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Personality types: Jung's model of typology - Inner City Books

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PrefaceThis book is not a critique or a defense <strong>of</strong> the <strong>model</strong> <strong>of</strong> psychological<strong>types</strong> elaborated by C.G. Jung, but rather an explanation.The intention here is not to simplify his <strong>model</strong>, but toillustrate its complexity and some <strong>of</strong> its practical implications.<strong>Jung's</strong> <strong>model</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>typology</strong> is not a system <strong>of</strong> characteranalysis, nor is it a way <strong>of</strong> labeling oneself or others. Much asone might use a compass to determine where one is in thephysical world, <strong>Jung's</strong> <strong>typology</strong> is a tool for psychologicalorientation. It is a way <strong>of</strong> understanding both oneself and theinterpersonal difficulties that arise between people.Other books have been written based on <strong>Jung's</strong> system <strong>of</strong>psychological <strong>types</strong>. If there is anything distinctive about thisone, it is its close adherence to <strong>Jung's</strong> expressed views.9

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