History of Type Development Theory

by Gary Hartzler                                                  © 2001, Gary Hartzler

Carl Jung, early 1900s

Carl Jung, while describing the four mental processes and the two attitudes, described a process he called “Individuation” where a person would “develop” each of his functions. A function is a mental process used in one of the attitudes, now frequently referred to as a function-in-attitude or function/attitude... MORE

 A Type Dynamics Exercise

by Gary Hartzler                                                  © 2001, Gary Hartzler

Each of the eight functions plays a different role in the personality. One of them assumes the Dominant role early in our development. Carl Jung described eight types, one corresponding to each of the eight functions in the Dominant role. Jungian John Beebe links the Hero or Heroine archetype with the Dominant... MORE