Intertype relations
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Intertype relations refer to the patterns of functional interaction between two socionic types. There are 14 such patterns -- 12 symmetric and 2 asymmetric.
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English names
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.
- Identity
- Duality
- Activation
- Mirror
- Kindred / Comparative / Congenerity
- Partial duality / Semi-duality
- Business / Look-a-Like / Cooperation
- Mirage / Illusionary
- Super-ego
- Extinguishment / Contrary
- Quasi-identity
- Conflict
Asymmetric relations:
- Request / Benefit
- Supervision
Overview
Complete
| ILE | SEI | ESE | LII | EIE | LSI | SLE | IEI | SEE | ILI | LIE | ESI | LSE | EII | IEE | SLI | |
| ILE | Id | Du | Ac | Mr | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg | Se | Ex | QI | Cf | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd |
| SEI | Du | Id | Mr | Ac | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp | Ex | Se | Cf | QI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg |
| ESE | Ac | Mr | Id | Du | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- | QI | Cf | Se | Ex | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ |
| LII | Mr | Ac | Du | Id | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- | Cf | QI | Ex | Se | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ |
| EIE | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd | Id | Du | Ac | Mr | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg | Se | Ex | QI | Cf |
| LSI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg | Du | Id | Mr | Ac | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp | Ex | Se | Cf | QI |
| SLE | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ | Ac | Mr | Id | Du | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- | QI | Cf | Se | Ex |
| IEI | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mr | Ac | Du | Id | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- | Cf | QI | Ex | Se |
| SEE | Se | Ex | QI | Cf | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd | Id | Du | Ac | Mr | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg |
| ILI | Ex | Se | Cf | QI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg | Du | Id | Mr | Ac | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp |
| LIE | QI | Cf | Se | Ex | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ | Ac | Mr | Id | Du | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- |
| ESI | Cf | QI | Ex | Se | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mr | Ac | Du | Id | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- |
| LSE | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg | Se | Ex | QI | Cf | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd | Id | Du | Ac | Mr |
| EII | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp | Ex | Se | Cf | QI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg | Du | Id | Mr | Ac |
| IEE | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- | QI | Cf | Se | Ex | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ | Ac | Mr | Id | Du |
| SLI | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- | Cf | QI | Ex | Se | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mr | Ac | Du | Id |
Du - Duality; Ac - Activation; Sd - Semi-duality; Mg - Mirage; Mr - Mirror; Id - Identity; Cp - Cooperation; Cg - Congenerity; QI - Quasi-Identity; Ex - Extinguishment; Se - Super-ego; Cf - Conflict; Rq+ - Requester; Rq- - Request recipient; Sv+ - Supervisor; Sv- - Supervisee
Easy to remember
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 |
Categories of relations
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Symmetric relations
Symmetric 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 (INTp's ego elements) in the fifth and eighth functions, respectively. Likewise, INTp has Se and Ti in the fifth and eighth functions, respectively. Therefore the INTp and ESTp are Semi-Duals.
Asymmetric relations
Asymmetric 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 (ISFp's ego elements) in the sixth and seventh functions, respectively. However, ISFp has Fi and Ne in the eighth and fifth functions. Therefore INFj is Benefactor to ISFp, but ISFp is Beneficiary to INFj.
Intertype interaction and 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]
| Intertype relations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | Duality | Activation | Mirror | |||
| Kindred | Semi-duality | Business | Illusionary | |||
| Super-ego | Extinguishment | Quasi-identity | Conflict | |||
| Benefit | Supervision | |||||
| Classical socionics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IM elements - | Functions - | Socion - | Type dichotomies - | Intertype relations - | Small groups |
