I would like to find information on a specific personality profile
based on the following personality traits:
- Shy/Introverted
- Fear of Conflict/Confrontation
- Intimidated by Authority Figures
- Fear of being judged
- Need to be liked by everyone
- Anxiety is certain situations
- Lack of Confidence
- Feeling as if everyone is "fooled" and true person will be exposed
- The previous statement, not personal ability, has resulted in career
and accomplishments to date

I am not looking for a Myers Briggs or Keirsey related answer.  What I
am looking for is more along the lines of information explaining the
profile, why a person would fit this profile (causes), and how to
change or overcome these traits.

Hi Askwhy,

Please find the book "Who am I?". Edited by Robert Frager, 1994.

I can only assist to part answer your question. I have read the
contents of two different publications. Both describe the same
personality traits.

For what this is worth .. they speak of 4 personality types. Sanguine,
Melancholic, Choleric and Phlegmatic.

All the best in your search,

Phil

I'm not an expert in this area, but...

You're probably right in not looking to Myers Briggs, Keirsey, or
similar (True Colors, Kolbe, Gregorc, etc.) since many of the traits
you list aren't those reflected in those structures. Those systems
also argue that you're born with certain personality traits and that,
although you may be able to adjust them somewhat, success really lies
in understanding them, making the best of them, and learning coping
strategies where necessary.

That raises the issue of nature versus nurture, and many health care
professionals probably would suggest that the traits you list
(actually, the severity of the traits you list) may have arisen as
much, or more, from nuture as from nature. That is, those traits may
be based more on experience than on genetics.

Which brings me to another point...one of my favorite sayings. "To a
hammer, everything looks like a nail." That is, each health care
expert will tend to identify an intervention based on his or her
education and training. Thus, a psychiatrist might tend to prescribe
drugs (say antidepressants) for many of the issues you identify. A
psychologist might tend to suggest cognitive therapy to address those
same issues. That's not a criticism, just an observation. And it could
be that either approach would be effective, or one could be far more
effective than the other. Or that a multimodal approach (using both
drugs and cognitive therapy) would be the most effective option.

There also are numerous "self help" books, tapes, etc., available. I'm
personally not a big fan of those, but some people love them.

Hope some of that helps.

The first thing I notice in your question is a mixture of personality
traits and behavior issues. The first being inherent in who we are and
the second being created in who we are and certainly more capable of
being modified behavior wise. My suggestion would be to buy at least
one book. that would be Dr. David Kiersey's "Please Understand Me".
This should give you a good idea of the inherent traits. The second
would be to buy or borrow or check out from the library the diagnostic
manual for the "therapy" profession the DSM-IV. This will help
identify the issues caused by your pet guppy being flushed in front of
you when you were 4. Make no doubt you must know what you were "born"
with. Having recently offered myself up for sacrafice here to see why
questions are and are not answered I would guess your question also
needs to be more specific.(see question by searching "Google
Answers...Not?") In what situations have you anxiety? Using public
restrooms or holding small dogs? I am certain there is a difference as
to what would cause anxiety for both. You need a professional to
interact with as there are probably to many variables and questions.
More money to answer may do it:}

There are many potential reasons why a person might fit this profile. 
To put it in the most basic terms, any "personality" generally is
simply the result of childhood and life experiences that have left the
person with certain beliefs about him- or herself and certain patterns
of behavior.  Some elements of a personality can also be
neurochemical, though I doubt that neurochemistry would explain
everything you mentioned above.

The best way to change these traits is to do so with a licensed
psychologist or psychiatrist.  The person can be treated with
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), to change the negative beliefs
that the person has about him/herself.  Or, the person might choose to
do a less structured psychotherapy (so-called general "talk therapy")
to explore the origin of these fears and beliefs, and find ways to
overcome them.  If there are symptoms that suggest a
biologically-based anxiety disorder, medication might also be helpful
in changing this.

If you like reading, you could look at the book Feeling Good by Dr.
David Burns.  It is basically CBT for laypeople -- not a "pop psych"
book -- and explains how CBT works, with instructions on how to teach
yourself the techniques.  However, most people will find that doing
CBT with a psychologist or psychiatrist will be far better than trying
to do it alone.

Please don't hesitate to meet with (or have this person meet with) a
mental health professional.  You do not have to be "crazy" to get a
consultation, and it is far easier to get answers from an actual
person than from a book.  Plus, it is far easier for shrinks like me
to understand a personality profile attached to a person and a
history, instead of in the abstract.

For a CBT practitioner, you can go to the Assoc. for the Advancement
of Behavior Therapy (www.aabt.org), or you can call or visit the
American Psychiatric Association (www.psych.org) or American
Psychological Association (www.apa.org) to get names of professional
in your area.

Hope this helps.

"Feeling as if everyone is 'fooled' and true person will be exposed"
makes me think of the "Impostor Phenomenon" or "Impostor Syndrome." I
suffer from this myself. No matter how competent I've become in
different professions, I have always had the underlying feeling that I
am really just faking it, and that some day everyone will notice that
I'm a phony.

Some useful resources:

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwaow/resources/imposter_phenomenon.html

askwhy-ga, you would find the Confidence Club site very interesting,
as it offers an insight into the roots of confidence as well as a very
specific 5-axis personality profile. The questionnaire is well worth
completing.

www.confidenceclub.net