Psychogeometrics
Directions:
Quickly, choose the shape below you feel represents you, or the one you were originally attracted
to, the one you like best. Then rank the remaining three shapes in order of preference to you.
Then go to the following pages and read about your personality style.
Your Ranking:
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Next Step:
See the descriptions of personality style preference based on the geometric shapes on the
following pages. Place a star * by the words that are most descriptive of you. Place a line
through the words that don’t apply to you. Put a question mark ? by the words that you are unsure
about.
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BOX:
The Guardians
(SJ)
Guardians are dependable, hard-working and loyal. They are community and neighborhood
leaders. They like security, trust authority, and believe in justice and fairness. They are very good
at managing details and providing quality services.
Strengths
Authority
Administrative
vs. managerial
Analytical
Belong
Careful
Detail-Oriented
Determined
Dutiful
Follow plans
Hard Worker
Judicious
Knowledgeable
Likes to know
rules
Logical
Need
predictability
Organized
Patient
Perfectionist
Parental
Practical
Perseverance
Predictable
Responsible
Sensible
Serious
Service
Structure
Useful
Weaknesses
Complaining
Cool & aloof
Loner
Meticulous
Nit-picking
Procrastinating
Resist change
Typical Jobs
Accountant
Administrator
Banking
Business
Computer
programmer
Construction
Medical specialist
Editor
Engineering
Government worker
Inspector
Medical Tech
Processor
Property Manager
Executive Manager
Sales
Teacher
Trades
Writer
Select 5 strengths you both
ENJOY using and are GOOD at.
Select 3 careers/jobs that you want to explore further
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TRIANGLE:
The Rationals (NT)
Rationals are skeptical, self-contained and love to solve problems. They are independent, approach
things logically, are achievement/bottom line oriented and want to know how things work. They
are good at innovation and tend to have expertise, competence and maintain high standards.
Strengths
Abstract
Control
Critical
Innovation
Intelligence
Logical
Perfection
Power
Precision
Skeptical
Systematic
Vision
Ambitious
Athletic
Bottom-line
Competitive
Competency
Decisive
Focused on goal
Hierarchical
Leadership
Left-brain
Political
Wisdom
Weaknesses
Typical Jobs
Dogmatic
Driven
Impatient
Overloaded
Political
Self-centered
Status oriented
Administrator
Analyst
Architecture
Business Owner
Consultant
Designer/Planner
Economist
Entrepreneur
Executive
Law Partner
Manager/supervisor
Math/Analytics
Military Officer
Orchestra Director
Pilot
Politician
Professor
Teacher
Union Organizer
Select 5 strengths you both
ENJOY using and are GOOD at.
Select 3 careers/jobs that you want to explore further
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CIRCLE:
The Idealists
(NF)
Idealists are loving and enthusiastic people who focus on human potential and building meaningful
relationships with others. They are good at helping people work together in teams. They are
motivated to help others through counseling, coaching, social service and helping professions.
Strengths
Caring
Empathetic
Honesty
Idealistic
Imaginative
Integrity
Lovers
Peacekeepers
Relations
Romantic
Searching
Spiritual
Unique
Unity
Creative
Empathic
Friendly
Generous
Harmony
Integration/
holistic
Listeners
Nurturing
Persuasive
Pleasers
Problem solvers
Sensitive
Stabilizing
Reflective
Team players
Weaknesses
Apolitical
Emotional
Gossipy
Indecisive
Lazy
Manipulative
Melancholy
Over personal
Self-blaming
Typical Jobs
Acting
Advertising
Analyst
Coaching
Consulting
Counselor
Customer Service
Historians
Human resources
Marketing
Medical
Minister
Non-profit
Public Relations
Sales
Manager
Teaching
Writing
Select 5 strengths you both
ENJOY using and are GOOD at.
Select 3 careers/jobs that you want to explore further
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SQUIGGLE:
The Artisans
(SJ)
Artisans are spontaneous, fun loving and optimistic. They are creative individuals who prize their
personal freedom. They excel in the arts such as music, theater, painting, as well as athletic,
military political, and industrial arts. Their artistic side can also be expressed in business and
negotiations.
Strengths
Action
Adventurer
Competitive
Motivating
Creativity
Endurance Bold
Fun motion
Open-ended
Physical
Spontaneous
Risks
Sensuous
Conceptual
Excitable
Future
oriented
Impulsive
Independent
Innovative
Integrative
Right brain
Start-up
Stimulation
Variety
Witty
Weaknesses
Typical Jobs
Disorganized
Eccentric
Evangelistic
Illogical
Impractical
Naïve
Uninhibited
Unrealistic
Agent
Artist/performer
Decorator
Entrepreneur
Entertainer
Independence
Inventor
Musician
New product
Specialist
Operator
Trades
Professor
Promoter
Researcher
Sales
Tools: instruments,
carpentry, etc.
Select 5 strengths you both
ENJOY using and are GOOD at.
Select 3 careers/jobs that you want to explore further
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What’s Your Style Combination?
Most people are a combination of styles. Above left is a “box-circle” and above right is a “circle
squiggle.” That means that the box-circle’s most dominant traits are box-like with circle
characteristics (the smaller shape inside the box), and the circle squiggle is a dominant circle with
squiggle characteristics.
Have you taken statistics yet? This is a very quick and simple non-validated or reliable inventory
(results are not “statistically significant”), but it provides easy language and images with which
you can describe personality traits. It is an introduction to the concept that your specific
personality style tends to match some careers better than others.
You have a unique combination of skills and strengths as well as some weaknesses that probably
cause you some trouble now and then. For a more in-depth personality style diagnosis and career
analysis visit our Career Services webpage and talk to a career counselor. They can offer
additional inventories, career tests, and connect you to specific career information that will help
you choose and explore appropriate careers. http://willamette.edu/offices/careers
Note:
Take a few minutes to click around in the O’net where the careers are linked and described. The
point of this exercise is to get you to explore. Read about careers you haven’t thought of, or
clarify ones you know something about.
For further reading see Susan Dellinger’s book Psychogeometrics.
http://www.amazon.com/Psycho-geometrics-Science-Understanding-PeopleCommunicating/dp/1559777044/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239739083&sr=1-3
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