Brian Murphy sometimes lacks energy. He is fairly apathetic and passive, preferring sluggishness to movement and leniency to initiative.

Brian Murphy has a great deal of sang-froid. His inner calm and stolidity predispose him to tasks which require self-control and perseverance. He does not readily display his emotions, even in the most hair-raising situations.

Brian Murphy has a good balance between his need to be receptive to the other world, and his tendency to enjoy solitude and introspection. He is able to express his feelings and moods without being overwhelmed by them to the point of mistaking them for outer reality.

Brian Murphy has a phlegmatic personality. His responses to various outer stimuli are sometimes postponed or delayed. He is fairly slow to initiate an activity, if not laboriously so, but once he begins, he is steady and determined.

Brian Murphy is often difficult to focus on a single subject; however, he is extremely open and always tries to learn and integrate new information and ideas. He is more cross-disciplinary than specialist, and his centers of interest are fairly widespread and varied.

Brian Murphy’s objectivity in perception and behavior could, in the best of cases, lead to generosity and altruism.

Brian Murphy has a marked ability to adapt to others, to adopt prevailing attitudes, and integrate himself into groups. He is quite community-minded, with a true sense of team spirit, and gives the best of himself when working in unison with a group. Cooperation is his forte.

Brian Murphy was able to be successful in a situation where he had to be humble and submit to the authority of a more competent person or leader. He was also able to give orders and manage others.

Brian Murphy sometimes doubts in himself and his skills; he might be fairly shy and self-effacing. Feelings of inferiority may interfere with his ability to take action, or, on the contrary, may propel him into action if he sees a possibility of reward or compensation.

Brian Murphy sometimes finds himself in a negative frame of mind. Undermined by his fears and his craving for security, he struggles to see the sunny side of life.

Brian Murphy is chiefly interested in tangible facts and realistic details. A pragmatic personality, he never loses sight of the utilitarian or practical aspects of things.

Brian Murphy approaches life with a spontaneity that seldom follows a predetermined plan; instead, he trusts in his ability to improvise or intuit, or his reflexes and innate good timing.

Brian Murphy’s thought processes are usually clear, orderly, and linear; his reasoning obeys the dictates of deductive or discursive logic and relates to explicit goals.

Brian Murphy’s mind is especially perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, Brian proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Brian Murphy is inclined to be scattered. He is not especially eager to sort things out or arrange them. He likes to be surrounded by his chaos and usually manages to pluck out what he needs.

Brian Murphy behaves impulsively and is inspired by his imagination. His openness and spontaneity give him the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.