Mbti roles and Socionics

[ConcreteButterfly]

Does anyone know if the 8roles (archetypes) from Mbti carry over to Socionics? The trickster role for eg seems to correlate with polr, opposing with restrictive, etc

Each cognitive function behaves different depending on which position / role it falls into in the Beebe Hierarchy.

The Introverts

	Role	ISTJ	ISFJ	INFJ	INTJ	ISTP	INTP	ISFP	INFP
1	Dominant / Hero	Si	Si	Ni	Ni	Ti	Ti	Fi	Fi
2	Auxiliary / Supportive / Parent	Te	Fe	Fe	Te	Se	Ne	Se	Ne
3	Relief	Fi	Ti	Ti	Fi	Ni	Si	Ni	Si
4	Aspirational	Ne	Ne	Se	Se	Fe	Fe	Te	Te
5	Opposing	Se	Se	Ne	Ne	Te	Te	Fe	Fe
6	Critical Parent	Ti	Fi	Fi	Ti	Si	Ni	Si	Ni
7	Trickster	Fe	Te	Te	Fe	Ne	Se	Ne	Se
8	Devlish / Transformative	Ni	Ni	Si	Si	Fi	Fi	Ti	Ti

The Extraverts

	Role	ESTP	ESFP	ENFP	ENTP	ESTJ	ENTJ	ESFJ	ENFJ
1	Dominant / Hero	Se	Se	Ne	Ne	Te	Te	Fe	Fe
2	Auxiliary / Supportive / Parent	Ti	Fi	Fi	Ti	Si	Ni	Si	Ni
3	Relief	Fe	Te	Te	Fe	Ne	Se	Ne	Se
4	Aspirational	Ni	Ni	Si	Si	Fi	Fi	Ti	Ti
5	Opposing	Si	Si	Ni	Ni	Ti	Ti	Fi	Fi
6	Critical Parent	Te	Fe	Fe	Te	Se	Ne	Se	Ne
7	Trickster	Fi	Ti	Ti	Fi	Ni	Si	Ni	Si
8	Devlish / Transformative	Ne	Ne	Se	Se	Fe	Fe	Te	Te

Function 1) Hero / Heroine Role

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.
Function 2) Auxiliary / Supportive / Parent Role

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.
Function 3) Tertiary / Relief Role

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.
Function 4) Inferior / Aspirational Role

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.
Function 5) Opposing Role

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.
Function 6) Critical Parent Role

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.
Function 7) The Trickster Role

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.
Function 8) Demonic / Transformative Role

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

http://www.careerplanner.com/8Cognit...-Explained.cfm

[ConcreteButterfly]

For extroverts at least it seems like

hero - base
Supportive parent - creative
relief - mobilising
aspirational - suggestive
opposing - restrictive
critical parent -demonstrative
Trickster - point of least resistance
devilish - role

[Deer Woman]

Critical parent and opposing seems like they should be switched. You don't really value demonstrative, so it's unlikely you will self-criticize in the way they mention. Although it doesn't fit Ignoring great either...hm..

I think Trickster fits Role better. I read somewhere that Role is used in attempt to a) conform with what's expected and b) manifest dual seeking.
But over-using Role turns off your Base (both processes can't be active at once, at least on any deep level) and pushes your dual away. Instead of being energizing, you are drained.
Also making decisions with your Role (2D) instead of Base (4D) will probably land you in completely wrong direction, where you look back and are like "da faq?"

[Aylen]

I like giving my Te a workout now and then.

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: SLE Sensory logical Extravert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

SLE is the "Hero" when it comes to
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

SLE parents others when it comes to
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

SLE finds relief in using
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

SLE aspires to use
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

SLE becomes stubborn about
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

SLE behaves like a critical parent regarding
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

SLE becomes deceived over matters
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

SLE is most destructive when it comes to
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: IEI Intuitive Ethical Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

IEI is the "Hero" when it comes to
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

IEI parents others when it comes to
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

IEI finds relief in using
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

IEI aspires to use
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

IEI becomes stubborn about
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

IEI behaves like a critical parent regarding
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

IEI becomes deceived over matters
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

IEI is most destructive when using
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: SLI Sensory Logical Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

SLI is the "Hero" when it comes to
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

SLI parents others when it comes to
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

