Sensory-Ethical Intratim (ISFp)

“The Mediator”

Small Groups

socialite	versatile	well-being	diplomat
careful	sincere	liberalist	hypomanic

General Moods

soft, helping; gentle smile;
touch naturally; comfort oriented

“Model A” Analysis

Si-Fe Ni-Te {conscious functions}

Ne-Ti Se-Fi {subconscious functions}

Classic Description

© I.Weisband, Working Materials, 1986.
© Translated by D. Lytov, edited by L. Kamensky, 2002.

He is amicable, always appears optimistic and in a good spirits. He does not impose his will on others, hiding his real feelings. He is always equally warm, caring, smiling. He does not like to ask and moreover to demand favours, and strives to satisfy his needs through his own efforts.

He appreciates all the facets of life, finely experiences nature and the arts. He is capable of remembering and reproducing emotions once experienced. Ayvazovsky painted his seascapes in a room with dark red walls and windows looking out in the opposite direction of the sea. He loves pleasures and knows how to bestow them – an artist in loving.

Attentive and considerate. Tries not to infringe on others’ comfort. His very quick and consciously controlled emotional reactions aim to test or alter the emotions of the others. This results in many jokes – if they are out of turn he immediately takes them back.

He is permanently in the process of emotional creativity, searching for the most effective ways to activate his partner. With exceptional ardour he manipulates the moods of his friends and relatives.

Peacemaker. He dislikes to quarrel, say “no”, break undesired acquaintances – this is why he avoids sticky people. He needs a partner, who under certain circumstances will also not quarrel, but just slam the door and leave. This is just how his dual, Don Quixote, will act.

It’s noteworthy that Alexander Dumas (the great French novelist) picked Ida Ferrier out of the many of his mistresses, because she kept him at a longer leash than the others.

Who needs what? He remarks people’s needs, what motivates them, enjoys persuading everyone and winning them over to his side.

But he needs his dual in order to know, whom he must convince and of what, because his dual possesses insights into potential capabilities of people, ideas, and undertakings.

He does not like to make people aware of his existence while there is no need of him. He strives neither to stand out as an advanced man nor to lag too far behind. He does not like to compete, shows initiative only on his own “territory”.

He prefers that in his family initiative and responsibility belong to his partner, even if he is the one to carry everything out. An interesting fact: before Alexander Dumas The Father began writing “The Three Musketeers”, “The Count of Monte-Cristo” and many other books, his secret co-author Max wrote their drafts.

Tales of an Outgoing Introvert

I have a male friend I’ve known since March 2007. We’ve become good friends very quickly. We share similar problems, interests and goals. It soon became apparent that we shared the same Alpha quadra. Relations are indeed full of understanding, comfort and psychotherapy even after any hustle and bustle so to speak.

As a matter of course I eventually decided that this friend best equated to a Sensory-Ethical Introvert type, otherwise known as a harmonious Mediator.

To the untrained eye you might see the word ‘introvert’ and jump to the conclusion that this person is either shy, reclusive or reserved.

Interestingly though as with all SEI types I’ve encountered they can be very outgoing, ranging from the female SEI event’s promoter or air stewardess to the SEI male who likes to go to every new and potentially exciting social event with a select group of mates.

Anyway, back to my SEI male friend. Him and I share a ‘relation of activity’. Like I’ve come to expect of all activity relations we can expect a reaction. In this case, when is the next social event we can go to due to a shared interest in socialising.

SEI’s seem to me like a complex blend of empathy and realism. Somewhat impulsive and focused on short-term goals but automatically tuned in to keeping-the-peace with others where they may have had an odd moment of spontaneity that may have caused irritation.

I also know a likely SEI female in a more professional capacity. She and I naturally get on well when it comes to giving and receiving pep talks. She obviously ‘talks’ to my subconscious very well because I usually feel very accountable to show results at an agreed deadline.

In conclusion, the SEI to me represents one of the least introverted introvert types in the stereotypical sense thus I like to call them outgoing introverts since they do get around quite a bit.