Perceiving Functions (S & N) - gather information using the 5 senses.
Judging Functions (F & T) - make judgements on gathered information.
Sensing (Si & Se) - Deals with information relevant to the 5 senses.
Intuition (Ni & Ne) - Deals with information between the 5 senses.
Thinking (Ti & Te) - Deals with logical reasoning
Feeling (Fi & Fe) - Deals with emotional reasoning
Introverted Intuition (Ni)
Interprets information between the five senses to see likely future implications.
Funnels information down and reduces to only what is most worth paying attention to.
Imagines distilled future versions of self, or applied more broadly, future versions of a group, or society.
Recognises patterns in a linear sense.
Associated with willpower.
Extraverted Intuition (Ne)
Interprets information between the five senses to see future possibilities.
Spreads focus outwards to as many different branches as possible.
Recognises patterns in a broad sense.
Associated with inventiveness and open-mindedness.
Introverted Sensing (Si)
Focuses on the sensory environment.
Refines sensory environment down to the subjective ideal.
Uses meticulous details to achieve this pursuit of the sensory ideal.
Looks to the past to collect these details.
Extraverted Sensing (Se)
Focuses on the sensory environment.
Seeks to accumulate sensory experiences and live within them.
Emphasis on the immediate sensory experience; the "here and now".
Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Focuses on logical reasoning.
Makes judgements based on personal logic.
Forms an internal personal system of logic based on these judgements.
Seeks to refine this system and maintain its consistency.
Systematises to explain the 'why?' of things.
Extraverted Thinking (Te)
Focuses on logical reasoning.
Makes judgements based on volume of data to support hypothesis.
Uses objective data to achieve practical results in the external world.
Systematises to ensure objectivity, practicality and efficiency.
Associated with assertiveness.
Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Focuses on emotional reasoning.
Makes judgements based on internal emotional responses.
Explores the internal emotional world in-depth; bringing these explorations forth into the external typically results in creative endeavour.
Associated with the concept of morality.
Extraverted Feeling (Fe)
Focuses on emotional reasoning.
Makes judgements based on external emotional responses.
Attuned to social dynamics and customs.
Associated with the concept of ethics.
Hero Function - 1st function, often referred to as Dominant - Primary motivation, main bias. We are naturally good with this function but it can override us. Gateway of the Ego.
Parent function - 2nd function, often referred to as Auxilliary - Secondary motivation, supports the Hero but also tries to keep it in line and focusing on the traits of whatever function it presents as.
Child function - 3rd function, often referred to as Tertiary - We like this function, but aren't naturally good with it. The Hero and Child get along well.
Inferior/Aspirational function - 4th function - Presents as insecurity but also as opportunity for success if approached correctly. Gateway of the Subconscious.
Nemesis function - 5th function - Wants to overtake the Hero, which ideally results in balancing eachother out. If not, can result in envy of whatever the Hero presents as. Gateway to the Unconscious.
Critic function - Makes sure the Parent function is operating as it should.
Trickster function - We will do eveything we can to avoid this function; can also trick us into believing we're 'good enough' at using it, so we don't put any focus there.
Demon function - Powerful and protective, used defensively. Gateway to the Superego.
Ego - Refers to the first 4 out of 8 functions, and the specific order they are in. Exception when associated with Freud's Ego concept, which is the area of the self that is conscious.
Shadow - Refers to the latter half of the 8 functions and the specific order they are in, which is always parallel to the Ego, eg. an ESFP Ego has Se-Fi-Te-Ni. This means the shadow must therefore be Si-Fe-Ti-Ne. Exception when associated with Jung's Shadow concept, which is a broad term for the area of the self hidden in the Unconscious. In the 4 Sides of the Mind theory, this refers to whichever archetype applies to the gateway of the 1st function.
The Unconscious - Processes in our psyche which we are unaware of. In the 4 Sides of the Mind theory, this refers to whichever archetype applies to the gateway of the 5th function.
The Subconscious - Processes in our psyche which we can become aware of at will, eg. recollection. In the 4 Sides of the Mind theory, this refers to whichever archetype applies to the gateway of the 4th function.
The Superego - Freud's area of the self which operates on 'should', discipline and self-judgement. In the 4 Sides of the Mind theory, this refers to whichever archetype applies to the gateway of the 8th function and suggests a more destructive persona.
The False Self - An idea proposed by Donald Winnicott; an idealised version of self based on who the individual believes they want to be due to lack of self-acceptance. In the 4 Sides of the Mind theory, this better describes the attitude of the Inferior/Aspirational gateway as opposed to the Subconscious.
The Id - Freud's area of the self that operates on want, impulse, drives and desire.
Gateways - In the 4 Sides of the Mind theory, the 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th functions serve as access points for archetypes within our psyche associated with whichever function applies, eg.
Ego || Ni-Fe-Ti-Se - INFJ
Subconscious || Se-Ti-Fe-Ni - ESTP - functions flipped, all letters swapped
Unconscious || Ne-Fi-Te-Si - ENFP - functions opposite, first and last letters swapped
Superego || Si-Te-Fi-Ne - ISTJ - functions opposite and flipped, middle letters swapped
Symbiotic Dynamic - Functions which are only opposite on the Introversion-Extraversion axis, eg. Fi and Fe. This is the least difficult dynamic to reconcile.
Challenging Dynamic - Functions which are the same on the Judging-Perceiving axis, and which aspect they focus on, but different on the Introversion-Extraversion axis, eg. Ne and Si. As the name suggests, this dynamic can be tricky to reconcile.
Dichotomous Dynamic - Functions which are the same on the Introversion-Extraversion axis and the Judging-Perceiving axis, but have fundamentally different approaches to the same area of focus, eg. Si and Ni. This dynamic is the most difficult to reconcile.
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