The 4 Types of Introverts You DIDN’T know about

As introverts, you may find that it's harder to find a significant other because you are more comfortable being alone. But do you know that as introverts, you are more fluid than you think? In fact, there are actually 4 types of introverts. A social introvert may seem more extroverted. Thinking introverts are often lost in their own world. Anxious introverts represent stereotypical traits of an introvert. And lastly, restrained introverts crave routines and don't like change. Each of these four types will help you navigate yourself to finding the right partner for you. Comment if you consider yourself an introvert or know someone who is, comment which type you related most to. ​ Writer: Carley Swanson-Garro Script Editor: Rida Batool Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera (https://www.youtube.com/amandasilvera​) Animator: Andrew Allan (https://youtube.com/channel/UCelOnW4KAycqtKRgofW3AGw) Psych2go YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong IntrovertsUnite YouTube Manager: Andrew Allan All references used for this video are listed below: Cheek, J.M., Brown, C.A., & Grimes, J.O. (2014, Sept.). Personality scales for four domains of introversion: Social, Thinking, Anxious, and Restrained Introversion. Preliminary Research Manual, Department of Psychology, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA. Retrieved 23 July from www.academia.edu/7353616/Four_Meanings_of_Introversion_Social_Thinking_Anxious_and_Inhibited_Introversion. Grimes, J.O., Cheek, J.M., & Norem, J.K. (2011, Jan.). Four meanings of introversion: Social, thinking, anxious, and inhibited introversion. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. Retrieved 23 July from www.academia.edu/7353616/Four_Meanings_of_Introversion_Social_Thinking_Anxious_and_Inhibited_Introversion. National Institute of Mental Health (n.d.). Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness. Retrieved 23 July from www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/social-anxiety-disorder-more-than-just-shyness/index.shtml. World Heritage Encyclopedia (n.d). Personality type. Retrieved 23 July from ebooklibrary.org/articles/eng/Personality_type. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Psych2Go

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