In my Intro to Socionics (Model L) presentation, I explain the four “Jungian Faculties” (“Sensing” S, “iNtuition” N, “Logic” T & “Feeling” F) and how they’re divided by the Introversion/Extraversion dichotomy into the 8 Information Metabolism elements (Si, Se, Ni, Ne, Te, Ti, Fe & Fi) that are commonly referred to in Jungian Typology. However, these aren’t the fundamental elements of the Socion; several dichotomies further subdivide the familiar 8 elements into a total 16, corresponding with each of the 16 Types. While different socionics schools often frame these subdivisions by more diagnostically obscure dichotomies, I’ve found that the “strength” dichotomies – Concrete (S.) vs Abstract (N.) & Objective (T.) vs Subjective (F.) – most intuitively highlight their differences. In this entry we’ll be going over the two monadic sub-elements which make up each of the 8 IMEs in Model L, and note the types they correspond with:
“Sensation” Si
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› “Observation” Si(T.)
External Sensation – quite simply, a subject’s controlled intake of external data, selectively focusing one’s receptive sensory faculties and attention on functional details.
- SLI
«» “Stimulation” Si(F.)
Involved Sensation – one’s subjective experience of incoming bodily stimuli and physical vitality. Such experiences are usually charged with the subjective valences of our somatic feelings.
- SEI
“Drive” Se
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» “Impetus” Se(F.)
Involved Drive – the generation of viscerally felt, mobilizing somatic impulses which convert one’s vital reserves into vigorous exertion towards specific, concrete aims.
- SEE
‹› “Actuation” Se(T.)
External Drive – the regulatory leveraging of force to control and shape one’s physical environment, bringing it into conformity with the bounds of circumscribed parameters..
- SLE
“Insight” Ni
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Internal Insight – fantasizing scenarios & aspirational daydreaming. One’s inner reflection on the flow of events (be they historical or fictional) in terms of narrative significance & subtext.
- IEI
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Detached Insight – nonverbal understanding of concepts & awareness of temporal trends. Insight into events in terms of their strategic implications and how they’re likely to play out over time.
- ILI
“Imagination” Ne
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Detached Imagination – the active generation and creative manipulation of concepts, as well as other uses of one’s imaginative capacities to brainstorm and explore semantic possibilities.
- ILE
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Internal Imagination – one’s inner sense of potentiality & spontaneous impulses for creative expression. Frawing upon previous experience to imagine novel ways of doing things, activities to explore, and other opportunities for personal growth.
- IEE
“Structure” Ti
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External Structure – embodied physical structures & codified behavioral habits. The tangible, defining forms of individual subjects, groups, objects and other organized systems.
- LSI
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Detached Structure – the linguistic formatting and interpretative schema of one’s mind. Used to frame and articulate concepts into coherent, communicable ideas.
- LII
“Application” Te
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Detached Application – informal logic & articulation of fact propositions. Uses of available data to figure out productive end goals and formulate workable strategies.
- LIE
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External Application – informal methodologies & practical experimentation. The flexible use of hands-on techniques and material resources to improve the workflow of one’s physical environment.
- LSE
“Character” Fi
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Internal Character – inner values & ideals. The totality of one’s foundational convictions, moral inclinations and abstract notions of what’s inherently worthwhile in life.
- EII
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Involved Character – volitive preferences & relational bonds. The totality of a subject’s stable, visceral attitudes of affinity/aversion towards particular individuals and concrete objects of experience.
- ESI
“Emotion” Fe
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Involved Emotion – physiological moods & expression. The physical conveyance of somatic feelings that mediate sensory experiences (both within and between subjects) through aesthetic signals, creating atmospheric “vibes”.
- ESE
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Internal Emotion – inner opinions & passions. Deeply felt emanations of emotion which are conveyed through dramatic rhetoric & symbolic gestures, often inciting others to feel and act accordingly.
- EIE