Fi - Everything Unknown and Little-Known About the Eight Functions of the Psyche

Table 7.7. Main characteristic properties and manifestations of the socionic function Fi (“white”, “static” ethics)

Correlations of type property profiles with reference type function profilesFunctional profile of the property in absolute values (recalculation of the type profile of a property into a functional one according to the formulas in Table 2.3.)
Generalized psychological or psychophysiological properties (content clusters)total number of responses (taking into account all respondents and all questions of the cluster)NiNeSiSeTiTeFiFeNiNeSiSeTiTeFiFeIndex characteristics of the property for Fi (=<4>*<12>)
1News and logical-analytical information is difficult for him to absorb by ear, he doesn’t know how to use it and speculate with appropriate arguments in discussions9870,01-0,08-0,150,02-0,41-0,300,890,030,01-0,08-0,140,01-0,40-0,290,850,020,75
2Developed sense of guilt8065-0,04-0,09-0,23-0,37-0,09-0,320,830,30-0,04-0,09-0,24-0,38-0,10-0,330,870,320,72
3Predisposition to the pangs of shame and conscience44470,15-0,18-0,20-0,30-0,08-0,420,820,200,16-0,19-0,21-0,32-0,08-0,450,870,210,72
4Lyrical-poetic-sentimental orientation towards his own inner spiritual-ethical world (soft, suggestible, undervalues his knowledge and skills)54470,20-0,11-0,03-0,15-0,19-0,670,710,250,28-0,16-0,05-0,22-0,27-0,951,010,350,71
5Frequent fears (closely correlated with anxious emotional sensitivity)29810,06-0,13-0,34-0,25-0,22-0,290,770,410,06-0,14-0,38-0,28-0,25-0,330,860,450,66
6Dependence on others' opinions - vulnerability, touchiness, dependence78870,04-0,21-0,17-0,21-0,21-0,400,790,380,04-0,22-0,18-0,22-0,22-0,420,830,400,66
7Combination of cowardice and lack of curiosity - as a consequence, negative and wary attitude towards the progress of genetics and biological sciences and their practical implementations (cloning, genetically modified products, biological experiments, etc.), which also correlates with a lack of interest in diving22040,22-0,31-0,29-0,02-0,25-0,230,800,090,22-0,32-0,30-0,03-0,26-0,240,820,090,66
8Sensitivity even to subtle emotional nuances in people's behavior248200,05-0,13-0,100,19-0,44-0,550,650,340,07-0,19-0,150,27-0,65-0,810,960,500,63
9Psychasthenic anxious-excitable ethics44340,23-0,19-0,25-0,02-0,36-0,390,770,210,23-0,20-0,25-0,02-0,38-0,410,800,220,62
10Food - love for bread, high consumption of it232-0,11-0,02-0,130,130,11-0,320,64-0,31-0,16-0,02-0,200,190,17-0,470,95-0,460,60
11Thoughts about spirituality and morality, God and fate345-0,17-0,01-0,15-0,21-0,580,140,710,26-0,19-0,01-0,17-0,24-0,660,160,810,300,58
12Sensitivity, touchiness, and fear of losing face in front of others, general tendency to social fears111730,34-0,21-0,22-0,46-0,05-0,340,750,190,34-0,21-0,22-0,46-0,05-0,340,750,190,56
13Anxious emotional impressionability76950,00-0,14-0,23-0,01-0,38-0,420,670,530,00-0,17-0,27-0,02-0,45-0,490,780,620,52
14Attentive to other people's emotions, including positive ones; not prone to emotional blindness or low emotional discernment, especially regarding positive emotions83200,02-0,03-0,200,14-0,41-0,550,610,440,02-0,04-0,270,19-0,57-0,760,830,600,51
15Social interaction - attention and interest in the relationships of surrounding people9340-0,22-0,13-0,190,22-0,47-0,310,640,45-0,26-0,16-0,230,27-0,57-0,370,780,550,50
16High suggestibility (extended list of 10 questions)56980,02-0,030,05-0,04-0,48-0,550,690,340,02-0,030,05-0,04-0,50-0,570,720,350,50
17Conformism and dependence of actions and views, high correlation with the surrounding environment1085-0,43-0,29-0,070,18-0,390,070,710,21-0,41-0,28-0,060,18-0,370,070,680,210,48
