Introvert, extrovert and ambivert - who are they and why is it so important for a person to pass a psychotype test

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Once the concept of "psychotype" was the lot of psychology and psychologists. Now we hear from all sides (from every iron) words from this area and most often such as “introvert” or “extrovert” (I don’t even speak).

It is clear that this is some kind of designation for people of a certain group, but who are they? Are you curious to know if you are, for example, the kind of person who can be called an introvert? In general, is it good or bad? Maybe you should strive to be a charming extrovert? Or the best option is an ambivert?

In this short publication, I will try to talk about all this in simple words, and at the end you can take a short personality test to understand whether you are lucky or not to be born the person you would like to be.

The main psychotypes are introverts, extroverts and ambiverts

People are all different and can be divided into many groups according to a great variety of criteria. One of these principles used to determine the psychotype of a person is his attitude to the surrounding world and his own inner world.

Because how a person interacts with the outside world and directs energy much more (outward or inward), one can conclude who he is - introvert, extrovert or ambivert(middle to half).

Who is an introvert? This is a person for whom his inner world, its contents and fullness take precedence over the outer world. There are extreme manifestations of introversion, when contacts with society become a real problem, and moderate ones, when dosed contacts (without fanaticism) are quite acceptable and pleasant.

What is an extrovert? This is a person for whom life without active interaction with the outside world (society) is unthinkable. Alone, he languishes, falls into depression. In a sense, we can draw an analogy with herd animals that alone feel restless.

Who is an ambivert? This is something in between the psychotypes of a person described above. Such people may well be alone without the risk of falling into depression, but not as long as introverts. At the same time, in the company of other people, they feel comfortable, but not for too long and often. In general, a universal option when a person can adapt to any conditions of existence.

An introvert is a person who is not bored alone

An introvert at its peak is a completely self-sufficient person. The higher the degree of introversion, the greater the self-sufficiency. It is clear that absolute extremes are at the same time absolute rarities. There are practically no completely self-sufficient people, and those whom we mostly refer to as introverts are still not 100% self-sufficient.

All introverts are not particularly bored in solitude. As a child, I heard the expression that a smart person is alone. Then I just this phrase seemed flattering. But the degree of introversion is different for everyone. I, for example, I consider myself a social introvert. What is it characterized by:

I can tolerate one-on-one communication with a person quite well, or, at least, communication in a small company, but in this case, people should be familiar to me. But the best option is face-to-face communication. There is less discomfort here, even when communicating with an ardent extrovert, for whom communication is the meaning of existence.
I have few friends with whom I can communicate comfortably (my wife, probably more than half of them) and it is difficult for me to find new ones, but at the same time I like to be among people sometimes. That is, I do not like to be in the crowd, but I am happy to be around and observe the behavior of others. In this sense, I am an introvert-pervert (close to the golden mean called ambivert).

But there are much more "neglected" cases. For example, anxious type of introversion when any prolonged communication causes discomfort. Such people communicate little and the best way out for them is strictly limited contacts, when they warn in advance that they have so many minutes (hours), and then they need to run (rest). Among such people there are a lot of outstanding personalities, as well as among introverts in general.

There is an excellent video confession of an introvert close to the anxious type (having):

Let extroverts not be offended, but from the point of view of the rationality of the time used, they are far from ideal and it will be more difficult for them to realize their potential. But you can't run away from your psychotype. If you are an extrovert, then you will need to communicate, travel, music, a working TV and any other kind of movement that creates a feeling of life in any way.

An extrovert is a person who is "always with the people"

An introvert lives “in himself”, occasionally feeling a desire to draw something from the outside (from communication with other people). The extrovert lives on the "outside". He thinks of himself only as part of society. He easily establishes contacts, knows how to win over people (or thinks he can). Also, people of this psychotype very easily and naturally express their emotions in public (they do not hide their feelings).

And he has been like this since childhood. Talking to him is as easy as breathing. True, such people talk much more than they listen, but this is precisely their essence. It is very difficult for him to keep emotions in himself, because they literally tear him apart. And all this has a real physiological background.

The brains of extroverts are slightly different.. Speech centers are more developed, centers of fast information processing and emotional sensitivity is higher (they are brighter and bursting). All this brain chemistry is perfectly shown in the first half of this video:

An extrovert can take place as a person only in the eyes of society, therefore such people have very strongly developed ambition.

This is completely a "man of the crowd", which means he must be able to follow its laws - be in trend, dress well, be able to present himself, be moderately generous and responsive. Their main feature is teamwork skills, which is extremely difficult for their opponents (introverts). Working in a team (where you can make a career) or working with people is the best area for their natural sociability and initiative.

