The "Real" Elliot Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of The "Real" Elliot? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for The "Real" Elliot from Mr Robot 2015 and what is the personality traits.
INTP (5w4)
The "Real" Elliot personality type is INTP, which is very different from the "dark" Elliot personality type that is ESFP. The "dark" Elliot is the prototypical psychopath that the TV show portrays.
The "real" Elliot personality type is much more complex than the TV show makes him out to be.
Psychopathy is an extremely rare condition. It is estimated that only 1% of the general population is psychopathic. There are many other personality disorders that are very similar to psychopathy, but they are very rare, too.
The "Real" Elliot Personality Type
The INTP is not the stereotypical psychopath that the TV show portrays.
The TV show's goal is to portray psychopathy as the result of childhood trauma, but this is not always the case. Only about 15% of psychopaths were abused or otherwise traumatized as children.
The INTP has characteristics that are very different from those of the psychopath portrayed by the TV show. He is typically calm, socially awkward, and introverted. He is patient, rational, and logical. He has a dry sense of humor and is usually well-spoken.
