ISTJ 3w2: (A Complete Guide)

In this article, we will describe a combination of ISTJ 3w2 personality type i.e. ISTJ personality from the MBTI types and the type 3w2 from enneagram types. We will be describing each personality separately followed up by giving an in-depth overview of a combination of both personalities i.e. ISTJ 3w2.

ISTJ 3w2

We discussed ISTJ 3w2 personality.  We found that ISTJ 3w2 shares traits of both ISTJ and 3w2 personality. They are duty fulfilling people who are quite concerned about their social image. They strive to be accepted and loved and work hard to achieve their goals. They pay attention to details and fulfill their objectives in a steady manner. Failure is frightening for them and so is being humiliated. To prevent that, they are attentive and responsive to the needs of others in order to be appreciated. They hide their real self. 

MBTI: Four Cognitive Functions

 Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), based on Carl Jung’s 16 personality types, approaches personality to be composed of four cognitive functions that govern how people think, process, and make decisions. The top two cognitive functions play a dominant role in guiding a person’s personality. Whereas, the latter two play less of a role. However, they still have some impact or influence on how a person behaves in certain situations. ISTJ is one personality type out of the 16 types. 

ISTJ: The Inspector (Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging)

The ISTJ personality type from the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is based on Carl Jung’s 16 personality types. It describes people who are quiet, reserved, practical, and organized. They are traditionalists and value loyalty. 13% of people have an ISTJ personality type in the world.

Four Cognitive Functions of ISTJ

Four cognitive functions that guide how ISTJ personality type processes information includes:

Introverted Sensing

ISTJs are present-oriented and can take in information from their surroundings.  They have a good memory and can use prior experience to predict or expect what will happen in the future.

Extroverted Thinking

ISTJs are logical,  objective, and rational.  They focus on details and concrete information rather than abstract information.  They are efficient and productive people who appreciate knowledge with practical application.  They are also good decision-makers who use logic and evidence instead of feelings to guide their judgment. 

Introverted Feeling

ISTJs often have gut feelings about different situations.  Although they make decisions based on logic but their feelings inform them to trust their emotional instinct rather than just facts. 

  Extroverted Intuition

This is the weakest part of ISTJ’s personality. They enjoy new ideas and experiences which help them to have a more balanced personality. 

Enneagrams

Enneagrams are a map or typology of human personalities. It was developed by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, Oscar Ichazo, and Claudio Naranjo.It is divided into nine personality types that are spread across 3 triads i.e. Feeling triad, Thinking Triad, or Instinctive Triad. It describes a person’s fundamental psychological orientation in the form of good or bad traits and sees which triad quality i.e. emotion, intellect or instincts is most characteristic of his or her personality.  The Basic Personality Type is the most characteristic of a person. Whereas wings add elements to the overall personality. Type 1 personality with wing 2 i.e. (3w2) from the instinct triad is one of its types.

Type 3w2: ‘The Star’

Type 3w2 has basic traits of type 3 and secondary traits of type 2 personality. Both types 3 and 2 reinforce each other to make type 3w2 to be social, popular, charming, and the center of attention.  They take pride in their humor,  charm,  and attractiveness as it adds to their desirability.  Social image and self-presentation matter to them a lot. 

This subtype can be friendly, emotional, and warm towards people even though they are close to only a few people in their life.  They can be encouraging and supportive of others as well. People perceive them to be talkative,  helpful, and genuine but with a degree of self-control.  They usually want validation and affirmation from other people and to get that, they are more attentive and responsive to their needs.

Average versions of this personality are concerned about convincing others of their desirability. Due to this,  they make effort to reach out to others, can project their feelings, and know how to turn on their charm to impress others.  They also make good actors,  models, and singers.

They are preoccupied with what others think of them.  So, they spend most of their time comparing themselves with others and their success.  This makes them competitive and envious. At times,  they can be narcissistic,  seductive, and exhibitionistic as well.  Yet,  their excessive effort to charm others can backfire. They can even resort to negative publicity to get attention.  Since they are externally oriented,  they are unaware of internal anger and resentment they feel towards others.