18High empathy10610-0,050,04-0,11-0,17-0,32-0,530,680,47-0,050,04-0,12-0,18-0,33-0,550,710,480,48
19Strong herd instinct, low individualism6475-0,20-0,02-0,15-0,05-0,34-0,430,700,49-0,20-0,02-0,15-0,05-0,33-0,420,690,480,48
20Good ethical harmonizer in a team38860,110,01-0,01-0,05-0,49-0,520,640,310,130,01-0,01-0,06-0,56-0,590,730,350,47
21Low activity of the serotonergic system of the brain (low intensity of serotonin transport into the synapses of CNS neurons - assessed by a complex of several dozen characteristic symptoms)300000,34-0,09-0,17-0,27-0,19-0,560,700,240,32-0,08-0,16-0,26-0,18-0,540,670,230,47
22Tendency to worry “in advance”, even before starting a task, for example, associated with preparing for a trip, packing for travel24340,11-0,23-0,08-0,490,21-0,390,680,200,11-0,23-0,08-0,490,21-0,390,680,200,47
23Constantly replays scenes of possible developments in his head with the imagined participation of real people1660,340,12-0,24-0,06-0,34-0,490,580,090,460,17-0,33-0,08-0,47-0,680,800,130,46
24Responsive delicacy24090,12-0,160,25-0,400,00-0,470,68-0,020,12-0,160,25-0,400,00-0,470,68-0,020,46
25Tendency to use excessive information when making decisions45400,31-0,17-0,10-0,380,10-0,480,680,050,31-0,17-0,10-0,380,10-0,480,680,050,46
26Indecisiveness, tendency to doubt and hesitation48560,46-0,10-0,04-0,50-0,01-0,470,630,030,53-0,12-0,04-0,58-0,01-0,540,730,040,46
27General anxiety as a tendency to worried, tense, anxious-suspicious states195220,35-0,25-0,39-0,350,10-0,350,670,220,35-0,25-0,39-0,360,10-0,360,680,220,46
28Low intellectual self-esteem (low self-assessment of intellectual and especially business abilities, believes he thinks slower than others, cannot handle tasks; slow thinking and perception; too easily gives in in business)257250,35-0,240,20-0,19-0,10-0,670,640,020,39-0,270,22-0,21-0,11-0,750,710,020,45
29Doesn’t believe that delicacy supposedly provokes others to press it478-0,150,220,02-0,50-0,230,000,72-0,09-0,130,200,02-0,43-0,200,000,62-0,080,45
30Does not have the tendency or ability for furious indignation that overwhelms others39300,38-0,170,14-0,330,01-0,600,62-0,050,44-0,200,16-0,370,01-0,690,72-0,060,45
31Need for psychotherapy14940,08-0,26-0,230,10-0,31-0,420,690,340,08-0,24-0,220,09-0,28-0,390,640,310,44
32Not a supporter of radical changes in the world order985-0,06-0,220,46-0,20-0,30-0,400,690,04-0,06-0,200,43-0,18-0,28-0,370,640,040,44
33Does not like hunting23910,47-0,01-0,07-0,28-0,14-0,570,62-0,020,55-0,01-0,08-0,33-0,16-0,660,71-0,020,44
34Against physically punishing children18850,280,16-0,18-0,28-0,51-0,180,670,030,260,16-0,17-0,26-0,49-0,170,640,030,43
35Meek and easily led38260,17-0,200,31-0,17-0,22-0,580,690,010,16-0,180,28-0,16-0,20-0,530,620,010,43
36Not inclined towards logical analysis and systematization, lacks clarity in formal-logical handling of facts, ability to logically highlight the main points and analyze cause-and-effect relationships (everything is tightly interconnected)200520,010,01-0,110,14-0,59-0,470,550,450,010,02-0,150,19-0,82-0,650,770,620,42
37Social decency and discipline, willingness to sacrifice personal interests for common ones798-0,20-0,210,23-0,330,09-0,220,74-0,10-0,15-0,160,17-0,250,07-0,170,56-0,070,42
38Stupor - brief tense stupor from fear14640,35-0,020,05-0,260,03-0,570,66-0,230,33-0,020,04-0,250,03-0,540,63-0,220,42
39Social interaction - ability to put himself in others' shoes, "feeling" them from within29511-0,020,00-0,240,12-0,55-0,370,590,48-0,030,00-0,290,14-0,66-0,440,700,570,41
