor will give you more information concerning the underlying personality characteristic represented by
each total.
Personal Style Inventory Scoring
Dimension --
I E N S
1b. _____ 1a. _____ 2a. _____ 2b. _____
5a. _____ 5b. _____ 6b. _____ 6a. _____
9a. _____ 9b. _____ 10a. _____ 10b. _____
12a. _____ 12b. _____ 15a. _____ 15b. _____
14b. _____ 14a. _____ 18b. _____ 18a. _____
TOTALS _____ _____ _____ _____
Dimension --
T F P J
3a. _____ 3b. _____ 4a. _____ 4b. _____
7a. _____ 7b. _____ 8a. _____ 8b. _____
11b. _____ 11a. _____ 13b. _____ 13a. _____
16b. _____ 16a. _____ 17b. _____ 17a. _____
20b. _____ 20a. _____ 19a. _____ 19b. _____
TOTALS _____ _____ _____ _____
I prefer:
_____ 1a. making decisions after finding out what others think
_____ 1b. making decisions without consulting others
_____ 2a. being called imaginative or intuitive
_____ 2b. being called factual and accurate
_____ 3a. making decisions about people in organizations based on available data and systematic analysis of situations
_____ 3b. making decisions about people in organizations based on empathy, feelings, and understanding of their needs and values
_____ 4a. allowing commitments to occur if others want to make them
_____ 4b. pushing for definite commitments to ensure that they are made
_____ 5a. quiet, thoughtful time alone
_____ 5b. active, energetic time with people
_____ 6a. using methods I know well that are effective to get the job done
_____ 6b. trying to think of new methods of doing tasks when confronted with them
_____ 7a. drawing conclusions based on unemotional logic and careful step-by-step analysis
_____ 7b. drawing conclusions based on what I feel and believe about life and people from past experiences
_____ 8a. avoiding making deadlines
_____ 8b. setting a schedule and sticking to it
_____ 9a. inner thoughts and feelings others cannot see
_____ 9b. activities and occurrences in which others join
_____ 10a. the abstract or theoretical
_____ 10b. the concrete or real
_____ 11a. helping others explore their feelings
_____ 11b. helping others make logical decisions
_____ 12a. communicating little of my inner thinking and feelings
_____ 12b. communicating freely my inner thinking and feelings
_____ 13a. planning ahead based on projections
_____ 13b. planning as necessities arise, just before carrying out the plans
_____ 14a. meeting new people
_____ 14b. being alone or with one person I know well
_____ 15a. ideas
_____ 15b. facts
_____ 16a. convictions
_____ 16b. verifiable conclusions
_____ 17a. keeping appointments and notes about commitments in notebooks or in appointment books as much as possible
_____ 17b. using appointment books and notebooks as minimally as possible (although I may use them)
_____ 18a. carrying out carefully laid, detailed plans with precision
_____ 18b. designing plans and structures without necessarily carrying them out
_____ 19a. being free to do things on the spur of the moment
_____ 19b. knowing well in advance what I am expected to do
_____ 20a. experiencing emotional situations, discussions, movies
_____ 20b. using my ability to analyze situations