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Intertype relations
¶
Intertype relations refer to the patterns of functional interaction between two socionic types. There are 14 such patterns – 12 symmetric and 2 asymmetric.
List of Intertype Relations
¶
In English-language socionics, there are a number of competing terms for intertype relations. The ones that are the best translations from the most common Russian versions are listed first. It should be noted that just as with
Reinin dichotomies
, the names of these intertype interactions should not be translated literally.
Symmertric interactions
:
Activity / Activation
Business / Look-a-Like / Cooperation
Conflict
Duality
Extinguishment / Contrary
Identity
Kindred / Comparative / Congenerity
Mirage / Illusionary
Mirror
Semi-duality / Partial duality
Quasi-identity
Super-ego
Asymmetric interactions
:
Benefit / Request / Social Request or Order
Supervision / Revision / Audit
Reverse Benefit and Supervision
Complete Table
¶
Table of Intertype Relations
¶
ILE
SEI
ESE
LII
EIE
LSI
SLE
IEI
SEE
ILI
LIE
ESI
LSE
EII
IEE
SLI
ILE
Ide.
Dual
Act.
Mirr
+Ben
+Sup
Bus.
Mrg.
Sego
Ext.
Qua.
Conf
Ben+
Sup+
Kin.
S-d.
SEI
Dual
Ide.
Mirr
Act.
+Sup
+Ben
Mrg.
Bus.
Ext.
Sego
Conf
Qua.
Sup+
Ben+
S-d.
Kin.
ESE
Act.
Mirr
Ide.
Dual
Kin.
S-d.
Ben+
Sup+
Qua.
Conf
Sego
Ext.
Bus.
Mrg.
+Ben
+Sup
LII
Mirr
Act.
Dual
Ide.
S-d.
Kin.
Sup+
Ben+
Conf
Qua.
Ext.
Sego
Mrg.
Bus.
+Sup
+Ben
EIE
Ben+
Sup+
Kin.
S-d.
Ide.
Dual
Act.
Mirr
+Ben
+Sup
Bus.
Mrg.
Sego
Ext.
Qua.
Conf
LSI
Sup+
Ben+
S-d.
Kin.
Dual
Ide.
Mirr
Act.
+Sup
+Ben
Mrg.
Bus.
Ext.
Sego
Conf
Qua.
SLE
Bus.
Mrg.
+Ben
+Sup
Act.
Mirr
Ide.
Dual
Kin.
S-d.
Ben+
Sup+
Qua.
Conf
Sego
Ext.
IEI
Mrg.
Bus.
+Sup
+Ben
Mirr
Act.
Dual
Ide.
S-d.
Kin.
Sup+
Ben+
Conf
Qua.
Ext.
Sego
SEE
Sego
Ext.
Qua.
Conf
Ben+
Sup+
Kin.
S-d.
Ide.
Dual
Act.
Mirr
+Ben
+Sup
Bus.
Mrg.
ILI
Ext.
Sego
Conf
Qua.
Sup+
Ben+
S-d.
Kin.
Dual
Ide.
Mirr
Act.
+Sup
+Ben
Mrg.
Bus.
LIE
Qua.
Conf
Sego
Ext.
Bus.
Mrg.
+Ben
+Sup
Act.
Mirr
Ide.
Dual
Kin.
S-d.
Ben+
Sup+
ESI
Conf
Qua.
Ext.
Sego
Mrg.
Bus.
+Sup
+Ben
Mirr
Act.
Dual
Ide.
S-d.
Kin.
Sup+
Ben+
LSE
+Ben
+Sup
Bus.
Mrg.
Sego
Ext.
Qua.
Conf
Ben+
Sup+
Kin.
S-d.
Ide.
Dual
Act.
Mirr
EII
+Sup
+Ben
Mrg.
Bus.
Ext.
Sego
Conf
Qua.
Sup+
Ben+
S-d.
Kin.
Dual
Ide.
Mirr
Act.
IEE
Kin.
S-d.
Ben+
Sup+
Qua.
Conf
Sego
Ext.