40Indecisiveness, doubts, and hesitation prevail over self-confidence and determination in decision-making111130,48-0,02-0,12-0,47-0,05-0,520,600,100,55-0,02-0,13-0,53-0,06-0,600,690,110,41
41Anticipatory emotional fear of possible unpleasant consequences22250,18-0,37-0,08-0,16-0,11-0,340,660,220,18-0,35-0,07-0,16-0,11-0,320,630,210,41
42Tendency to panic attacks28330,210,07-0,30-0,32-0,32-0,400,620,430,230,08-0,32-0,35-0,34-0,430,670,470,41
43Lacks logical clarity when handling facts7371-0,05-0,030,070,09-0,58-0,470,580,39-0,07-0,040,090,11-0,71-0,570,710,480,41
44Social interaction - ability to recognize friends and foes, see the hierarchical structure of the group, manipulate distances - getting close to the right people; high attentiveness to surrounding people and their social connections12764-0,09-0,320,050,36-0,45-0,430,560,31-0,11-0,420,060,48-0,59-0,560,730,410,41
45Anxiety - anxious fantasizing119000,36-0,13-0,44-0,390,10-0,340,630,210,38-0,14-0,46-0,400,11-0,350,650,220,41
46Anxious, anxiety easily aroused and slowly fades away65920,20-0,42-0,06-0,400,30-0,380,660,090,19-0,39-0,05-0,370,27-0,350,610,090,40
47Lacks tactical flexibility - cannot quickly and flexibly adjust depending on the situation, cannot introduce many unscheduled changes into any task, quickly change his viewpoint when new facts arise, quickly learn and relearn, quickly shift between relaxed and mobilized states; does not impatiently put every idea into practice immediately; also not prone to frequently abandoning previous tasks to start new ones74310,19-0,200,11-0,400,25-0,580,66-0,030,18-0,190,10-0,380,24-0,550,62-0,020,40
48Not stubborn58180,36-0,140,18-0,16-0,25-0,650,610,050,39-0,150,20-0,18-0,27-0,700,660,060,40
49Fearfulness15650,110,07-0,32-0,21-0,18-0,530,570,500,130,08-0,39-0,26-0,22-0,640,690,600,40
50Does not believe that other people are just expendable material and that it is foolish to consider their interests65950,340,06-0,08-0,49-0,09-0,490,620,120,350,06-0,08-0,50-0,09-0,500,640,120,40
51Caring for loved ones, hospitality10501-0,46-0,150,240,08-0,40-0,330,590,43-0,53-0,170,280,09-0,46-0,380,670,490,40
52Hearing - attention to features of another person's speech (pauses, accelerations, coughing, characteristic phrases, etc)2267-0,06-0,260,070,26-0,41-0,540,560,38-0,08-0,330,090,33-0,52-0,690,710,490,40
53Does not lack emotional flexibility and restraint, nor does he have instant logical verbal reactions to emotional frustration28140,20-0,120,120,22-0,35-0,660,570,030,24-0,150,140,27-0,43-0,800,690,030,39
54Has difficulty letting go of past events, reflects on them for a long time, retains unpleasant memories for a long time124710,25-0,18-0,46-0,30-0,14-0,250,620,450,25-0,18-0,46-0,31-0,14-0,260,630,460,39
55Dislike (and fear) of driving vehicles at high speeds20590,00-0,200,30-0,310,27-0,560,63-0,130,00-0,200,29-0,300,27-0,540,62-0,130,39
56Supporter of broad public education (correlated with dislike of weapons and high pain sensitivity)2270,10-0,05-0,14-0,35-0,27-0,210,670,250,09-0,04-0,12-0,31-0,23-0,180,580,220,39
57Weak sense of humor12330,18-0,410,26-0,090,26-0,450,61-0,370,18-0,420,27-0,090,27-0,460,62-0,370,38
58Not prone to "thieves' morality" (he is guided by laws and principles, not personal gain or cynical common sense; he considers others' opinions and interests; he tends to live by laws, not "understandings") - extended list of 32 questions224550,00-0,04-0,19-0,550,10-0,390,630,430,00-0,04-0,18-0,520,10-0,370,600,410,38
59Low stress resistance, anxious and prone to fears; under stress, he experiences many emotions, threats stop and slow him down rather than stimulate him62820,24-0,100,01-0,200,01-0,740,590,190,26-0,100,01-0,210,01-0,800,640,200,38
