I. Introduction General Research Questions: 1. How do the “true healers” survive and thrive? 2. Do personality differences exist or not between the Allopathic healers and CAM/Alternative/Holistic healers? 3. If so, what are the differences between these groups of healers? 4. If there is no difference at all, what is the general type of personality which lends itself to the Healing Arts as a whole? 5. Intentionality of healers is a huge factor also. Does this passion for healing effect patient’s and their care and healing?
Specific Research Questions: 1. Are all “healers” born with Dr. Seibert’s biphasic characteristics or just certain subgroups within healers? (Allopathic versus CAM/Alternative) 2. Do these biphasic personality traits allow for a better capacity to care and heal? 3. Does this “entire healing” group contains such survivor traits? 4. What is the connection between the characteristics of survivors which is that of being resilient and being a healer? 5. Are there certain inborn traits, which allow healers to be adept to situations related to healing? 6.
Are there any patterns seen as a result of the surveys? Significance or Value of the Topic: In my everyday experience, I work on a high risk OB L & D (Hi, kindly spell this out in full words) floor and deal directly with doctors, nurses, residents, medical students, nursing students, and non-licensed staff. It is quite evident which individuals are identified to be “true healers”, having a passion for the craft and those who are “there doing time on Elmwood Drive with other motivating factors. ” With this study, a point will be raised where most people could relate to.
It is of great interest to see how one could define the concept of “true healers”. In every field of profession, there are people who put so much into their work that is what we call passion. The question is, are these people better than the rest? Are they just the same and no fine line can be drawn between them and the others in the profession? II. Research Method Method: Quantitative and Qualitative Results A. Two different types of personality surveys will be given to various healers and the results will be tallied to see which groups showed a higher percentage of personality traits. B.
Various types of research on healers and characteristics will be reviewed based on results gathered. III. Information on subject: PARTS A. Surveys on personality types (JUNG Based Myers Briggs Typology) and RESULTS (E/I) (N/S) (F/T) (P/J) from http://www. humanmetrics. com/cgi-win/JTypes2. asp; B. Dr. Albert Siebert’s Book: Survivor’s Personality and RESULTS from http://www. thrivenet. com/; Scoring: 80 or higher very resilient! 65-80 better than most; 50-65 slow, but adequate; 40-50 you’re struggling; 40 or under seek help! C. Articles on healers and characteristics (Intentionality and Intuition)
ISFP 1 5% -ARTISTS ENFP 1 5% – MOTIVATOR/ INSPIRER INTJ 2 1% -SCIENTISTS – ISFJ 1 6 % -NURTURER The INFJ TYPE: The Protector Personalitypage. com presents the INFJ Type, a person with Introverted Intuition and Extroverted Feeling, as the Protector and is characterized by the following (Personalitypage. com): “As an INFJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you take things in primarily via intuition. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit with your personal value system.
INFJs are gentle, caring, complex and highly intuitive individuals. Artistic and creative, they live in a world of hidden meanings and possibilities. Only one percent of the population has an INFJ Personality Type, making it the rarest of all the types. INFJs place great importance on having things orderly and systematic in their outer world. They put a lot of energy into identifying the best system for getting things done, and constantly define and re-define the priorities in their lives. On the other hand, INFJs operate within themselves on an intuitive basis which is entirely spontaneous.
They know things intuitively, without being able to pinpoint why, and without detailed knowledge of the subject at hand. They are usually right, and they usually know it. Consequently, INFJs put a tremendous amount of faith into their instincts and intuitions. This is something of a conflict between the inner and outer worlds, and may result in the INFJ not being as organized as other Judging types tend to be. INFJs have uncanny insight into people and situations. They get “feelings” about things and intuitively understand them.
As an extreme example, some INFJs report experiences of a psychic nature, such as getting strong feelings about there being a problem with a loved one, and discovering later that they were in a car accident. This is the sort of thing that other types may scorn and scoff at, and the INFJ themselves does not really understand their intuition at a level which can be verbalized. Consequently, most INFJs are protective of their inner selves, sharing only what they choose to share when they choose to share it. They are deep, complex individuals, who are quite private and typically difficult to understand.
INFJs hold back part of them, and can be secretive. But the INFJ is as genuinely warm as they are complex. INFJs hold a special place in the heart of people who they are close to, who are able to see their special gifts and depth of caring. INFJs are concerned for people’s feelings, and try to be gentle to avoid hurting anyone. They are very sensitive to conflict, and cannot tolerate it very well. Situations which are charged with conflict may drive the normally peaceful INFJ into a state of agitation or charged anger.
They may tend to internalize conflict into their bodies, and experience health problems when under a lot of stress. Because the INFJ has such strong intuitive capabilities, they trust their own instincts above all else. This may result in an INFJ stubbornness and tendency to ignore other people’s opinions. They believe that they’re right. On the other hand, INFJ is a perfectionist who doubts that they are living up to their full potential. INFJs are rarely at complete peace with themselves – there’s always something else they should be doing to improve themselves and the world around them.
They believe in constant growth, and don’t often take time to revel in their accomplishments. They have strong value systems, and need to live their lives in accordance with what they feel is right. In deference to the Feeling aspect of their personalities, INFJs are in some ways gentle and easy going. Conversely, they have very high expectations of themselves, and frequently of their families. They don’t believe in compromising their ideals. INFJ is a natural nurturer; patient, devoted and protective. They make loving parents and usually have strong bonds with their offspring.
They have high expectations of their children, and push them to be the best that they can be. This can sometimes manifest itself in the INFJ being hard-nosed and stubborn. But generally, children of an INFJ get devoted and sincere parental guidance, combined with deep caring. In the workplace, the INFJ usually shows up in areas where they can be creative and somewhat independent. They have a natural affinity for art, and many excel in the sciences, where they make use of their intuition. INFJs can also be found in service-oriented professions.
They are not good at dealing with minutia or very detailed tasks. The INFJ will either avoid such things, or else go to the other extreme and become enveloped in the details to the extent that they can no longer see the big picture. An INFJ who has gone the route of becoming meticulous about details may be highly critical of other individuals who are not. The INFJ individual is gifted in ways that other types are not. Life is not necessarily easy for the INFJ, but they are capable of great depth of feeling and personal achievement” (Personalitypage. com).