BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie

Alternatively, the repressed feeling function may express itself in
displays of childish naivety. Generally people of this type appear caught
up in their own ideas which they aim to think through as fully and deeply
as possible.
If extreme or neurotic they can become rigid, withdrawn, surly or
brusque. They may also confuse their subjectively apprehended truth with
their own personality so that any criticism of their ideas is seen as a
personal attack. This may lead to bitterness or to vicious counterattacks
against their critics.
The Extraverted Feeling Type - is based upon accepted or
traditional social values and opinions. It involves a conforming, adjusting
response to objective circumstances that strives for harmonious relations
with the world.
The extraverted feeling type follows fashion and seeks to
harmonize personal feelings with general social values.
Thinking is always subordinate to feeling and is ignored or
repressed if intellectual conclusions fail to confirm the convictions of the
heart. When this type is extreme or neurotic, feeling may become gushing
or extravagant and dependent upon momentary enthusiasms that may
quickly turn about with changing circumstances. Such a person may
therefore seem hysterical, fickle, moody or even to be suffering from
multiple personality. Repressed thinking may also erupt in infantile,
negative, obsessive ways. This can lead to the attribution of dreaded
characteristics to the very objects or people that are most loved and valued.
The Introverted Feeling Type - is unrelated to any external object.
It devalues objective reality and is rarely displayed openly. When it does
appear on the surface, it generally seems negative or indifferent. Such a
person aims to be inconspicuous, makes little attempt to impress and
generally fails to respond to the feelings of others.
The outer, surface appearance is often neutral, cold and
dismissive. Inwardly, however, feelings are deep, passionately intense, and
may accompany secret religious or poetic tendencies. The effect of all this
on other people can be stifling and oppressive. When extreme or neurotic,
this type may become domineering and vain.
Negative repressed thinking may also be projected so that these
persons may imagine they can know what others are thinking. This may
develop into paranoia and into secret scheming rivalries.
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