Socionics is a fairly young science that deals with the study of socionic personality types . The first scientific work on socionics can be considered the book of the Soviet scientist Aushra Augustinavichyute “The dual nature of man” (1978). This work opened up a lot of new things in the field of human relationships and proposed an original methodology for constructing a psychological portrait of a person.
What is a socionic type?
Socionic types are a fundamental concept in socionics. There are 16 of them, and they reflect 16 patterns of human behavior in society. Socionic personality types reflect the way a person interacts with others, his ideas about how society should be built, how to act, what is acceptable and what is not. Of course, the views of any of us are also affected by upbringing, and the experience gained, and the cultural environment. But socionic types reflect the true nature of man and his desires, his real “comfort zone” in our multifaceted society.
Types of Socionic Types
Each socionic type is given the name of a real famous person or a familiar literary character that best matches this description. For example, Jack London (logical and intuitive extrovert) is described as an “Entrepreneur”: he never misses his opportunity, knows how to profit from any business, knows how to listen to hints of intuition and take risks.
Stirlitz (logical-sensory extrovert) - is a vivid representative of a good “Administrator”: assertive, extremely hardworking, putting high quality work above all else, able to manage time correctly.
It is most convenient for Hamlet (an ethical-intuitive extrovert) to occupy the Mentor niche in society: he feels the emotions of other people well and can perceive them as his own, has the gift of persuasion, always prepares for unforeseen situations in advance.
Hugo (ethical-sensory extrovert) is a big “Enthusiast”: with his excessive emotionality he “infects” people with ideas and pushes him to take action, an avid optimist, takes care of his relatives and friends with pleasure.
Robespierre (a logical and intuitive introvert) is distinguished by the orderliness of his thoughts, the clarity of his statements, the desire for everything to develop a clear system that would be applicable in practice, and in general the desire to improve and improve everything. That is why it is sometimes called the “Analyst."
Maxim Gorky (logical-sensory introvert) is a typical Inspector: he is trying to fully understand the business he is engaged in, he wants to know all the information from the beginning to the end about the issue, he is a lover of reference books, he appreciates the complete order and submission to the system in everything.
Dostoevsky (ethical-intuitive introvert), or a true “Humanist” - likes to observe human relationships from the outside, is kind and generous, appreciates complete honesty in relationships, is not able to exert psychological pressure, is not inclined to show aggression, therefore he can become a wonderful teacher or educator .
Dreiser (ethical-sensory introvert), or “Guardian” - a master at defining “friends” and “strangers”, choosing people in “his” circle, he is ready to protect them and do everything possible for their well-being. Never expresses an opinion until it becomes truly necessary.
The next type is the “Seeker”, or “Don Quixote” (intuitively logical extrovert): he is interested in absolutely everything that surrounds him, is inclined to change his occupation often, loves creative ideas, but he can’t tolerate monotonous work and all kinds of conventions.
Zhukov (sensory-logical extrovert) is a born “Marshal”: decisive, assertive and influential, strives to win in any case, does not hesitate and does not hesitate, calculates several action plans in advance, etc.
Typing methods
It is difficult to establish precisely socionic types for certain people. The definition should be carried out by a specialist in this field.
The most common typing technique is testing or determining the type by external signs.
External typing
When socionic types were studied , their appearance was considered as a separate interesting question. Socionics, having studied thousands of photographs of people of a particular type, noticed that, for example, Stirlitz has a perfectly straight, stiff back, Dostoevsky - completely impartial facial expressions. Jack London can be recognized by the "Hollywood" smile and untidy, "disheveled" look, and Yesenina - by a refined elegant appearance and a shy smile.
Ideal combinations of socionic types
Socionic types have ideal pairs called duals. For example, Yesenin will feel comfortable in the company of Zhukov, Stirlitz just lacks the sensitivity and gentleness of Dostoevsky, and Don Quixote will be happy with a person like Dumas.
If we consider this science from the point of view of practical application, then socionic types help people realize their weaknesses and strengths, accept them and make the most of their own characteristics, as well as find ideal partners for creating a family, friendship or business.