Functional state descriptions by Victor Gulenko
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/E/ethics of emotions
/F/power sensorics
/I/intuition of possibilities
/L/ structural logic
/P/business logic
/R/ethics of relations
/S/Sensor of sensations
/T/ intuition of time
Functional state E - ethics of emotions
Being in a state of emotional arousal, a person loses the objective rigor of his judgments and plunges into the stormy element of subjective preferences and feelings. His consciousness makes very partial assessments, which are just an expression of the value of an object or person for himself. The thought process in this case takes the form of speech, rich in intonations, fast in pace and lengthy in verbal filling. Thinking proceeds as a dialogue with a real or fictional interlocutor.
A person in state E claims the social role of an emotional "entrant". In the team he pays attention to the mood of people and actively influences those who deviate from the general level of emotions of the group. The task of an emotional companion - depending on the situation, is to raise everyone's spirits, cheer or inspire, or cause negative emotions, unpleasantly offend, agitate. After completing the task of emotional involvement, the E-type switches to external communication - tying connections in other collectives and assessing the state of affairs in them. This side of the informal role of the person in state E is called resource exploration.
Psychologically, the state of E is expressed as a person's strong desire, passion. It can spill out in the form of stormy joy or inconsolable grief. In state E, the other person feels like himself. This is the essence of the process of empathy, which is so necessary for a practicing psychologist. The state of E is rational, that is, it is realized by man, but it is very difficult for them to manage. Passion, whether joy or sorrow, is always one-sided: it concentrates all the psychic resources of a person on one object and deprives him of that opportunity of choice.
The physical signs of a person immersed in the state of E. are well recognized. These are widely "flared" burning eyes, rich facial expressions, rapid and expressive gestures, randomly gusting movements, a change in complexion (redness or blanching). The ability to enter the state E is necessary for everyone who works on stage or even speaks to an audience. Emotional expressiveness of the actor or speaker is the main means of influencing the audience.
Functional state F - power sensorics
Intellectually, the state F means the perception of strength-weakness. Thinking in this state is extremely concrete, grounded, objectified. It is necessarily accompanied by muscular sensations. Thinking technology F is most conveniently compared to "probing" or "weighing" an object. F-thinking is non-verbal - it does not use words. A man who thinks by force sensory, lowers his eyes down to the ground. He seems to be listening to his body.
In society, a person with a persistent state of F pretends to be the force center of the group. He intervenes in the course of the group's activities when it feels that it is necessary to accelerate, slow down events or even change their direction. F-type as a conductor controls the group in one movement of the hand, turning the head or changing the position of the body. But he usually does not want to be in front of the group, formally lead it. Therefore, another name for the F-role in society is an informal, or shadow leader.
Psychologically, the state of F is felt as complete self-confidence. Any doubts, experiences, reflexions are incompatible with this state. A sense of master, wherever a person is. An attitude to win at any cost. Strong nervous system and self control. Rapid mobilization of forces, allowing at any second to strike or repel the blow. All these are unambiguous psychological signs of the state F.
At the physical level, this state requires a massive, poured body. There is little movement, but all of them are committed firmly, in one jerk, without pauses. Static posture of a man standing strong on both feet with both feet. Look sharp, close, heavy. This view is, as it were, weighed, and the alignment of forces is assessed. Despite the solid grounding, the axis of rotation passes through the body: the state F is very dodgy - the body easily turns to either side, quickly reacting to the situation in front, behind, and from the side.
Functional state I - intuition of possibilities
In a thought relation, intuition I is the extraction of information from the subconscious. The subconscious pantry of information of a person by volume is equal to the external world, therefore the intuition of possibilities is the most intellectual of the functions of thinking. In state I, a person descends below the line of consciousness and draws from the depths of his intellect the answers to paradoxical questions before which logic is powerless. Technologically intuitive thinking I is an operation with visual images. Vague pictures, extracted from the subconscious, are synthesized into a complex complex, which, denser, lights up at some instant with a bright flash of light - an intuitive guess. In a person who thinks in the I-method, the eyes freeze at an average level, and the pupils dilate. The view becomes unfocused.
If the state I keeps a long time, then in society he will take the role of an intellectual leader - the generator of ideas. I-type shows increased intellectual activity, aspires to new and complex tasks. The generator of ideas with great difficulty is given the standard, routine operations. All his strength he gives to get rid of them, inventing new approaches. A person in state I does not care much about people's opinion about his proposals and projects. Making an opening, he satisfies his cognitive curiosity.