60Does not like the profession of a secret agent12880,29-0,04-0,06-0,25-0,30-0,380,650,080,26-0,03-0,05-0,22-0,27-0,340,580,070,38
61Speech is unhurried, but full of intonation4960,24-0,28-0,010,150,06-0,680,54-0,010,30-0,36-0,010,190,08-0,880,69-0,020,37
62Not attracted to the atmosphere of mass revolutionary passions, would rather live as a coward than die as a hero45340,45-0,300,24-0,18-0,17-0,490,59-0,130,48-0,320,25-0,19-0,18-0,520,63-0,140,37
63Unable to quickly read inverted printed text (non-invariance to image rotation)791-0,33-0,25-0,320,15-0,160,120,700,10-0,25-0,19-0,240,12-0,120,090,530,070,37
64Strict moral value system, discipline, and meticulousness in defending norms of social behavior29532-0,47-0,54-0,01-0,090,36-0,120,630,24-0,43-0,50-0,01-0,090,33-0,110,580,220,37
65Susceptibility to danger, insecurity, avoidance of adrenaline surges and situations of high nervous tension and risk207680,21-0,320,32-0,280,27-0,580,57-0,200,24-0,360,36-0,320,31-0,650,64-0,220,36
66Sharp changes in the situation confuse him to the point of stupor - because it is difficult for him to perceive the situation as a whole, he perceives it sequentially by individual details2156-0,04-0,630,26-0,180,16-0,250,620,06-0,04-0,570,23-0,160,15-0,230,570,050,35
67His thinking and values are not independent and easily succumb to social regulation from above2675-0,19-0,26-0,10-0,32-0,14-0,080,620,47-0,17-0,24-0,09-0,29-0,13-0,070,560,420,35
68First sees the positive in any matter or person16278-0,20-0,010,020,04-0,44-0,450,570,47-0,21-0,010,020,04-0,48-0,480,610,510,35
69Spiritual individualism - as many people as there are, so many different independent worlds; respect for these foreign worlds, adherence to the doctrine of human rights33580,270,080,24-0,25-0,33-0,430,65-0,230,220,060,20-0,21-0,27-0,350,53-0,190,34
70Religiousness5777-0,07-0,43-0,040,21-0,17-0,320,670,15-0,05-0,33-0,030,17-0,13-0,250,510,110,34
71Does not like weapons1374-0,11-0,030,10-0,39-0,32-0,240,630,36-0,10-0,030,09-0,33-0,27-0,210,540,300,34
72Does not justify slavery and serfdom and does not believe there was nothing wrong with them7980,22-0,03-0,17-0,20-0,42-0,070,680,000,16-0,02-0,13-0,15-0,30-0,050,490,000,34
73Speech - impairment of semantic understanding of heard speech (Transcortical sensory aphasia, unlike Wernicke's aphasia, with damage not to T1 zone, but to more posterior temporal zones T2 and T3, responsible for information transfer between the auditory image center in T1 and the conceptual center. Closely linked with spatial-logical relationship impairment). Local calculation based on 4 questions23720,03-0,010,00-0,12-0,62-0,100,640,190,02-0,010,00-0,10-0,52-0,080,530,160,33
74Often feels sorry for himself, often lacks self-confidence and conviction in his own rightness and infallibility58310,38-0,05-0,23-0,24-0,25-0,500,580,310,38-0,05-0,23-0,24-0,25-0,500,580,310,33
75Defect in the perception of spatial-logical relations (i.e., in comparing objects by their mutual relations - asymmetrical kinship, part-whole, who is higher, who is lower, etc.)44680,200,02-0,13-0,24-0,38-0,100,64-0,010,160,01-0,11-0,19-0,30-0,080,52-0,010,33
76Generally poor memory, difficulty retrieving from memory18880,350,03-0,020,03-0,45-0,590,610,040,310,02-0,020,03-0,40-0,520,540,030,33
77Prone to depression from criticism and reprimands1395-0,070,320,08-0,55-0,09-0,310,590,04-0,070,300,08-0,53-0,08-0,300,560,030,33
78Low self-esteem with careful attention to others' opinions30150,49-0,250,21-0,18-0,02-0,540,53-0,240,57-0,300,24-0,21-0,02-0,630,62-0,270,33
79Believes feelings are most important, and logic is boring10569-0,13-0,020,040,25-0,56-0,500,520,40-0,16-0,020,050,31-0,68-0,610,630,480,33