SLI finds relief in using
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

SLI aspires to use
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

SLI becomes stubborn about
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

SLI behaves like a critical parent regarding
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

SLI becomes deceived over matters
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

SLI is most destructive when using
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: IEE Intuitive Ethical Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

IEE is the "Hero" when it comes to
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

IEE parents others when it comes to
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

IEE finds relief in using
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

IEE aspires to use
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

IEE becomes stubborn about
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

IEE behaves like a critical parent regarding
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

IEE becomes deceived over matters
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

IEE is most destructive when using
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: LII Logical Intuitive Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

LII is the "Hero" when it comes to
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

LII parents others when it comes to
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

LII finds relief in using
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

LII aspires to use
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

LII becomes stubborn about
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

LII behaves like a critical parent regarding
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

LII becomes deceived over matters
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

LII is most destructive when using
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: ESE Ethical Sensory Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

ESE is the "Hero" when it comes to
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

ESE parents others when it comes to
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

ESE finds relief in using
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

ESE aspires to use
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

ESE becomes stubborn about
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

ESE behaves like a critical parent regarding
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

ESE becomes deceived over matters
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

ESE is most destructive when using
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: SEE Sensory Ethical Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

SEE is the "Hero" when it comes to
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

SEE parents others when it comes to
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

SEE finds relief in using
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

SEE aspires to use
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

SEE becomes stubborn about
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

SEE behaves like a critical parent regarding
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

SEE becomes deceived over matters
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

SEE is most destructive when using
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: ILI Intuitive Logical Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

ILI is the "Hero" when it comes to
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

ILI parents others when it comes to
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

ILI finds relief in using
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

ILI aspires to use
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

SLI becomes stubborn about
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

ILI behaves like a critical parent regarding
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

ILI becomes deceived over matters
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

ILI is most destructive when using
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: LIE Logical Intuitive Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

LIE is the "Hero" when it comes to
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION
This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

LIE parents others when it comes to
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

LIE finds relief in using
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

LIE aspires to use
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

LIE becomes stubborn about
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

LIE behaves like a critical parent regarding
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

LIE becomes deceived over matters
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

LIE is most destructive when using
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: ESI Ethical Sensory Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

ESI is the "Hero" when it comes to
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

ESI parents others when it comes to
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

ESI finds relief in using
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

ESI aspires to use
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

ESI becomes stubborn about
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

ESI behaves like a critical parent regarding
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

ESI becomes deceived over matters
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

ESI is most destructive when using
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: ILE Intuitive Logical Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

ILE is the "Hero" when it comes to
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

ILE parents others when it comes to
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

ILE finds relief in using
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

ILE aspires to use
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

ILE becomes stubborn about
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

ILE behaves like a critical parent regarding
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

ILE becomes deceived over matters
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

ILE is most destructive when using
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: SEI Sensory Ethical Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

SEI is the "Hero" when it comes to
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

SEI parents others when it comes to
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

SEI finds relief in using
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

SEI aspires to use
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

SEI becomes stubborn about
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

SEI behaves like a critical parent regarding
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

SEI becomes deceived over matters
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

SEI is most destructive when using
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: LSI Logical Sensory Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

LSI is the "Hero" when it comes to
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

LSI parents others when it comes to
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

LSI finds relief in using
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

LSI aspires to use
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

LSI becomes stubborn about
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

LSI behaves like a critical parent regarding
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically


TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

LSI becomes deceived over matters
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

LSI is most destructive when using
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: EIE Ethical Intuitive Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

EIE is the "Hero" when it comes to
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

EIE parents others when it comes to
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

EIE finds relief in using
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

EIE aspires to use
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

EIE becomes stubborn about
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

EIE behaves like a critical parent regarding
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

EIE becomes deceived over matters
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

EIE is most destructive when using
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: EII Ethical Intuitive Introvert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

EII is the "Hero" when it comes to
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

EII parents others when it comes to
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

EII finds relief in using
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

EII aspires to use
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

EII becomes stubborn about
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

EII behaves like a critical parent regarding
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes
TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

EII becomes deceived over matters
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

EII is most destructive when using
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

[ConcreteButterfly]

EXAMPLE: LSE Logical Sensory Extrovert

HERO - BASE FUNCTION

Your strongest function will be in the hero / heroine role. This is how you "save the day." This is your dominant cognitive function.
When life calls on you to save the day, you will call on, and depend on your dominant function.
If you look at your life, at a time that you made the most progress, or you did something really significant, where you had to work hard at it, but you succeeded, it was your hero function doing the heavy lifting and saving the day for you.