Psychologically, in the state I the person experiences feelings connected with immersion in himself, external detachment with strong inner concentration. This condition is reminiscent of the psychological effect of the breakthrough of the dam. The first stage of the intuitive process is accompanied by a painful sense of dissatisfaction: a person does not find a place for himself, bearing the idea. The idea seems to be maturing in itself, but in this slow process it is necessary to intervene so that the images that are needed come out of the subconscious. Then the intellectual tension abruptly, abruptly gives way to relief and joy - the idea was finally born.
At the physical level, state I turns you into a person of non-standard behavior. Very expressive is the face: a frozen, defocused look, strained muscles around the eyes, shifted to the bridge of the eyebrows form vertical folds on the forehead. The body freezes in the pose in which you were caught by an intuitive thought. Movements freeze, static is established. This continues until the moment of insight, after which the statics suddenly give way to violent emotional dynamics. A strong physical stimulator of state I is the sensation of swimming-immersion in water or weightlessness.
Functional state L - structural logic
On an intellectual level, the L-dimension means the construction of schemes, structures, and classifications. This kind of logic pursues the goal of not efficiency and profitability, but the correctness and proportionality of proportions. Thinking in categories L, a person compares one object with another according to one or another criterion and places it in the corresponding cell of the classification table. L-thinking is a short, extremely tight language and definition. The law of structural and logical thinking is the minimum of vocabulary (meaningful words) and the maximum of grammar (official words - prepositions, conjunctions, particles, introductory phrases).
Long held state L leads to an informal role in the team - a systematizer or an expert. It is expressed in making objective, disinterested judgments on any issues of life. A person in the state of L is prone to isolation within the group, to action according to existing in its framework written and unwritten norms and rules. The second side of the L-role is the judge. Such a person is treated, knowing his maximum unattended, so that he soberly decides this or that controversial case.
Psychologically, a man in the L-state is distinguished by coolness and indifference. In this state, there are no feelings and subjective predilections. Figuratively, this state can be likened to a block of ice or geometric regularity of a crystal of some mineral. This is the least psychological state, since it has absolutely no soul, human warmth. But, on the other hand, it is the most balanced and stable. This is a state of obedience, diligence and discipline.
At the physical level, for a person in state L, the almost complete absence of manifestations of "life" is characteristic. Mimicry with its immobility resembles a statue, the body is straight and fixed, eyes dull and do not express anything. Body movements are minimized. Observes the rule "one body - one function", that is, they only take a hand, walk with their feet, and eat with their mouths. Operations are carried out underlined discretely, with a noticeable fixation of the beginning and the end.
Functional state P - business logic
The state of business logic in the intellectual sense - it's prudence, evaluation of benefits, thinking through the appropriate methods of action. Thinking on the P-sample proceeds in the form of verbal reasoning using the formula "if-then". Long chains of cause-effects are built. The grammar of such a speech is rather poor, but the R-speech is dynamic, differs lexical variety, it conveys well the developing processes.
At the social level, the long-held P state generates the informal role of the group's engine. The fact is that in a P state, a person can not sit idle - he is constantly in some kind of gainful activity. It is impossible to rest near a person in the P-state. With his labor rhythm, he unwittingly includes everyone who communicates with him at close range. For this reason, working groups nominate such people as official leaders. The second side of the R-role in the team is the formal leader.
Psychologically, the communicative aspect of P generates a state of motor excitation, a thirst for useful activity. In the P state, a person experiences an increase in efficiency, becomes energetic and purposeful. This condition is very energy-consuming, so the person staying in it, is nervous, often unrestrained. Any distraction from work is perceived by him as a useless loss of time, a loss.
The P state is physically a fast movement with a uniformly adjusted rhythm. The contractions-relaxation of the muscles are subordinated to the same goal, are produced in one direction, so in this state the person is rather inflexible and inept. Entering the P-state, the person is completely given to him, turns into a kind of a productive mechanism. It is difficult to get out of it right away. After gaining inertia, the muscles continue to rhythmically contract, and the limbs move. The more intense the work, the more time it takes to recover.
Functional state R - the ethics of relations
The intellectually communicative aspect of R manifests itself as veiled, hidden assessments. Arguing in R-form, a man is afraid to admit to himself that he prefers one object to another. In this state, a choice is made between two, in terms of logic, completely equivalent options. There is another strategy of R-thinking - a conscious choice of the opposite of what we really want. Thus, R-judgments are rational, that is, they have their own cause, even if it is hidden, but absolutely illogical.
At the social level, a person in the state of R is able to play the informal role of the harmonizer in the team. His actions are aimed at maintaining a warm and friendly psychological climate, smooth out acute angles, reconcile people. A person performing an R-role does not appear as a judge or "resolver" of conflicting opposites, but as their conciliator. He can calm people down, relieve emotional tension. Personal commitment in this case, of course, does not disappear, but carefully hidden.
