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Christians, however.) If the intuitive's spouse was a sensor, there may also be a problem<br />
with the daily details of life—housework, groceries, etc—which the sensing spouse dealt<br />
with.<br />
• Thinkers – Question like, "Why did he die of a heart attack, he was only thirty-three" may<br />
bother thinkers more than feelers, since thinkers want the universe to make logical sense.<br />
Tagliaferre & Harbaugh note that thinkers will try to process the meaning of what has<br />
happened; it may take a prolonged analysis to answer the questions raised by the loss.<br />
Thinkers also have more trouble than feelers when it comes to dealing with the emotions<br />
stirred up during the grieving process.<br />
• Judgers – Judgers experience extra difficulties with grief due to the loss of control and<br />
overall uncertainty associated with the death of a loved one. They are likely to feel a need<br />
for closure and will at least try to put their life back into some semblance of order as soon as<br />
possible. This is probably part of the reason why Bowditch went right back to work.<br />
A small study of type and coping resources (Hammer in Tagliaferre & Harbaugh, 1990) found that<br />
INTJs had the following rankings. In terms of likelihood of relying on any particular resource,<br />
INTJs were ranked:<br />
• 3rd most likely to use Spiritual resources<br />
• 3rd most likely to use Cognitive resources<br />
• 7th most likely to use Emotional resources<br />
• 8th most likely to use Physical resources<br />
• 10th most likely to use Social resources.<br />
(The sample included 10 INTJs total.)<br />
Literary Adaptation<br />
Bowditch's life was adapted into a children's biography, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. The book won<br />
the Newberry Medal. Of course it is always amusing to see what reviewers and critics make of the<br />
book's main character. In my copy of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, for example, the publisher<br />
compliments the author on her ability to make a walking calculator seem interesting and human. (!)<br />
Publisher aside, reader reactions to Mr. Bowditch were very positive—people admired how he<br />
educated himself and kept going in spite of everything.<br />
In the next section, we'll meet another captain. The captain of the starship Enterprise.
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