Types

Although I am using the MBTI-style type designations here, do not assume your MBTI type is your Socionics type. Really, it's best to forget what you know about MBTI while on this(or any other) Socionics site. However, in general, the E types are usually the same while the I types are typically their J-P counterpart(ie MBTI ISFP will be Socionics ISFJ).

Socionic Perspective: The Psychologist

Mood

playfulness; tinge of irony; acceptance; frivolous; warm curiosity about people and relationships

Model A Analysis
intellectual			creative
shyness			role
estimative			suggestive
personal knowledge			concrete art

Socionics Description - From http://www.socioniko.net/

©I.Weisband, Working Materials, 1986.
© The 1st paragraph of this particular description is a rephrased quote from ENFP description by Isabel Briggs Myers.
©Translated by Dmitri Lytov, edited by Lev Kamensky and Darren Chappell, 2002.

1. An ardent enthusiast. He is a highly spiritual, artistic individual. The Psychologist quickly resolves any personal problems, always relying upon his talent for immediate improvisation instead of preparing the work in advance. He loves situations when new and exciting undertakings come up, when it is possible to demonstrate his own and others’ talents; when one can still expect the most unusual development of events.
2. A Don Juan. He gauges various virtues and talents in the people he meets and cannot hold back from reporting his observations to them with great enthusiasm. Often other people mistake his dramatic display of emotions for his real feelings, which earns him the reputation of a Don Juan. In fact, he is quite conservative in his feelings, attached to a close circle of his friends, whose opinions hold great weight for him and totally determine his mood, behavior, and knowledge. If he really is a playboy, he does not hide it.
3. Sensitive. His speech is often romantic, his smiles are enticing, but very often that’s as far as it goes. His motto is ‘emotional power over all and sexual freedom from all’.
4. "Modest". As a rule, he is not ambitious, because he can enjoy the circle of his friends and the anticipation of something interesting. Unlike The Politician, who likes to be an obvious ruler of the situation, he prefers to be its covert ruler. And his influence is directed first of all towards making other people reveal their skills and talents.
5. A scientist. He is sensitive about how others evaluate his mental skills. Often he strives to get a degree in higher learning, achieve scientific recognition and awards: this gives him the opportunity to work with a clear conscience (without having to doubt his qualifications). He is touchy when other people criticize ideas that he holds dear, or deny him and his friends’ talents. This is why he prefers the company of those who share his beliefs.
6. A person of mood. His mood determines everything: plans for the future, self-estimation, and ideas about the world. Ambitious plans can change to disappointment and sadness; but interesting news, praise, or an unexpected interesting opportunity immediately lifts his spirits. Boredom can even make him ill.
7. Altruistic. He is ready to help other people in solving their personal problems. The greatest pleasure for him is to find a way out from the situation that others consider hopeless. He is capable of demonstrating friendliness and benevolence to all. However, he saves his real efforts for about whom he is serious, and in this case he does much more than people ever expect from him and more than he himself promises.

Groups

• Belongs to the Delta Quadra group of the Socion.
• Belongs to the Idealist group of the Temperments.
• Belongs to the Statics group of the Reinin Dichotomies.
• Belongs to the Narrator group of the Reinin Dichotomies.
• Belongs to the Extraverted with Ethics (Passionate) group of the Gulenko's Communication Skills.
• Belongs to the Infantile group of the Gulenko's Erotic Attitudes.

ENFP Computer Function Analysis

Oldham Style: Vigilant

Oldham's Type Description

1. Autonomy. Vigilant-style individuals possess a resilient independence. They keep their own counsel, they require no outside reassurance or advice, they make decisions easily, and they can take care of themselves.
2. Caution. They are careful in their dealings with others, preferring to size up a person before entering into a relationship.
3. Perceptiveness. They are good listeners, with an ear for subtlety, tone, and multiple levels of communication.
4. Self-defense. Individuals with Vigilant style are feisty and do not hesitate to stand up for themselves, especially when they are under attack.
5. Alertness to criticism. They take criticism very seriously, without becoming intimidated.
6. Fidelity. They place a high premium on fidelity and loyalty. They work hard to earn it, and they never take it for granted.

Source:Oldham, John M. and Lois B. Morris. The New Personality Self-Portrait Rev. ed. New York: Bantam, 1995.

Disorder Perspective

The personality disorder which is a pathological representation of the Vigilant personality type is the Paranoid Personality Disorder.

Basic belief: People are potential adversaries. Thinking strategy Wariness

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, pp. 637-638) describes Paranoid Personality Disorder as a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

• suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her;
• is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates;
• is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him or her;
• reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events;
• persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults , injuries, or slights perceives attacks on his or her character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack;
• has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner.

The disorder does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects or a general medical condition.

Typical Beliefs

• I cannot trust other people.
• Other people have hidden motives.
• Others will try to use me or manipulate me if I don't watch out.
• I have to be on guard at all times.
• It isn't safe to confide in other people.
• If people act friendly, they may be trying to use or exploit me.
• People will take advantage of me if I give them the chance.
• For the most part, other people are unfriendly.
• Other people will deliberately try to demean me.
• Often people deliberately want to annoy me.
• I will be in serious trouble if I let other people think they can get away with mistreating me.
• If other people find out things about me, they will use them against me.
• People often say one thing and mean something else.
• A person whom I am close to could be disloyal or unfaithful.

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