Multi-dimentional awareness profiling method

Claim 1

A method of administering a personality profile to an individual comprising the steps of: a. determining a temperament type of the individual by: i. presenting to the individual a plurality of selected word groupings related to natural in-born tendencies, each of the word groupings consisting of four words; ii. recording selections by the individual from each of the word groupings; iii. scoring and relating the selections to four temperament types according to a predetermined grading scheme; iv. ranking temperaments according to the scoring from highest to lowest, the highest being a dominant temperament, next highest being a secondary temperament, next highest being a back-up temperament, and the lowest being a dormant temperament; and v. assessing temperament type as a combination of the two highest ranked temperaments; b. determining preferences type by: i. determining the preferred attitude of the individual by: (1) presenting to the individual a plurality of selected questions related to how the individual relates to others and the world at large; (2) recording answers to the questions; (3) scoring and relating the answers to two attitudes according to a predetermined grading scheme; and (4) ranking the answers according to the scoring from highest to lowest; ii. determining the preferred functionalities of the individual by: (1) presenting to the individual a first and a second set of a plurality of selected questions, the first set relating to how the individual gathers and uses information and the second set relating to how the individual receives and processes information; (2) recording answers to the first set of questions; (3) scoring and relating the answers from the first set of questions to a first pair of two opposed functions according to a predetermined grading scheme; (4) recording answers to the second set of questions; (5) scoring and relating the answers from the second set of questions to a second pair of the two opposed functions according to a predetermined grading scheme; (6) ranking the answers from the first and second sets of questions according to score from highest to lowest; (7) denoting the highest two functions as related to the preferred attitude, and the lower two functions as related to the remaining attitude; and iii. assessing preference type by comparing the combination of functions, as denoted by attitude, to a predetermined list corresponding to temperament type c. correlating results by: i. finding where temperament type and preferences type differ, if at all; ii. investigating reason for difference; iii. determining whether temperament type or preferences type is cause of difference; d. determining personal effectiveness within temperament and preference type by: i. presenting to the individual a plurality of selected word sets related to current behaviors; ii. recording the individual's selections from the word sets, as a ranking within each of the word sets; iii. scoring and relating the selections according to a predetermined grading scheme; iv. graphing scores for each selection type to provide a graph; v. assessing from the graph negative and positive traits within each temperament and preference type; and e. analyzing results of steps a, b and d for insight on how to modify behavior.

Claim 2

A method of administering a personality profile to an individual comprising the steps of: a. determining a temperament type of the individual by: i. presenting to the individual a plurality of selected word groupings related to natural in-born tendencies, each of the word groupings consisting of four words; ii. recording selections by the individual from each of the word groupings; iii. scoring and relating the selections to four temperament types according to a predetermined grading scheme; iv. ranking temperaments according to the scoring from highest to lowest, the highest being a dominant temperament, next highest being a secondary temperament, next highest being a back-up temperament, and the lowest being a dormant temperament; and v. assessing temperament type as a combination of the two highest ranked temperaments; b. determining preferences type by: i. determining the preferred attitude of the individual by: (1) presenting to the individual a plurality of selected questions related to how the individual relates to others and the world at large; (2) recording answers to the questions; (3) scoring and relating the answers to two attitudes according to a predetermined grading scheme; and (4) ranking the answers according to the scoring from highest to lowest; ii. determining the preferred functionalities of the individual by: (1) presenting to the individual a first and a second set of a plurality of selected questions, the first set relating to how the individual gathers and uses information and the second set relating to how the individual receives and processes information; (2) recording answers to the first set of questions; (3) scoring and relating the answers from the first set of questions to a first pair of two opposed functions according to a predetermined grading scheme; (4) recording answers to the second set of questions; (5) scoring and relating the answers from the second set of questions to a second pair of the two opposed functions according to a predetermined grading scheme; (6) ranking the answers from the first and second sets of questions according to score from highest to lowest; (7) denoting the highest two functions as related to the preferred attitude, and the lower two functions as related to the remaining attitude; and iii. assessing preference type by comparing the combination of functions, as denoted by attitude, to a predetermined list corresponding to temperament type c. correlating results by: i. finding where temperament type and preferences type differ, if at all; ii. investigating reason for difference; iii. determining whether temperament type or preferences type is cause of difference; d. determining personal effectiveness within temperament and preference type by: i. presenting to the individual a plurality of selected word sets related to current behaviors; ii. recording the individual's selections from the word sets, as a ranking within each of the word sets; iii. scoring and relating the selections according to a predetermined grading scheme; iv. graphing scores for each selection type to provide a graph; v. assessing from the graph negative and positive traits within each temperament and preference type; and e. analyzing results of steps a, b and d for insight on how to modify behavior.