This post is based on my life experience, I do not have a psychology degree.
In the gun/self defense/2a community as a whole, it seems to me that the evaluation of personality was somewhat of an afterthought. Understandably, most people are not interested in learning about how personalities are organized or identified. I believe this is why we usually just see the "Type A" or "Type B" categories of personality referenced. It's a quick and easy way to differentiate between two (not all) different types of personality. However, I for one do not believe it has adequate coverage to afford the ability to label people with one or the other. I would like to recommend that people look into the "Four Temperaments" theory. It breaks personalities down into four different types and when tested, you are given a certain score for each type, making you a mix of sorts. Most people have a dominant temperament and one that is accompanying and less dominant. I will not include an explanation of each one due to the complexity of each and the fact that I would be posting a book if I did. Also, if you have taken the DISC test for an employer, it's the exact same thing with different names.
I believe it to be important due to the fact that how we interact with others is important and understanding how to identify and appropriately respond to different personalities could be beneficial to those who go in harm's way. In general, breaking up personalities into just two different kinds doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Not only are their more than two, but you can easily be a mixture of all of them. Misidentifying someone and acting on that decision may not play out the way you intended. This of course goes for everyday life as well as possibly those with high risk careers on P&S.
I just think it's something to consider.
I'm also not trying to say I know it it all. I think everyone should do their own research. I'm going off what I have found for myself. I have found this methodology to be so spot-on when I meet people in regards to how their behaviors match up exactly to the research that has been done over the centuries. It has been so accurate I couldn't ignore it.
I will include my own DISC results just as a curiosity. I personally did mine at discoveryreport.com. I'm not affiliated with them whatsoever.
In the gun/self defense/2a community as a whole, it seems to me that the evaluation of personality was somewhat of an afterthought. Understandably, most people are not interested in learning about how personalities are organized or identified. I believe this is why we usually just see the "Type A" or "Type B" categories of personality referenced. It's a quick and easy way to differentiate between two (not all) different types of personality. However, I for one do not believe it has adequate coverage to afford the ability to label people with one or the other. I would like to recommend that people look into the "Four Temperaments" theory. It breaks personalities down into four different types and when tested, you are given a certain score for each type, making you a mix of sorts. Most people have a dominant temperament and one that is accompanying and less dominant. I will not include an explanation of each one due to the complexity of each and the fact that I would be posting a book if I did. Also, if you have taken the DISC test for an employer, it's the exact same thing with different names.
I believe it to be important due to the fact that how we interact with others is important and understanding how to identify and appropriately respond to different personalities could be beneficial to those who go in harm's way. In general, breaking up personalities into just two different kinds doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Not only are their more than two, but you can easily be a mixture of all of them. Misidentifying someone and acting on that decision may not play out the way you intended. This of course goes for everyday life as well as possibly those with high risk careers on P&S.
I just think it's something to consider.
I'm also not trying to say I know it it all. I think everyone should do their own research. I'm going off what I have found for myself. I have found this methodology to be so spot-on when I meet people in regards to how their behaviors match up exactly to the research that has been done over the centuries. It has been so accurate I couldn't ignore it.
I will include my own DISC results just as a curiosity. I personally did mine at discoveryreport.com. I'm not affiliated with them whatsoever.