Jungian Typology - continued
January 13th 2008 11:43
First a little about the difference between extraversion and introversion and how these two attitude types affect the different functions in typology.
Extraversion simply means that the energy of ones attention flows outward, toward the object, whereas with introversion the energy of attention flows from the object into oneself.
As an example, when an extraverted thinking type considers an object, his thinking is about the object and its relationship within and to the situation in which it exists. His thinking process will describe, define, discriminate and, both metaphorically and often literally, add someting to the object, even if it is just his own energy of attention. For the extravert the object is both the focus and the end result of his thinking - whereby he enacts his thoughts and implements them in the physical world as additions to, modifications of, or reverence for the object.
The introverted thinker considers the object in relation to his inner world, the energy of his attention is primarily used to describe and adjust the object according to an inner ideal or matrix in which things are considered according to their connection to himself and their relevance to the abstract ideals of formal logic.
At their extremes, extraversion overvalues the object at the expense of both internal and abstract crtiteria, whilst introversion overvalues internal and abstract criteria at the expense of the object.
These opposing attitudes or perceptive focuses modify the functions of thinking, feeling, sensation and intuition to such a degree that it is not possible to simply state that a person is, for example, a "feeling type" or an "intuitive" without referencing the particular focus their attitude type brings to this functionality.
For example, an introverted intuitive person will not necessarily behave "intuitively" in regard to the general, external world of experience. Their intuitive abilities will default to specific objects and situations which relate to the particular internal contents with which they are concerned, in just the same way as an introverted feeling type does not automatically "feel" for everyone, nor value all things according to external and generally accepted collective values, but rather through an inner system of values in which the relationship of the person or object to the self is paramount.
Extraversion simply means that the energy of ones attention flows outward, toward the object, whereas with introversion the energy of attention flows from the object into oneself.
As an example, when an extraverted thinking type considers an object, his thinking is about the object and its relationship within and to the situation in which it exists. His thinking process will describe, define, discriminate and, both metaphorically and often literally, add someting to the object, even if it is just his own energy of attention. For the extravert the object is both the focus and the end result of his thinking - whereby he enacts his thoughts and implements them in the physical world as additions to, modifications of, or reverence for the object.
At their extremes, extraversion overvalues the object at the expense of both internal and abstract crtiteria, whilst introversion overvalues internal and abstract criteria at the expense of the object.
These opposing attitudes or perceptive focuses modify the functions of thinking, feeling, sensation and intuition to such a degree that it is not possible to simply state that a person is, for example, a "feeling type" or an "intuitive" without referencing the particular focus their attitude type brings to this functionality.
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