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Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator within the allied health professions
Published in Robert Jones, Fiona Jenkins, Penny Humphris, Jim Easton, Key Tools and Techniques in management and leadership of the Allied Health Professions, 2021
Contrasting with them are ‘introverts’. Introversion has for many years had a bad press (there is a famous if untraceable story about a comment heard in an American supermarket queue, ‘My daughter used to be an introvert, but she’s better now’). But the term ‘introversion’ merely means that your energy is turned, and tuned, to the inner world of thoughts and concepts, so that: you will feel most at home in your inner lifeyour strengths will lie in deep reflection rather than quick action, and you will usually be more of a specialist, knowing ‘a lot about a little’ (or having few friends, but knowing them very well)you will typically keep something of yourself in reservein order to give of your best, others will need to allow you time to think things over—to consult your inner sources of judgment and experience and to pay attention to what they say. Of course, introverts can and do extrovert, but it drains their energy and can leave them with nothing to spare for social interaction at the end of the day.
Dignity in maternity care
Published in Milika Ruth Matiti, Lesley Baillie, Paula McGee, Dignity in Healthcare, 2020
It is important to note that self-introversion only takes place in the presence of a distraction, such as pain. Where a mother finds herself in a situation where pain is removed, such as when an epidural is used or where she has an operative delivery under spinal anaesthesia, then the need for introversion is decreased. In instances such as these, mothers’ senses increase as they listen to and observe what is happening around them.
Effects of Stress on Physiological Conditions in the Oral Cavity
Published in Eli Ilana, Oral Psychophysiology, 2020
The effect of personality factors on the amount of stimulated salivary secretion was also studied by Corcoran.21 In this study, 35 subjects were evaluated on the personality dimension of introversion-extroversion. The hypothesis was that introverts are generally more aroused than extroverts, and as a result salivary gland stimulation should influence them to a greater extent (lemon juice or citric acid was used to stimulate salivary secretion). Differences were found in the amount of saliva secreted after lemon juice stimulation between introverts and extroverts, suggesting the existence of possible differences between patients in their reaction to salivary stimulation. A replication by Eysenck and Eysenck,22 in 1967, similarly showed that introverted subjects react more strongly with salivation to stimulation of the taste buds with lemon juice, thus confirming Corcoran’s findings.
Personality diversity in the workplace: A systematic literature review on introversion
Published in Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2023
Juliet Herbert, Leticia Ferri, Brenda Hernandez, Isaias Zamarripa, Kimberly Hofer, Mir Sohail Fazeli, Iryna Shnitsar, Kald Abdallah
As part of our first objective on the evaluation and definition of introversion, we identified trends in personality measures and author definitions of introversion that consistently leaned toward negative attributes. Examples of this can be found in published personality measures (i.e., HEXACO-60, 2009) (Ashton & Lee, 2009) where the statement, “I sometimes feel that I am a worthless person,” is included as one of ten questions to measure extraversion. When an individual strongly agrees with this statement, this translates to them being classified as an introvert. Additionally, it was observed that the most commonly used measures of introversion/extraversion were those based on Eysenck’s personality theory, which were developed and revised between 1964 and 1992. As well, the main focus of these tools was to evaluate extraversion, where introverts were defined as those who scored low on extraversion scales. The consistent use of such dated tools to measure personality in publications as recent as 2018 (Yao et al., 2018) demonstrates that there is a paucity of modern standardized and validated tools available to assess and define introverts.
Who’s Logging on? Differing Attitudes about Online Therapy
Published in Journal of Technology in Human Services, 2020
Lena M. Knechtel, Cynthia A. Erickson
This scale, developed in 1998 by Richmond and McCroskey, measured a respondent’s level of introversion. The scale utilizes a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and includes 18 questions. Participants were asked how much they agree or disagree with statements such as “Are you inclined to keep in the background on social occasions?” and “Do you like to have many social engagements?” (Richmond & McCroskey, 1998). Scores on this measure range from 12 to 60, with scores above 48 indicating that an individual has a high level of introversion, scores between 24 and 48 indicating a moderate level, and scores below 24 indicating a low level of introversion (Richmond & McCroskey, 1998). The introversion scale demonstrated high internal consistency and reliability in the present study (Cronbach’s α = .75).
Neuroticism and introversion mediates the relationship between probable ADHD and symptoms of Internet gaming disorder: results of an online survey
Published in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2019
Bilge Evren, Cuneyt Evren, Ercan Dalbudak, Merve Topcu, Nilay Kutlu
In the previous study conducted among the Turkish university students, the severity of ADHD symptoms has predicted the severity of IA, together with low extraversion (introversion), high neuroticism, depression and anxiety symptoms [50]. Severity of neuroticism was higher and extraversion was lower among those with the probable ADHD in the present study. Also low extraversion (introversion) and neuroticism predicted the probable ADHD. According to Eysenck’s theory, neurotic people – who have low activation thresholds, and unable to inhibit or control their emotional reactions, experience negative affect (fight-or-flight) in the face of very minor stressors – are easily nervous or upset. Introverts are chronically over-aroused and jittery and are, therefore, in need of peace and quiet to bring them down to an optimal level of performance. Previous studies suggested a relationship between introversion personality trait and IA [25–27]. Also, high neuroticism predicted IA among university students [26,27]. Several studies provided evidence that adults diagnosed with ADHD tend to demonstrate increased levels of neuroticism compared with nonclinical controls [28–31], whereas ADHD patients scored comparable with nonclinical individuals on extraversion [31]. In a recent study conducted among the Turkish university students, those with probable ADHD had higher scores from neuroticism than those without, whereas extraversion did not differ between these groups [32]. The reason for this difference according to extraversion may be that the present study included amateur and professional e-sports gamers, additional to the university students.