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FALL 2008 Newsletter

 

INTERACTION STYLES:

     SUMMARY OF INTERACTION STYLE PATTERNS                                       Compiled by Anita Neuer, LPC, based on Linda Berens’s Understanding Yourself and Others:  An Introduction to Interaction Styles, Teleos Publications 2001

Chart-the-Course Directing~Responding~Movement §         Drive:  Pressing need to anticipate.  “It’s worth the effort to think ahead to reach the goal”.  Devise, define, describe, or reveal the way to achieve the vision  §         Aim:  Get a desired result.  Focus is on knowing what to do and keeping self, others, or project on track.  Make the RIGHT decision.  §         Attributes:  quiet, informative, reserved, intense, calm, private, planful, focused  §         Keep the group on track, allowing for digressions as long as progress is being made §         Make deliberate decisions, checking against an already-thought-out process  §         Talents:  outline & plan agendas & logistics, conceptualize end result, foresee how people will respond, figure out what needs to be done, monitor progress, illuminate, devise a plan, give guidance

Behind-the-Scenes Informing~Responding~Control §         Drive:  Pressing need to integrate.  “It’s worth the time to integrate and reconcile many inputs”.  Reconcile many voices in communication of the vision  §         Aim:  Get the best result possible.   Focus is on understanding/working with the process to create a positive outcome.  Get a high quality outcome.  §         Attributes:  quiet, agreeable, friendly, approachable, unassuming, accommodating, conscientious, patient  §         Support the group’s process by allowing for digressions then refocusing on the desired outcome §         Make consultative decisions, integrating many sources of input §         Talents:  support others, define specifications, clarify values, produce high quality results, search for commonalities, encourage participation, reconcile inconsistencies, sustain efforts

In-Charge Directing~Initiating~Control §         Drive:  Urgent need to accomplish.  “It’s worth the risk to go ahead and act or decide”.  Articulate the vision and create an environment to achieve it  §         Aim:  Get an achievable result.  Focus is on results, taking quick action.  Get desired results as soon as possible.  §         Attributes:  energetic, confident, composed, in control, commanding, straightforward, decisive, sociable  §         Lead the group to the goal §         Make quick decisions with confidence in what is needed  §         Talents:  supervise, mobilize resources, mentor, execute actions, lead to a goal, articulate a vision, accomplish through people, provide resources

Get-Things-Going Informing~Initiating~Movement §         Drive:  Urgent need to involve.  “It’s worth the energy to involve folks and get them to want to…”  Get the energy moving toward an emerging vision  §         Aim:  Get an embraced result.  Focus is on interaction, often with an expressive style.  Get more from the group than the members can get individually.  §         Attributes:  energetic, animated, gregarious, expressive, enthusiastic, engaging, persuasive, casual  §         Facilitate the group’s process to work with people where they are and get them to where they are going §         Make enthusiastic, collaborative decisions that ensure buy-in  §         Talents:  make preparations, discover new ways of seeing things, share insights, explore options, facilitate, catalyze/energize, brainstorm ideas, persuade

 

TEMPERAMENTS:

Dr. Linda Berens has introduced new nomenclature for TEMPERAMENTS.  Her article offers an excellent history of typological theory, along with the rationale for these name changes.   

MBTI Letters	"Old" Name	"New" Name
NT	Rational	Theorist
NF	Idealist	Catalyst
SJ	Guardian	Stabilizer
SP	Artisan	Improviser

FUNCTIONS-ATTITUDES: (Cognitive Processes)

References:

Berens, Linda V. (1999) Dynamics of Personality Type: Understanding and Applying Jung’s Cognitive Processes, Huntingdon Beach , CA :  Teleos Publications.

 Hartler, G. and Hartzler, M. (2005) Functions of Type: Activities to Develop the Eight Jungian Functions, Huntington Beach , CA :  Teleos Publications.

 Hartzler, M., McAlpine, R., and Haas, L., (2005) Introduction to Type and the 8 Jungian Functions:  Applications for Work and Life, Mountain View , CA.:  CPP, Inc.

 Martin, C. (2004) Developing the Skills and Qualities of the Eight Functions-Attitudes, Gainesville , FL :  CAPT.

 Martin, C. (2002)  The Eight Functions-Attitudes, Gainesville , FL :  CAPT.

 Pearman, R. (1999) Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness through Psychological Type. Gainesville , FL :  CAPT.

 Thompson, H. (1996) Jung’s Functions-Attitudes Explained, Watkinsville , GA :  Wormhole Publishing.

 

Four Mental Functions:

(Perceiving Functions)

Sensing	iNtuition
·        Information is gathered through the five senses ·        Focus is on concrete facts, details, and experiences at occur in the present	·        Information is acquired as patterns or global wholes ·        Focus is on interrelationships, meanings, and possibilities in the future

(Judging Functions)

Thinking	Feeling
·         Conclusions are based on logical analysis of Sensing or iNtuitive information ·         Focus is on impartiality and objectivity	·         Conclusions are based on personal values about Sensing or iNtuitive information ·         Focus is on empathy and harmony

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Four Attitudes:

Extraversion	Introversion
·         Energy is produced through interaction with the outer world of people and objects ·         Focus is on breadth and variety of experiences in the world	·         Energy is produced through interaction with inner experiences and ideas ·         Focus is on depth and intensity of private reflections
Judging	Perceiving
·         Approach to the outer world is to come to conclusions and make judgments ·         Focus is on closure, predictability, planning, organization, and control	·         Approach to the outer world is to gather information and perceive ·         Focus is on adaptability, flexibility, spontaneity, and openness to new information

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 Eight Cognitive Processes:

Se = Extraverted Sensing    Si = Introverted Sensing    Ne = Extraverted iNtuition    Ni = Introverted iNtuition

  Te = Extraverted Thinking   Ti = Introverted Thinking   Fe = Extraverted Feeling   Fi = Introverted Feeling

 

Each “TYPE” uses the “FUNCTIONS-ATTITUDES” in a different order:

 

MBTI Type	Dominant/Hero-Heroine (28 minutes of an hour) leading/domineering most trusted & used; early childhood, automatic, heroic	Auxiliary/Good      Parent                      (18 minutes of an hour)   supporting/overprotective helping others & us, like a nurturing parent	Tertiary/Puer-Puella (10 minutes of an hour) relief/unsettling to energize, recharge; young adult; creativity	Inferior/Anima-Animus (4 minutes of an hour) aspirational/projective midlife; starts as negative; high energy cost; purpose
ISTJ	Si	Te	F	Ne
ISTP	Ti	Se	N	Fe
ESTP	Se	Ti	F	Ni
ESTJ	Te	Si	N	Fi
ISFJ	Si	Fe	T	Ne
ISFP	Fi	Se	N	Te
ESFP	Se	Fi	T	Ni
ESFJ	Fe	Si	N	Ti
INFJ	Ni	Fe	T	Se
INFP	Fi	Ne	S	Te
ENFP	Ne	Fi	T	Si
ENFJ	Fe	Ni	S	Ti
INTJ	Ni	Te	F	Se
INTP	Ti	Ne	S	Fe
ENTP	Ne	Ti	F	Si