In order not to be mistaken in socionic typing, it is necessary to follow direct logic in determining the socionic type.
The main typing logic, which can avoid mistakes when defining socionic type, is as follows:
- avoid typing for weak functions in the structure of the sociotype,
- determine the socionic type by strong (leading) functions.
Avoid typing for weak features
Sometimes, when you are trying to determine your own or someone else's socionic type, it is great temptation to start analyzing everything in a row: - you think. Or:
What are the risks of being mistaken when we are trying to determine the socionic type by weak functions?
First, weak functions manifest themselves in different ways. The black sensoric has the right not to be able to pull himself up, and the ethicist is quite capable of looking unethical in special cases. Trying to determine what is underdeveloped in a person, you run the risk of falling into a trap: it seems to you that the function is poorly developed, but in fact it just has a wide range of manifestations.
Secondly, people in close relationships tend to pay more attention to weak functions. Usually there are a lot of "troubles" on them, but you want everything to be perfect - hence the increased attention to weak functions. At the same time, powerful functions are launched automatically, a person does not pay so much attention to them, because there is simply no problem with him. Therefore, trying to understand what a person does not pay attention to in life, you risk making a mistake, attributing this sphere to his weakness.
What to do to avoid mistakes when determining the socionic type?
Determine the socionic type by strong functions
There are two strong functions in the structure of any socionic type: this is the basic function and the creative function ().
The features of strong functions are as follows:
First, they all manifest in a similar way. If the function is strong, bright, developed, it will manifest itself accordingly, and you will see it - if you observe precisely the strong, bright and developed manifestations of the person whose socionic type you want to define.
Secondly, strong functions, as opposed to weak ones, have a wide range of manifestations. For weak functions, a person may be able to do one thing, but not be able to do a lot of other things - there is no way to guess. But a strong function can do a lot, almost everything. Observe, capture, and don't miss.
Conclusion
Thus, when determining the socionic type:
- do not focus on weaknesses, this approach will only confuse you, but will not give reliable information about the socionic type;
- Build your observations and reasoning from strengths, from what the person does well and what he does, without stress and in almost any situation.
This way you will identify the strengths in the socionic type, and the results of your typing will be reliable.
