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A BREAKTHROUGH FOR ASSESSING SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND THE EIGHT JUNGIAN FUNCTIONS
The Function Skill Development Assessment™ (FSDA™) is a 40-item questionnaire that helps your clients assess their current mental skill level for how they take in information and make decisions (function skill development). After taking the FSDA™, your clients can finally see how well they currently use each of the eight psychological functions that constitute the foundation of psychological type theory as described by C.G. Jung and Isabel Myers. Knowing function skill development will help your clients:
- Understand which mental skills they currently use effectively
- Identify specific developmental “next steps” for expanding their mental repertoire
- Tap into natural creativity
- Clarify natural leadership strengths
- See blind spots—what they may be missing
- Make better decisions based on this new knowledge
- Communicate needs and respond to others more effectively
- Become more collaborative—valuing and incorporating diverse perspectives
DEVELOPED BY GARY AND MARGARET HARTZLER
Gary Hartzler started his work in type as a manager and organization development consultant in 1976. He was on the founding board of directors for the Association for Psychological Type as the vice president for management and organization development. He was a member of the Myers’ J-team, the research team that first defined the subscales and facets of type. Gary has authored or coauthored six books and many articles on the use of type and type development.
Margaret Hartzler began her work on type in 1977 while doing research involving type for her master’s degree and PhD. With her husband, Gary Hartzler, and Kathy Myers, she formed an organization in 1983 that developed and offered the first publicly advertised professional MBTI® Qualifying Program. Since then, she has facilitated more qualifying programs around the world than any other person. She has 17 years of experience designing and delivering a variety of training programs using type and has authored or coauthored seven books about how to use type theory.
Gary and Margaret Hartzler are coauthors of Facets of Type: Activities for Developing the Type Preferences and Functions of Type: Activities for Developing the Eight Jungian Functions.
PERSONALIZED REPORT
The Basic Report Includes Type Development Theory
Type Development has been loosely defined as the process of becoming conscious of our mental processes. We have refined that definition so it is now a “measurable” process, and this section reviews both the underlying theory and our assessment methodology. References for further reading are included.
A Review of Each of the Eight Psychological Functions
The report provides one page per function. This report includes snapshots of the eight Jungian functions/processes in terms of five associated mental skills, each of which can be developed. This groundbreaking new approach provides a methodology for understanding our own mental skills (function skill development). A page is provided for the perceiving processes and another for the decision-making processes. A self-assessment is provided on each page to give the client a chance to reconfirm the FSDA™ results during the feedback process. Some further developmental choices are also provided for the reader.
EXTRAVERTED SENSING
THE SCOUT |
INTROVERTED SENSING
THE CONSERVATOR |
- Objectively collects data through the
five senses
- Focuses on the current moment
- Focuses on experiences that provide
the most stimulation
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- Experiences present situations triggering perceptions of past situations, including internal responses to the past situation
- Compares the present to the past
- Maintains objects and traditions
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EXTRAVERTED INTUITING
THE BRAINSTORMER |
INTROVERTED INTUITING
THE SEER |
- Sees connections and possibilities in the external world
- Generates multiple possibilities
- Focuses on how things and relationships could be
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- Sees connections and possibilities in the internal world
- Views situations from multiple perspectives until the “best” is perceived
- Recognizes and values symbols
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EXTRAVERTED THINKING
THE ADMINISTRATOR |
INTROVERTED THINKING
THE ANALYZER |
- Organizes the resources necessary to achieve measurable goals
- Objectively and logically organizes people and resources
- Evaluates performance against measurable standards
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- Organizes ideas and information into functional categories
- Builds an understanding of how things and ideas work
- Uses categories and understandings to make decisions
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EXTRAVERTED FEELING
THE GUIDE |
INTROVERTED FEELING
THE CONSCIENCE |
- Initiates and maintains social networks
- Organizes people in harmonious social networks to complete valuable activities
- Seeks to maintain relationships
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- Seeks to understand what is truly important: their deeply held values
- Makes value-based decisions to maintain personal integrity
- Helps others maintain their integrity
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