DISC Personality Profiles

pwfaith · #1 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 07:57 AM

Has anyone done this? We had to do it the other night at church at a board meeting. I thought it was facinating.

Dominance: Direct and Decisive.
D's are strong-willed, strong-minded people who like accepting challenges, taking action, and getting immediate results

Influence: Optimistic and Outgoing.
I's are "people people" who like participating on teams, sharing ideas, and energizing and entertaining others.

Steadiness: Sympathetic and Cooperative.
S's are helpful people who like working behind the scenes, performing in consistent and predictable ways, and being good listeners.

Conscientiousness: Concerned and Correct.
C's are sticklers for quality and like planning ahead, employing systematic approaches, and checking and re-checking for accuracy.

This is where we got our tests from http://www.discprofile.com/whatisdisc.htm and they had a slightly different description.

Dominance: People who score high in the intensity of the 'D' styles factor are very active in dealing with problems and challenges, while low D scores are people who watn to do more research before committing to a decision. High 'D' people are described as demanding, forceful, egocentric, strong willed, driving, determined, ambitious, aggressive, and pioneering. Low D scores describe those who are conservative, low keyed, cooperative, calculating, undemanding, cautious, mild, agreeable, modest and peaceful.

Influence: People with High I scores influence others through talking and activity and tend to be emotional. They are described as convincing, magnetic, political, enthusiastic, persuasive, warm demonstrative, trusting, and optimistic. Those with Low I scores influence more by data and facts; and not with feelings. They are described as reflective, factual, calculating, skeptical, logical, suspicious, matter of fact, pessimistic, and critical.

Steadiness (Sumbission in Marston's time): People with High S style scores want a steady pace, security, and don't like sudden change. Low S intensity scores are those who like change and variety. High S persons are calm, relaxed, patient, possessive, predictable, deliberate, stable, consistent, and tend to be unemotional and poker faced. People with Low S scores are described as restless, demonstrative, impatient, eager, or even impulsive.

Conscientiousness (Compliance in MArston's time): Persons with High C styles adhere to rules, regulations, and structure. Theylike to do quality work and do it right the first time. High C people are careful, cautious, exacting, neat, systematic, diplomatic, accurate, tactful. Those with Low C scores challnege the rules and want independence and are described as self-willed, stuborn, opinionated, unsystematic, arbitrary, and careless with details.

One speaker put them to animals D's are Lions, I's are Otters, C's are Beavers, S's are Golden Retrivers.

I couldn't find any tests online for free, but was just wondering if anyone here had ever had to take this and what your results were. We had to take ours with that meeting in mind b/c sometimes you might have a different personality in one setting than you would in another.

roxrkool · #2 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 11:33 AM

Did you perhaps post this in the wrong forum?

There's really nothing to discuss. I can't even take the test to see if I'm a lion, otter, beaver, or dog.

Maybe you can tell us what you scored as and we can debate whether we agree or not.

pwfaith · #3 (**permalink**) 04-13-2006, 01:57 PM

LOL - guess I was thinking maybe by the descriptions ppl might figure out what they think they are, in a debate setting, home setting, etc.

I'm a C in the context he had us take the text but hubby and I agree I'm not a C at home and/or in other situations, which was why the guy had us take it with that specific setting in mind. Some of the descriptions I did agree with were: concentrating on key details, thinking analytically, weighing pros and cons, using subtle or indirect approaches to conflict, checking for accuracy, using a systematic approach to situations or activities. Says I desire an environment that clearly defines performance expectations, a reserved, business-like atmosphere, opportunities to demonstrate expertise, opportunities to ask "why" questions, recognition for specific skills and accomplishments. I also had a "Creative Pattern" listed. So I guess I'm a "Beaver" sometimes lol

You'd probably laugh at the "Creative Pattern" description though. Says accepts aggression; restrains expression, goal is dominance, unique accomplishments; judges others by personal standards, progressive ideas for accomplishing tasks; influences others by ability to pace development of systems and innovative approaches; overuses bluntness, critical or condescending attitude; under pressure becomes bored with routine work, sulks when restrained, acts independently; fears lack of influence, failure to achieve their standards; would increase effectiveness with warmth, tactful communication, effective team cooperation, recognition of existing sanctions.

I did find a few tests when I did a Yahoo Search for "Lion, Otter, Beaver, Golden Retriever. There was a family site or 2 where you could see how you lined up with your kids and know better how to respond to them.

pwfaith · #4 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 11:26 AM

These sites had quizes:

http://www.focusonyourchild.com/rela.../A0000368.html

http://www.oneishy.com/personality/personality_test.php

Choleric...Dominance...lion (decisive personalities)
Sanguine...Influence...otter (easy going)
Phlegmatic...Steadiness...golden retriever (eager to please)
Melancholy...Conscientiousness...beaver (attention to detail).

kwright · #5 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 03:26 PM

Anything from Focus on the family , or aka Dobson's platform is crap cutsie test or otherwise .

wandb · #6 (**permalink**) 04-17-2006, 08:01 PM

I took the DISC test in sales training. I was an "I" with a high "D" secondary.

It's actually a really cool test.

clarebear · #7 (**permalink**) 04-17-2006, 08:09 PM

I also took the DISC test with a former job. I was an S and C, from what I remember. It's a pretty interesting test that is utilized in many industries, so I wouldn't be so quick to jump on it and call it crap.

pwfaith · #8 (**permalink**) 04-18-2006, 09:34 AM

Anything from Focus on the family , or aka Dobson's platform is crap cutsie test or otherwise .

To my knowledge the DISC personality profile was not created by Focus on the Family or anything associated with Dr. Dobson. Those are just the only 2 sites I could find online that had FREE online testing, everything else you had to pay for (only one of the 2 was associated with Dr. Dobson). As I said in the OP this is where we got our tests from http://www.discprofile.com/whatisdisc.htm. I see no connection on their site to Dr. Dobson. Although our church did their Biblical DISC test, they offer a variety that are not "Christian". Their sites says:

Home of the Original DISC Profile and 31 years of DISC experience, service, adn integrity with Performax Systems International, Carlson Learning Company & Inscape Publishing, we are the largest consultant DISC distributor in the world. We offer you decades of providing training, training materials, and consulting services to individuals, groups, and large corporations. We have served 4 of the Fortune 5 companies and many of the Fortune 100. Colleges, governmental agengies, armed services, small home based businesses, churches, schools, consultants, all are our clients.

So I agree with the above, and obviously by the first site mentioned in the OPs high reputation (as it was listed many places I looked for information on DISC) that I wouldn't be so quick to call it crap simply b/c Focus on the Family also uses their testing and offers it online for free for others to take.

This might help you learn more about it as well: What is DISC? Who created the DISC model?