Recently, the globe has been hot on the topic of "What category does my personality falls into?? The Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic or Melancholic??" I was so eager to test mine too.. n today, I finally did...
Jon Lai's daddy was on sermon today.. it was soooOOOo interesting. He talked on the "How God uses us based on our strength.." n so, he brought in the DiSC personality test, which was so interesting.
So, what's a DiSC test?
The DiSC is a group of psychological inventories developed by John Geier and based on the 1928 work of psychologist William Moulton Marston.
The assessments classify four aspects of behavior by testing a person's preferences in word associations (compare with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). DISC is an acronym for:
Dominance a.k.a. Choleric
- relating to control, power and assertiveness i.e. How do you tackle problems.
Influence a.k.a. Sanguine
- relating to social situations and communication i.e. How do you deal with people.
Steadiness (submission in Marston's time) a.k.a. Phlegmatic
- relating to patience, persistence, and thoughtfulness i.e. How do you pace yourself. Conscientiousness (or caution, compliance in Marston's time) a.k.a. Melancholic
- relating to structure and organization i.e. How you follow rules & procedures.
These four dimensions can be grouped in a grid with D and I sharing the top row and representing extroverted aspects of the personality, and C and S below representing introverted aspects. D and C then share the left column and represent task-focused aspects, and I and S share the right column and represent social aspects. In this matrix, the vertical dimension represents a factor of "Assertive" or "Passive", while the horizontal represents "Open" vs. "Guarded".
- Dominance:
People who score high in the intensity of the 'D' styles factor are very active in dealing with problems and challenges, while low D scores are people who want to do more research before committing to a decision. High "D" people are described as demanding, forceful, egocentric, strong willed, driving, determined, ambitious, aggressive, and pioneering. Low D scores describe those who are conservative, low keyed, cooperative, calculating, undemanding, cautious, mild, agreeable, modest and peaceful. more... - Influence:
People with High I scores influence others through talking and activity and tend to be emotional. They are described as convincing, magnetic, political, enthusiastic, persuasive, warm, demonstrative, trusting, and optimistic. Those with Low I scores influence more by data and facts, and not with feelings. They are described as reflective, factual, calculating, skeptical, logical, suspicious, matter of fact, pessimistic, and critical. more... - Steadiness (Submission in Marston's time):
People with High S styles scores want a steady pace, security, and don't like sudden change. Low S intensity scores are those who like change and variety. High S persons are calm, relaxed, patient, possessive, predictable, deliberate, stable, consistent, and tend to be unemotional and poker faced. People with Low S scores are described as restless, demonstrative, impatient, eager, or even impulsive. more... - Conscientious (Compliance in Marston's time):
Persons with High C styles adhere to rules, regulations, and structure. They like to do quality work and do it right the first time. High C people are careful, cautious, exacting, neat, systematic, diplomatic, accurate, tactful. Those with Low C scores challenge the rules and want independence and are described as self-willed, stubborn, opinionated, unsystematic, arbitrary, and careless with details. more...
Versions
There are very many versions of this type of test being sold around the world by different companies. There are at least 23 versions - sold under different brand names - in the UK alone.
All of the versions are quite similar. They are short – usually around about 18-25 sets of questions. Some offer single word choices, others sentences or phrases.
Wanna try it too??
Well, I found 2 FREE-version of the DiSC test... u should check them out:-
References include, and recommended further reading, in no particular order:
- Wikipedia on DiSC
- More about DiSC
- Personality Styles Models
- What is DiSC?
Ps:
By the way, when you know what type u r... there's an extended part of it whereby u'll know the pros & cons of u working with the other type of ppl as colleagues, mates etc. which I have yet to get hold on the facts.. keke.. The only person I know who hv them is Jon Lai father i.e. Uncle Eric Lai...
My result on Version 1...
.'. I'm a Choleric Sanguine..(obviously..lol)... what about u?
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