Naturally, among people of this psychotype there are different subtypes. These are also cheerful optimists who love life and take the maximum from it. These are also careerists who, by establishing relationships, achieve a better position and various benefits. These are romantics who need communication like air to maintain a positive emotional background (like Adamych from the Old New Year).

Is it better to be an introvert or an extrovert?

In my opinion, being an introvert is easier and more “profitable”. You don't have to waste a lot of time. But an extrovert will object to me that in no time he will achieve the best result easily and simply by agreeing with whom it is necessary about what is necessary. And he will be right. Such people are dear to salespeople, managers and other specialties where the ability to communicate is more important than internal content.

Actually, each person tends to idealize his psychotype. Extroverts see introverts as shy, nerdy, incomprehensible, murky, and uncool. The latter, however, sincerely do not understand how you can spend so much time on a stupid drive (there is an intersection with), communication and other endless and catastrophically stupid movement.

Each of the representatives of these extreme psychotypes does not understand “how you can live like this” (sitting alone for hours or, conversely, endlessly interacting with the surrounding reality). There is no right or no right here. Each of them own way of knowing the environment. Introverts study it, comprehending within themselves, and extroverts try everything on the tooth.

The origins of this division lie in our history. The genes that live in our cells have been going back for millions of years. It is impossible to say unequivocally that a person is a pronounced herd animal, like, for example, a wolf. At the same time, we are subtle loners, like, say, a bear. Of course, there are more wolves (herdsmen) among us, but there are also enough bears, to some extent self-sufficient individuals, among us.

According to the classical theory of Jung, each of these two extremes (extroverts and introverts) can be divided into 4 subgroups. And this additional classification of psychological personality types allows better understand the essence of man and the niche they occupy:

We are different, often we do not understand each other, because our interests are mutually exclusive. Most extroverts consider the interests of introverts a terrible boredom, and the former's latest hobbies are considered a waste of time and, moreover, cause them really wild fatigue.

And that's okay. Any of these extreme psychotypes has shown its viability for thousands of generations. Both personality types are well suited for life.(as well as their golden mean - ambiverts) and, most likely, this will continue. It is enough just to be tolerant of each other, although we differ in behavioral preferences, like people from different planets.

An ambivert is a person who has a changeable psychotype

You can also say this. An introvert is an outside observer (of life). An extrovert is always an active participant. And here ambivert is that, who, depending on the state of the internal switch, can be either one or the other. If he suddenly became the ringleader in some particular case, this does not mean that he will do the same in another similar situation.

In an ambivert, as a rule, the states inherent in either one of the extreme psychotypes or the other alternate. Let's say that right now it may be good for him to be alone, but after a while it will begin to put pressure on him, which will eventually force him to change the vector to some form of communication or another type of activity.

If he is in the active phase, then he can visit some kind of party with pleasure, but this does not mean that he will do it regularly. Thus, someone may know him as a "funny guy", and someone as a "quiet guy". Sometimes such reincarnations can even occur literally before our eyes.

In general, such fickle people are these ambiverts. By the way, they can great to work in a team, but individual work is also quite up to them. As I mentioned above, this is a universal psychotype that allows a person to adapt to almost any situation with less mental cost.

On the other hand, this duality and inconstancy often create problems for both the ambivert himself and the people around him. But, as I said, any psychotype is good, because it has passed the sieve of natural selection for millions of years.

Psychotype test - are you an introvert or an extrovert?

To understand which psychotype your personality belongs to, psychologists have developed a mass of various tests. The more questions they have and the more sincerely you answer them, the more accurately you will know your predisposition to a particular psychotype.

From my point of view, this is not at all useful (like a test - this is for blondes). Why? Well, because mistakenly believing that you are not who you really are, you can waste your efforts and even ruin your life, trying to "go the wrong way."

If you are an introvert, then training to develop leadership skills in yourself or the ability to easily strike up a conversation with any person you do not know will not help you. And if you have an active psychotype, then again, boring individual work that is not tied to communication and team tactics will be “like a bone in your throat” for you.

But many people mistakenly believe that you can break yourself and become what you are not. Such violence against a person is likely to end in a nervous breakdown (do not go to a fortune teller). Be yourself and everything will be OK (exactly). It remains only to find out who you are.

Actually, tests on the subject "Introvert - Extrovert" there are a great many, but I will give only one (very simple), but quite a working one. Answer the following questions honestly with “yes” or “no”, then add up the positive answers and look at the result of the test:

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