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Introduction to Jungian Typology 13adaptation. In the former, the movement of energy is towardthe inner world. In the latter, interest is directed toward theouter world. In one case the subject (inner reality) and in theother the object (things and other people, outer reality) is ofprimary importance.Introversion, writes Jung, "is normally characterized by ahesitant, reflective, retiring nature that keeps itself to itself,shrinks from objects [and] is always slightly on the defensive."2Conversely, extraversion "is normally characterized by anoutgoing, candid, and accommodating nature that adapts easilyto a given situation, quickly forms attachments, and, settingaside any possible misgivings, will often venture forthwith careless confidence into unknown situations." 3In the extraverted attitude, external factors are the predominantmotivating force for judgments, perceptions, feelings,affects and actions. This sharply contrasts with the psychologicalnature of introversion, where internal or subjectivefactors are the chief motivation.Extraverts like to travel, meet new people, see new places.They are the typical adventurers, the life of the party, openand friendly. The introvert is essentially conservative, preferringthe familiar surroundings of home, intimate times with afew close friends. To the extravert, the introvert is a stick-inthemud, a spoil-sport, dull and predictable. Conversely, theintrovert, who tends to be more self-sufficient than the extravert,might describe the latter as flighty, a superficial gadabout.In practice, it is not possible to demonstrate the introvertedand extraverted attitudes per se, that is in isolation. Whether aperson is one way or the other only becomes apparent in asso-2 Two Essays on Analytical Psychology, CW 7, par. 62.3 Ibid.
14 Introduction to Jungian Typologyciation with one of the four functions, each of which has itsspecial area of expertise.The function of thinking refers to the process of cognitivethought, sensation is perception by means of the physicalsense organs, feeling is the function of subjective judgment orvaluation, and intuition refers to perception by way of the unconscious(e.g., receptivity to unconscious contents).Jung's basic model, including the relationship between thefour functions, is a quaternity, as shown in the diagram below.Thinking is here arbitrarily placed at the top; any of the otherfunctions might be placed there, according to which one aperson most favors. The relative position of the other functions,however—which one is at the bottom and which two onthe horizontal axis—are determined by the one at the top. Thereason for this, involving the nature of the individual functions,will soon become apparent.Briefly, the sensation function establishes that somethingexists, thinking tells us what it is, feeling tells us what it'sworth, and through intuition we have a sense of what can bedone with it (the possibilities). Any one function by itself isnot sufficient for ordering our experience of ourselves or theworld around us; all four, writes Jung, are required for a comprehensiveunderstanding:
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