Unhealthy versions of this type can deceive themselves about what they want from others.  They can resort to manipulation and getting revenge for not getting attention from others. Also, they have a problem with being entitled and aggressive which means that they can become hostile and violent if they are not at the top of social status. In other words, they can be charming psychopaths who suddenly turn violent when frustrated for not being appraised, loved or given attention. 

Examples of Type 3w2: Bill Clinton, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Whitney Houston, Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

A Combination of ISTJ 3w2

Personality: ISTJ 3w2

ISTJ 3w2 fear failure, and not being loved. To avoid this, they work hard to achieve goals so that their success validates their being worthy of love. They desire to be accepted and admired by others for their accomplishments. So, they act according to their audience in order to be liked, rather than being their real self. They follow logic and rationality in their approach. The are attentive to details and use prior knowledge to inform their behavior. They work steadily and fulfill their duties.They have a strong sense of loyalty and work with what they know rather than taking risks. They are popular, charming, and people-pleaser. They try their best to help others and fulfill their needs. 

Workstyle: ISTJ 3w2

These types are warm and driven in their work. They execute tasks according to a plan and fulfill their objectives dutifully. They follow the instructions carefully. They themself don’t like to be controlled but they make pretty good leaders who are warm in their approach. They prefer to work in jobs that allow them to execute their dreams into action e.g. pilot, lawyer, surgeon, entrepreneur, doctor, lawyer etc.

Emotional Orientation and Defenses of ISTJ 3w2

These personalities are stressed by balancing personal and professional life and disappointing others. Failure is really frightening for them. They are also conscious of their image and strive hard to put up a front that is worthy. However, they dislike having to entertain others in the process.

Conflict: ISTJ 3w2

ISTJs 3w2 can deal with conflict but they struggle with an indirect conflict of their own.  They have a good sense of right and wrong and try to keep the communication light without too many layers of emotions. They are able to use logic to support their arguments. 

Interpersonal Skills: ISTJ 3w2

These people are able to grasp the attention of other people. They can be charming and use their sense of humor to attract others. Emotionally, they may struggle to understand people. However, they are driven to be accepted, validated, and appreciated which is why they try their best to be desirable. At times, social interactions like this drain them and they need a break from other people. They keep their real self hidden and do not disclose their personal feelings easily. Only a few close people know them. Overall, they encourage and support others. They can be talkative, genuine, and helpful and usually pay attention to the needs of others. They do well in the entertainment fields. Often, they find themself preoccupied with what others think of them. So, they modify their responses to what their audience needs to hear in order to gain approval.Unhealthy versions of this personality can resort to manipulation for not getting attention and even turn aggressive. 

Strengths of ISTJ 3w2

• They are professional and efficient workers
• They are self-confident and self-aware
• They can easily connect with others
• They care about their community
• They are goal-oriented
• They are detail-oriented
• They are realistic
• They are focused on the present
• They have good observational skills
• They like practicality, organization, and order in their life.

Weakness of ISTJ 3w2

• They are concerned about social image
• They struggle to accept failure
• They can be manipulative (unintentionally)
• They are over-competitive
• They can be judgemental and insensitive at times
• They may resort to blaming others 
• They hide their real self

If you’re facing this, it may be a good idea to seek the help of a therapist or other mental health professional. You can find a therapist at BetterHelp who can help you learn how to cope and address it.

If you’ve enjoyed the ”ISTJ 3w2” mentioned above, I would recommend you to take a look at ”ISTJ 3w4” and ”ISTJ 9w8” too.

 FAQs: ISTJ 3w2

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed ISTJ 3w2 personality.  We found that ISTJ 3w2 shares traits of both ISTJ and 3w2 personality. They are duty fulfilling people who are quite concerned about their social image. They strive to be accepted and loved and work hard to achieve their goals. They pay attention to details and fulfill their objectives in a steady manner. Failure is frightening for them and so is being humiliated. To prevent that, they are attentive and responsive to the needs of others in order to be appreciated and hide their real self. 

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Citations

https://www.verywellmind.com/istj-introversion-sensing-thinking-judgment-2795992

https://www.crystalknows.com/enneagram/type-3-wing-2

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