When Different Personalities Create Tension

When Different Personalities Create Tension

When our own reactions or differences in parenting create tension, understanding personality types can help us find a calmer way forward.

If frustration keeps arising in similar situations, it doesn’t necessarily mean anyone is failing. Different temperaments can lead people to respond differently to rules, feedback and performance pressure. This blog explores how to understand these differences in parenting and everyday life, and offers questions, games and practical ideas to help identify needs and find ways to work together without labelling anyone.

Interested in this topic? Read more: Reveal your hidden potential: What type of personality shapes your upbringing and life decisions? Want to find out where you stand personally? Take a short test at the end of the page and gain a better understanding.

How does this apply to you? Choose the answers that describe you best:

Imagine that you are a character in a story. Where would you feel the most natural?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

When you enter a room full of people, your first reaction is:

Choose the answer that best describes you.

Which sentence would you catch yourself saying the most often?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

You find out that someone is spreading lies about you. How do you react?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

If you were a color, what would it be?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

What most often holds you back when making important decisions?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

Which environment energizes you the most?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

Your past is:

Choose the answer that best describes you.

How would you describe your strength when others cannot see it?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

Which motto would you first hang above your work desk?

Choose the answer that best describes you.

What type of personality dominates in you? You'll find out sooner than you think.

Get an evaluation of your answers

Enter your email to create an account and link this test to it. After you submit all 10 answers, we’ll show your evaluation on the page and email you a link.