BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie

neurotic, repressed intuition may be projected onto other people, so that
they may become irrationally suspicious
The Introverted Sensation Type is subjectively filtered. Perception
is not based directly on the object, but is merely suggested by it.
Perception depends crucially upon internal psychological
processes that will differ from one person to the next. At its most positive,
introverted sensation is found in the creative artist. At its most extreme, it
produces psychotic hallucinations and a total alienation from reality.
The introverted sensation type reacts subjectively to events in a
way that is unrelated to objective criteria. Often this is seen as an
inappropriate and uncalled-for overreaction.
The person may perceive the world as illusory or amusing. In
extreme (psychotic) cases, this may result in an inability to distinguish
illusion from reality. The subjective world of archaic images may then
come to dominate consciousness completely, so that the person lives in a
private, mythological realm of fantasy.
Repressed intuition may also be expressed in vaguely imagined
threats or an apprehension of sinister possibilities.
The Extraverted Intuition Type - is an excellent diagnostician and
exploiter of situations. Such people see exciting possibilities in every new
venture and are excellent at perceiving latent abilities in other people.
They get carried away with the enthusiasm of their vision and often inspire
others with the courage of their conviction.
As such, they do well in occupations where these qualities are at a
premium - for example in initiating new projects, in business, politics or
the stock market. They are, however, easily bored and stifled by
unchanging conditions. As a result they often waste their life and talents
jumping from one activity to another in the search for fresh possibilities,
failing to stick at any one project long enough to bring it to fruition.
Furthermore, in their commitment to their own vision, they often
show little regard for the needs, views or convictions of others.
When neurotic, repressed sensation may cause this type to become
compulsively tied to people, objects or activities that stir in them primitive
sensations such as pleasure, pain or fear. The consequence of this can be
phobias, hypochondriacal beliefs and a range of other compulsions.
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