80Struggles to identify the main point in tasks and discard the secondary, too often fixates on details, neglecting the overall meaning and final goal33900,210,25-0,13-0,21-0,11-0,740,570,170,210,25-0,13-0,21-0,11-0,730,570,170,33
81Allows outside interference and advice on organizing his work, which usually has planning and optimization flaws; tends to listen to others' opinions on these matters4898-0,30-0,01-0,01-0,08-0,16-0,580,590,55-0,28-0,01-0,01-0,07-0,15-0,540,550,510,33
82Belief in the incomprehensibility of humans (every person is different, human nature is incomprehensible and changeable)1517-0,01-0,160,270,19-0,37-0,570,620,02-0,01-0,140,220,16-0,31-0,480,520,020,33
83Fetishistic attachment to some carefully and secretly preserved items1700,02-0,36-0,13-0,15-0,19-0,070,600,280,02-0,32-0,12-0,13-0,17-0,060,540,250,33
84Avoids disrupting established orders, prefers calm, conservative activities58710,05-0,360,40-0,190,29-0,580,55-0,160,05-0,370,41-0,200,30-0,610,57-0,160,32
85Diplomatic, able to "butter up"37390,07-0,190,090,16-0,52-0,510,540,360,07-0,200,100,17-0,57-0,550,590,400,32
86Strong skin-galvanic response (correlated with sensitivity to weak stimuli, sensitivity to weak emotional nuances in others' behavior, lyrical-poetic-sentimental orientation; general portrait - sensitive, soft, indecisive, conflict-avoidant sentimental aesthete with memory complaints)14100,28-0,210,09-0,06-0,22-0,710,610,220,24-0,180,08-0,05-0,19-0,600,520,180,31
87Light, shallow sleep, sensitive even to faint sounds21850,10-0,22-0,15-0,570,13-0,050,640,120,08-0,17-0,11-0,440,10-0,040,490,090,31
88Easily initiates reconciliation3170-0,18-0,25-0,040,01-0,54-0,110,580,52-0,16-0,23-0,030,01-0,50-0,110,540,490,31
89Not a radical with quick extroverted intelligence, not his mission to disrupt balance and stability, bring a cleansing storm32810,22-0,380,48-0,220,03-0,500,52-0,140,25-0,440,56-0,260,03-0,580,60-0,160,31
90Mood background - pessimist, overestimates dangers, underestimates opportunities68400,43-0,280,04-0,310,23-0,610,54-0,050,45-0,290,04-0,320,24-0,630,57-0,050,31
91Not prone to hitting opponents in the genitals in childhood fights2230,18-0,05-0,17-0,500,20-0,280,530,080,20-0,05-0,18-0,540,22-0,300,570,090,31
92Doesn’t like living under constant pressure of hard tasks, including even in an emotional sense, it is easier and more desirable for him to deal with a company of two people than with a large audience.21170,35-0,360,35-0,080,02-0,510,51-0,290,40-0,410,40-0,090,03-0,590,59-0,330,31
93Lark, not an owl912-0,40-0,10-0,060,09-0,130,060,70-0,15-0,25-0,06-0,040,06-0,080,030,43-0,100,30
94The profession of a dog trainer is more to his taste than that of a sports judge (strongly correlated with poor, weak memory)8510,48-0,06-0,08-0,07-0,40-0,490,600,010,41-0,05-0,06-0,06-0,34-0,420,510,010,30
95Dislikes crude humor539-0,08-0,190,01-0,200,14-0,460,600,18-0,07-0,160,01-0,170,12-0,380,500,150,30
96Full of emotional memories936-0,04-0,26-0,060,16-0,26-0,420,530,35-0,04-0,27-0,060,17-0,27-0,440,560,370,30
97Very weak spatial imagination4457-0,080,09-0,50-0,05-0,510,040,550,46-0,080,08-0,48-0,05-0,500,040,540,440,30
98Dislikes heavy rock music4270,11-0,300,120,00-0,17-0,590,540,280,11-0,300,120,00-0,17-0,600,550,290,30
99Increased absolute hearing sensitivity (not discriminative) - painful sensitivity to noise78580,37-0,470,14-0,400,10-0,120,60-0,210,30-0,380,11-0,330,08-0,100,49-0,170,29
100Long emotional memory1864-0,06-0,27-0,06-0,05-0,31-0,320,550,52-0,06-0,26-0,05-0,04-0,30-0,300,530,490,29

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