LSE is the "Hero" when it comes to
external activity of objects: events (what, how, where), activity, behavior, algorithms

PARENT - CREATIVE FUNCTION

This is your second strongest function. It supports your Hero function. It's helpful to think that together the first two functions account for ~ 90% of your personality.
It's called the "Parent" function because it's used in a helping, positive, supportive way.
According to John Beebe, the Jungian Analyst who expanded Carl Jung's work of the 8 function model, when you reach out to help someone, it's your second function that you start with.

LSE parents others when it comes to
tangible connections between processes happening in one place and time: how events affect one's inner state; sensations, what one experiences physically

RELIEF (Child) - MOBILIZING FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 3rd position, the "Relief Role," will be the one that is almost always weak and troublesome.
It does not develop until mid life. Because of this it gets very little exercise and very little practice. Thus if you are called to use this function in your teens or mid twenties, you will fall flat on your face.
You won't be able to count on this function as you do your top two functions.
Psychologists suggest that you should get to know your tertiary function in a relaxed, playful, recreational, stress free manner. Thus it's called the "Relief" function.

LSE finds relief in using
potentiality of objects: inherent possibilities, purpose, abilities, talents, content, values

ASPIRATIONAL (Anima) - SUGGESTIVE FUNCTION

Whichever function falls into the 4th position, will also be weak for you but it holds something special as the name "Aspirational" indicates.
Whichever function falls here, describes what you aspire to.
Yes, early on in life, using your 4th function is a source of weakness, maybe failure, maybe even shame. You probably can not perform the skills and tasks that are normally associated with this function.
But you will find great satisfaction and maybe even breakthroughs, from periodically trying to exercise this function.
In particular, the 4th function is considered the doorway to the unconscious. It's through using this function in a low pressure, low stress, friendly way that you can tap into the unconscious and all the energy and creativity that is stored there.
So make sure you keeping trying to use your 4th function. It will help you become all you can be.

LSE aspires to use
subjective relationships between objects: feelings of attraction and repulsion, like and dislike, need and antipathy; morals, subjective judgments

OPPOSING - IGNORING FUNCTION

Your 5th function is used mainly as a defense. It's how you might become stubborn, uncooperative, unfriendly, rude, or obstructive.
So look at the fifth function for your 4 letter type. See what it is all about, and ask yourself if that is not how you become defensive, stubborn etc.

LSE becomes stubborn about
logical relationships between objects: systems of rules and categories, hierarchies, comparisons of quantifiable properties, logical judgments

CRITICAL PARENT - DEMONSTRATIVE FUNCTION

We all have experienced a critical parent in our lives. It's when a parent tells you that you are doing something wrong or you are doing something poorly.
The critical parent is a voice in your head that will cause you to criticize yourself and others.
Whichever function falls into this position will determine the flavor of your self criticism.

LSE behaves like a critical parent regarding
outward traits of objects: form, shape, strength, power, readiness, willpower, mobilization, the location of objects in space

TRICKSTER - POLR FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 7th position will cause you grief throughout your life.
The role of the trickster is to deceive and distort what you experience, or think you experience.
Mike Shur the Assessment Specialist and personality type expert describes the 7th function as walking through the fun house at a carnival. This is the room full of mirrors that stretch you and distort you, making you taller and thinner than you really are.
You will most often experience the 7th function when you are stressed or under pressure, or overly tired. You can not trust your perceptions or judgments when your 7th function is in charge.
You will see things and believe things that are not real. You will put yourself or others in a double bind situation, which forces people to lose.
People describe it as being in the grip of their 7th function.

LSE becomes deceived over matters
intangible connections between processes separated in time and space: sense of when things might happen, patterns of events, abstract representations of processes

DEMONIC - ROLE FUNCTION

Which ever function falls into the 8th position describes how you are when you are the most destructive. Thus the term "Demonic Role."
The 8th function can rarely also be transformative, propelling you to greater personal growth and maturity.
But most often, when a situation calls for you to use your 8th function, it's not going to be pretty.

LSE is most destructive when using
internal activity of objects: internal processes, mood, emotional activity and arousability, emotional content