Discovering Personality Style Through TRUE COLORS
Key Concepts
True Colors is a metaphor.
Each person is a unique blend of the four colors or styles—a spectrum.
There are no bad or good colors.
There are wide individual variations within each color spectrum.
Each of us has a different and unique personality; however, there are commonalities
that we share. True Colors is an attempt to identify various personality styles and
label them with colors. This model of categorizing personality styles is based on
many years of work by other researchers and psychologists. Essentially it draws
heavily on the work of Isabel Briggs-Myers, Katherine Briggs, and David Keirsey.
Don Lowry, a student of Keirsey, developed the system called True Colors which
uses four primary colors to designate personality types and behavioral styles.
Lowry’s objective was the application of temperament or personality style to facilitate
deeper communications and understanding. He hoped it would result in positive
self-worth and self-esteem.
The True Colors program was designed to maximize the application of psychological
style in the workplace, in the family, and in education and in other types of
communities. The ease of understanding and use in all human relationships and
interactions make this model very functional. The belief is that with increased
understanding of ourselves and others that conflict will decrease. Once you learn
your color and that of your co-workers, you will have a better understanding of why
they behave the way they do!
Each color is associated with certain personality traits or behaviors. Everyone has
some degree of each color, but one color is predominant. The following quiz will
identify your color spectrum. Print out the following two pages. Follow the directions
carefully and transfer your scores to the score sheet. If you have two colors with the
same score, you pick which one you think more accurately describes you.
Golds
Are dutiful & stable
Need to be useful
Want to be self-sufficient
Value organization
Desire punctuality
Schedule their lives
Make & keep commitments
Measure worth by completion
Are goal-oriented
Value rules
Prepare for the future
Are inclined to join groups
Believe work comes before play
Safeguard tradition
Prefer order & cleanliness
Are responsible & dedicated
Are drawn to respected occupations
Enjoy positions of authority
Desire structure
Bring stability to society
Create a substantive response (four or more sentences per paragraph) to all of the following questions below
Discussion Questions: (minimum of one paragraph per question)
What is your predominant color?
What are your feelings about your True Color results?
What does the required course textbook say about this type of testing (personality style/type testing)?
What does the peer-reviewed literature (journal) say about this type of testing or this specific test?
How might your personality traits affect the patient care you provide?
How might your personality traits affect how you lead members of the patient care team?
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