INTJ and the Narcissistic Personality Style

When people base their knowledge of psychology exclusively on Jungian typology, they tend to get the framework of types mixed up with the framework of styles. Because they are not acquainted with other perspectives on the study of personality, they tend to exhibit a sort of psychometric myopia where they try and fit everything they see into the framework of Jungian types.

The consequence is that elements of the personality that do not pertain to personality types are habitually sought explained as if they were a feature of type. This approach leads to errors in the accurate assessment of individuals.

'INTJ and the Narcissistic Personality Style' sets out to compare the mechanics of one specific personality type (the INTJ) to a specific personality style (the Narcissistic style). The essay details properties of both the style and the type, discussing how they work in conjunction with one another, each contributing to form the total picture of the individual. Finally, while the Narcissistic personality style is often portrayed in an unfavorable light, this essay shows how the Narcissistic style is rather a value-neutral form of psychic adaptation that adds both favorable and unfavorable elements to the individual personality.