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Yielding and obstinate
¶
Yielding
/
Obstinate
, sometimes called
Resource-protecting
/
Interest-protecting
, is one of the 15
Reinin dichotomies <reinin_dich>
.
Yielding and obstinate types
¶
Yielding types are
SEI
,
ILE
,
IEI
,
SLE
,
ESI
,
LIE
,
EII
,
LSE
Obstinate types are
LII
,
ESE
,
LSI
,
EIE
,
ILI
,
SEE
,
SLI
,
IEE
Using the
four-letter code
: yielding types are ET or IF, obstinate types are EF or IT.
Theoretical properties of yielding and obstinate types
¶
Yielding/obstinate corresponds with the
evaluatory
/
situational
dichotomy for
rational
information elements
:
The yielding types have evaluatory
and
situational
.
The obstinate types have evaluatory
and
situational
.
Typical characteristics
¶
Yielding types
¶
Resources are ‘sacred’, but ideas are freely shared and manipulated.
Easily aware of the boundaries between their and others’ interests.
Protect their resources to the point of conflict, and their reaction
may be unduly strong.
If I know I can’t do something, I won’t and will forget all about
it.
Obstinate types
¶
Ideas are ‘sacred’, but resources are freely shared and manipulated.
Easily aware of the boundaries between their and others’ resources.
Guard their interests from intrusions, and their reaction to such
intrusions may be quite sharp.
I won’t abandon my interests just because my resources are
inadequate, but simply work towards improving my resources until they
ARE adequate.
Extended characteristics
¶
Taken from
2003 study of Reinin traits
.
Yielding
¶
For the Yielding type, personal resources falls into their “inner
personal space” (i.e. something that cannot be compromised), which is
outlined with a “personal boundary”, while interests constitute an
object to be manipulated. Interest is evoked only if it can be
supported by an adequate, corresponding resource or opportunity.
Yielding type, while interacting with other people, freely express
their interests (they readily share photographs, voice their
disagreements, consider counterarguments, are ready to share their
interests with other people and collaborate on them). These types
clearly delineate interests as “my own” and “those of others”.
Yielding types protect themselves during conflicts over resources,
but they do not monitor encroachments on their interests. If anyone
attempts to claim their resources, thus intruding into their
“personal space”, they react sharply, which can even seem a bit over
the edge and aggressive. (This reaction is associated with
“inviolability” of their resources.)
Obstinate
¶
For Obstinate types, their interest fall into their “personal
(“inviolable”) space”, which is outlined with a “personal boundary”,
while resources are an object to be manipulated. In the presence of
an interest, their will seek suitable resources and opportunities.
The Obstinate interacting with other people freely operates with
their resources (they can “share” and “trade” them, purposefully
replenish them and use them up). They are acutely aware of the
dividing line between their own resources and those of others.
Obstinate types guard themselves from intrusions into their personal
sphere of interests, while at the same time they pay no heed to
intrusions on their resources. If someone tries to impose their
interests on Obstinate types, thus intruding into their personal
space, their reaction will be sufficiently deterring and sharp (such
a reaction occurs in cases when other’s interests do not become their
interests).
Notes
Key concepts of this dichotomy are “personal space”, “resources” (what
we have available at our disposal) and “personal interests” (what is
meant here are not personal interests, but pursuits we find interesting
and feel personal responsibility and attachment to). “Personal space” is
something that an individual feels is an integral part of himself or
herself, cannot renounce it, and will defend it from impositions and
intrusions from outside. For the Yielding types, this space is occupied
by their resources, while for the Obstinate typesby their interests.
Correspondingly, Yielding types manipulate interests (freely change
them, adjust them in accordance with their resources) and
Obstinatetheir resources (they adjust them to their interests).
Examples
Compliant:
“Affairs can be yours and those of other people who can
compel you with their requests” “Interests that cannot be realized
eventually become uninteresting. I let go of old interests easily” “I
try to limit my affairs, how many things I’m involved with, how many
things I am suppose to do. Potentially this is interesting to me but I
will not undertake it” “If I know that I can’t do something, I will
reject it and will forget about it” “If I have an interest, it is,
naturally, reflected by capabilities. If something is impossible I won’t
go wasting my time and effort on it.” “I don’t understand people who
list all kinds of interests… personally I clearly know what my
capabilities are”
Obstinate:
“I never let go of my favorite occupations. I will do them
at expense of sleep, food…” “I certainly won’t abandon it…. I’m
inclined to squeeze the situation to the very end” “I can’t let go of my
interests out of fear of destruction and loss of my personality” “My
interests are at the limits of my physical capabilities. When my
physical capabilities show me their limitsI back away, but I will do
this only as a very last resort… but even then I will not abandon them
but “postpone” them and await the moment when I have sufficient
resources. I won’t let go of my interests, even though the resources are
already insufficient…”
Type
dichotomies
¶
Rationality and irrationality
Extraversion and introversion
Sensing and intuition
Ethics and logic
Static and dynamic
Process and result
Positivist and negativist
Asking and declaring
Constructivist and emotivist
Carefree and farsighted
Yielding and obstinate
Tactical and strategic
Merry and serious
Judicious and decisive
Asking and declaring