The Six Types Flashcards
REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT
Environment makes physical demands of the individual. *Think machinery, truck driving, or herding animals.
REALISTIC PERSONALITY TYPE
People with this personality type enjoy using tools related to their hobbies.
BEHAVIOR OF REALISTIC CLIENTS
Expect specific suggestions and advice to solve their career problems—a practical solution. Value money, power, and status. Traditionally masculine.
INVESTIGATIVE ENVIRONMENT
Environment where people search for problems through scientific and mathematical interests and competencies.
INVESTIGATIVE PERSONALITY TYPE
An investigative person enjoys puzzles and challenges. They have the ability to solve mathematical and scientific problems.
BEHAVIOR OF INVESTIGATE CLIENTS
Enjoys the challenge of unanswered questions. Excited by problems and work hard to find a solution. Approach problems from a rational rather than emotional point of view.
ARTISTIC ENVIRONMENT
Environment that is free and open, encouraging creativity and personal expression. People use creative and unconventional ways to express themselves. Environment encourages personal and emotional expression rather than logical expression.
ARTISTIC PERSONALITY TYPE
Expresses self in free and unsystematic ways. Creating music, art or writing. Dislike technical writing, prefer fiction or poetry. Originality and creativity are important.
BEHAVIOR OF ARTISTIC CLIENTS
These people make clear that the arts are important. They like expression and development of artistic products. Choice products are affective rather than logical one.
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Encourages people to be flexible and understanding one another. Emphasized human values (kindness, friendliness). Enjoys solving problems through discussion rather than delegation.
BEHAVIOR OF SOCIAL CLIENTS
These people express their idealism wanting to helping others. They value informal activities.
ENTERPRISING ENVIRONMENT
In this environment people tend to manage and persuade others to attain organizational and personal goals. In this environment people tend to be self-confident, sociable, and assertive.
ENTERPRISING PERSONALITY TYPE
Wealth is important. They like to use persuasion. They tend to be assertive and popular and take on leadership positions. They like working with people but tend to like to manage.
BEHAVIOR OF ENTERPRISING CLIENTS
Appear to be more self-confident than they feel. Value convincing and persuading others rather than helping. Have difficulty seeing their competencies accurately, they overestimate their abilities.
CONVENTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Organization and planning best describe this environment. File papers, secretarial environment. In this environment people tend to organize and follow directions.