Psychologically, the state of R is experienced as an inner attraction to someone or something, as a deep affection. It is interesting that this condition is not emotional. There is no expression in it, but there is a long-term dependence of the moral and ethical nature. The state of R is a guarantee of loyalty in a relationship. It is like the arrow of a compass, which, in any attempt to turn its body, returns to its "native" northern direction. Thanks to R we perceive people, places and times as our own, native or as strangers, alien.
Physically, the state of R is very difficult to identify precisely because in it the true relation is hidden either for indifference or for the opposite. It can be detected by subtle discrepancies and minor disruptions in ordinary communication. His voice trembled slightly, his complexion changed, his eyelids fluttered and took their usual position - all these are reliable signals of relations. Indirectly manifested sympathies-antipathies, attraction to or repulsion from a person, accompanied by a slight inner excitement, physically indicate that you are observing the state of R.
Functional state of S - Sensor of sensations
Intellectual activity in state S is the processing of signals coming from all senses. In the state S, a person absorbs all the influences from the outside world - sounds, smells, touches, temperature - and compares them among themselves in a single sensory complex. The difference from the state of F is that the emphasis is on the dynamics of sensations - whether they are amplified or weakened, harmoniously combined, or come in unintentionally. In the state S the person again thinks not with words and not with pictures, but with his whole body.
Steady state S leads on a social level to an informal role in the team, which is called the door closer, or the designer. Such a person shows himself well when the external situation, perceived through the senses, is in a harmonious state. The S-type avoids the activities that are accompanied by discomfort, noise, coercion, prolonged tension of forces. Therefore, the door closer is active on an isolated section of the society. His activities, although limited, but at the same time universal and diverse: monotony and repeatability are incompatible with the state of S.
At the psychological level, the state of S is experienced as pleasure, pleasure, saturation, satisfaction of a sense of thirst or hunger. In state S, a person expresses his feelings through specific care, help in satisfying biological needs. This state can be compared with the process of capturing an image on a photographic film, drawing a picture on the paper surface, recording sound on a magnetic tape, etc. S is the most diagnosing condition: it allows you to determine the localization of pain sensations in the body and their intensity. This state is characterized by a constant cyclic dynamics - the filling and emptying of hollow organs and vessels with a circulating substrate.
Physically, the state S is recognized by a soft and relaxed body, a comfortable posture, in which the body area is maximally in contact with the support surface. In the state S, uniform physiologically conditioned processes in the body-breathing, circulation, and heat waves-are noticeable. Gestures are mean and precise, but at the same time smooth, without tension. Mimicry is associated with a reduction in taste muscles located around the mouth and nose. On his face imprinted pleasure or displeasure, pleasure or disgust.
Functional state T - intuition of time
The state T on the intellectual level forms the most abstract type of thinking, which reflects the time-dependent global processes of the external world. The law of entropy - the steady transition from more organized forms of vital activity to more chaotic and simplified ones - underlies T-thinking. Birth, becoming, death and a new birth in other forms - this is what information occupies the human brain in this state.
If in I state a person extracts knowledge from within himself, from his subconscious layers of the psyche, then in T state information comes from outside - from the "Cosmos". Thinking through the intuition of time occurs in dynamic visual forms. The eyes thus rise upward and make small fluctuations, as if trying to follow the movement of the image.
The stable state of T in the society leads to the consolidation of the informal role of the "reflector". In this state, a person predicts the entire socio-psychological dynamics of the team - is, as it were, a sensitive indicator of change. In it, as in a drop of water, reflects all the bad and good that was, is and will be in this group of people. In the T-state of man expects a contradictory combination of the fate of the "prophet" and at the same time a victim that everyone will blame for common failures.
In psychological terms, the T-state is experienced as victimity (sacrifice). This state is most religiously colored, as it is imbued with the desire to be liberated from all earthly, carnal, binding spirit. In the T state, a person is drawn to a mysterious, otherworldly, transcendental. In its immoderate manifestation, it leads to hallucinations, the emergence of various mystical visions. A person with persistent T-states is most susceptible to hypnosis. Another shade of experience in the intuition of time - this is subject to fate, the lack of free will, life at the behest of the higher forces.
One of the most important signs of the T-state is the loss of sensations of one's body. In the T-state, a person does not feel any pain, or carnal pleasures. The lifelessness of the body is manifested in its fragility, pallor and inner emptiness. The T-state is expressed through the postures of humility: the lowered shoulders, the elongated or, conversely, too elongated neck, the bowed or raised head, the general cohesion of the figure. Movement in this state is uniformly slow and smooth. It's like a dream in real life. The eyes of a person in the T-state are very sad, like a gleam of a soft, mysterious, "moonlight" in them.
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