Bus.
Mrg.
+Ben
+Sup
Act.
Mirr
Ide.
Dual
SLI
S-d.
Kin.
Sup+
Ben+
Conf
Qua.
Ext.
Sego
Mrg.
Bus.
+Sup
+Ben
Mirr
Act.
Dual
Ide.
+Sup: Type in the left column is Supervisor to the type at the top of the table.
Sup+: Type at the top of the table is Supervisor to type on the left.
+Ben: Type in the left column is Benefactor to the type at the top of the table.
Ben+: Type at the top of the table is Benefactor to type on the left.
Categories of relations
¶
Symmetric relations
relations refer to intertype interaction where the functions of Person 1 map to those of Person 2
the same way
that the functions of Person 2 map to Person 1. Example:
ESTp
has Ni and Te, which are
INTp
’s ego elements, in the 5th and 8th functions, respectively. Likewise, INTp has Se and Ti, which are ESTp’s ego elements, in the 5th and 8th functions, respectively. Therefore, the INTp and ESTp have a symmetrical relationship, and they are
Semi-Duals
.
Asymmetric relations
relations refer to intertype interaction where the functions of Person 1 map to those of Person 2
differently
from the way that the functions of Person 2 map to Person 1. Example:
INFj
has Si and Fe, which are
ISFp
’s ego elements, in the 6th and 7th functions, respectively. However, ISFp has Fi and Ne in the 8th and 5th functions. Therefore they have an asymmetrical relationship where they exert a different, non-symmetric influence on another another. The INFj is a
Benefactor
to an ISFp, but an ISFp is a
Beneficiary
to an INFj.
Further Links
¶
Socionics Research Institute
the16types.info
Socionics.us
Socionics.com
Intertype Relations by Filatova
Relations vs. Relationships
¶
It is common for people to get into the habit of equating intertype interaction (or ‘relations,’ as it is usually called) with the more everyday concept of relationship. Here is what
Aleksandr Bukalov
and Olga Karpenko of the
International Institute of Socionics
had to say about the difference between information interaction between types and relationships:
A.B. - Anyway, Aushra wrote several more works, such as The Socion, The Theory of Intertype Relations, and lengthy descriptions of several types, where she examined in detail how the information model of the psyche works for each type, how intertype relations work and how they manifest themselves — or, to be precise, “intertype information interaction,” out of which, on a subjective level, arise relationships. That’s how we’ve formulated it in recent years.
O.K. - In order to separate relationships from their information component.
A.B. - Yes, information interaction and how relationships feel subjectively are not exactly the same. Aushra mixed the two, but that’s natural.
[1]
Many socionics hobbyists eventually come to realization that congruence of TIMs, or types of information metabolism, does not translate to developing a close intimate relationships or romantic feelings for another person. The table of intertype relations can be applied to different types of social interaction.
Compatibility of types of information metabolism (i.e. socionics types) also does not prevent people form ever having arguments or conflicting with one another. Having compatible types of information metabolism merely increases the chances of both people being receptive to communication with one another. Many also report that even if they enter into an argument with someone of congruent TIM they feel like they have a better understanding of where the other person is coming from than when they argue with someone of less compatible TIM.
Easy to remember table
¶
The intertype relations are easier to remember by looking at
Jungian dichotomies
, using the
four-letter code
.
Examples:
Duals share only the fourth Jungian dichotomy: 0001
Mirrors share only the second and third Jungian dichotomy: 0110
relation
conformity
duality
0001
identity
1111
activity
1000
mirror
0110
super-ego
1001
quasi-identical
1110
contrary
0111
conflict
0000
semi-duality (rational)
0101
semi-duality (irrational)
0011
comparative (rational)
1011
comparative (irrational)
1101
illusionary (rational)
0011
illusionary (irrational)
0101
look-a-like (rational)
1101
look-a-like (irrational)
1011
supervision (rational supervisor)
0100
supervision (irrational supervisor)
0010
benefit (rational benefactor)
1010
benefit (irrational benefactor)
1100