Book Review by Jack Falt, INFJ
The MBTI® Step II Manual is quite technical and heavy going. It is not going to be a ‘good read.’ However, it does have good descriptions of each of the facets. This information is helpful when explaining why an overall score would suggest someone has a preference for Feeling, when the person see him or herself as being quite critical rather than accepting. The descriptions of the midzones for any of the facets also can be helpful. The whole premise of Jung/Myers theory is to sort behaviour into preferences. While this is a useful concept and the basis for Jung/Myers theory, people can feel frustrated when they say that they can do either equally well and have difficulty deciding on one preference or another. Often this is due to a facet being an “OOPS” or “out-of-Pattern” within the preference.
The final section looks at the uses of Step II in counselling individuals, couples and career counselling. It also looks at using the Step II with organizations. While the descriptions are peppered with statistics and charts, it does give some personal descriptions of how it has been used.
While this is quite an expensive book, it is one that should be in one’s library.