INFJ - The "Confidant"

INFJs, making up an estimated 1% of all people, are the most rare type (males even more so). They are introspective, caring, sensitive, gentle and complex people that strive for peace and derive satisfaction from helping others. INFJs are highly intuitive, empathetic and dedicated listeners. These traits tend to act as a "tell me what's wrong" sign on their forehead, hence the nicknames Confidant, Counselor or Empath. INFJs are intensely private and deeply committed to their beliefs.


"INFJs are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals. Artistic and creative, they live in a world of hidden meanings and possibilities. Only one percent of the population has an INFJ Personality Type, making it the most rare of all the types."
- Portrait of an INFJ (The Personality Page)

"INFJs enjoy a greater clarity of perception of inner, unconscious processes than all but their INTJ cousins. Just as SP types commune with the object and "live in the here and now" of the physical world, INFJs readily grasp the hidden psychological stimuli behind the more observable dynamics of behavior and affect."
- INFJ Profile (TypeLogic)

"creative, smart, focus on fantasy more than reality, attracted to sad things, fears doing the wrong thing, observer, avoidant..."
- INFJ Jung Type Descriptions (similarminds.com)

"...desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although Counsleors tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes..."
- The Portrait of the Counselor Idealist (Keirsey)

"INFJs tend to be devoted to what they believe in and seek work where their needs, values, and ideals can be deeply engaged. They move on the wave of their inspirations and are determined to see that their values are worked out in their lives. They will work toward their goals individually and, when needed, will put together a team of other highly dedicated people like themselves."
- INFJ - The Mystic (Lifexplore)

"Koped" from Kenneth's blog, haha. I love tests like these :] But to give credit to my lecturers, I've at least learnt to be more wary about tests that are free (especially). hahaha... but this site is really quite professionally done for a free website, maybe i'm just a victim of good marketing. Anyhow, I decided to retake the test a few more times to test it's reliability and the second result was INFP!

Haha.. alright, personality and intelligence testing are one of the more popular and toughest areas in psychology not because of the lack of reliable tests but more so because human nature is always fluid. I think everybody has the potential to be anything, but of course we always choose a certain way of thinking and doing things which eventually makes us. I was quite cynical about personality tests because of the lack of long-term reliability, but perhaps this cyncism was misplaced. Tests, after all, only provide an indication of a characteristic of a person for that short span of time when he/she does the test. So depending on mood and biases, results will differ over time.

But I think it's quite interesting and ambitious to attempt to categorise and label the personalities of billions of people. Haha.. maybe one day there'll be Soh's Personality Test. :]