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ESFJ (Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judging) is one of the sixteen personality types from personality type systems based on C.G. Jung, which best known are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Socionics.

Referring to Keirsey ESFJs belong to the temperament of the Guardians and are called Provider.

In Socionics ESFjs belong to the club of the socials, the alpha Quadra and are named "Bonvivant" or Victor Hugo. Another notation for ESFj is ESE (which is an acronym for Ethical-Sensory Extratim, referring to the cognitive functions).

DescriptorEdit

ESFJs are friendly and have a strong desire to be liked by other people. They are very sensitive and are hurt when others are indifferent to them.

MBTI cognitive functions Edit

1. Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
2. Introverted Sensing (Si)
3. Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
4. Introverted Thinking (Ti)
5. Introverted Feeling (Fi)
6. Extroverted Sensing (Se)
7. Introverted Intuition (Ni)
8. Extroverted Thinking (Te)

Socionics cognitive functions Edit

1. extroverted feeling (Fe)
2. introverted sensing (Si)
3. extroverted thinking (Te)
4. introverted intuition (Ni)
5. introverted thinking (Ti)
6. extroverted intuition (Ne)
7. introverted feeling (Fi)
8. extroverted sensing (Se)

Model A

ESE (ESFj)

See alsoEdit

• Keirsey Temperament Sorter
• MBTI
• Socionics

External linksEdit

MBTI and Keirsey

• http://www.geocities.com/lifexplore/esfj.htm
• Description from www.typelogic.com
• Description from typetango.com
• Description from keirsey.com

Socionics

• http://www.socionics.com/advan/prof/esfj.htm
• http://socionics.com/prof/esfj.htm
• http://socioniko.net/en/1.1.types/es.html
• http://the16types.info/types-ESFJ.php
• http://socion.info/cgi-bin/index.cgi?loc=desc&type=15

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