MBTI FACT #1:
According to Carl Jung;
- Sensing functions- Se & Si, and Intuition functions- Ne & Ni are perceptive.
- Thinking functions- Te & Ti, and Feeling functions- Fe & Fi are judging.
This means that dichotomous type codes do not dictate a person’s traits, as behaviours of each function will overlap within any given type and will work in varying ways. So, for example, an ISFJ leads with a perceiving function- Si. Whilst the stereotype suggests that ISFJ’s will be more rigid and uptight, it’s not uncommon for them to be accepting and outwardly laid back.
Whether someone is a ‘J’ or a ‘P’ does not say much about how their functions operate, it simply points to their most used extraverted function. In extraverts, their dominant, in introverts, their auxiliary.