Socionics is a fairly young science that studies socionic personality types. The first scientific work on socionics can be considered the book of the Soviet scientist Aushra Augustinavichute "Dual Nature of Man" (1978). This work opened up many new things in the field of human relationships and proposed an original method for constructing a psychological portrait of a person.
What is a socionic type?
Socionic types are a fundamental concept in socionics. There are 16 of them in total, and they reflect 16 models of human behavior in society. Socionic personality types reflect the way a person interacts with others, his concepts of how society should be arranged, how to act, what is acceptable and what is not. Of course, the views of any of us are also influenced by upbringing, and the life experience gained, and the cultural environment. But socionic types reflect the true nature of a person and his desires,his real "comfort zone" in our multifaceted society.
Types of socionic types
Each socionic type is given the name of a real famous person or a well-known literary character that best matches the given description. For example, Jack London (logical-intuitive extrovert) is characterized as an "Entrepreneur": he never misses his opportunities, knows how to benefit from any business, knows how to listen to intuition prompts and take risks.
Stirlitz (logical-sensory extrovert) is a prominent representative of a good "Administrator": assertive, extremely hardworking, putting high quality work above all else, able to properly manage time.
Hamlet (an ethical-intuitive extrovert) finds it most convenient to occupy the “Mentor” niche in society: he feels the emotions of other people well and can perceive them as if they were his own, has the gift of persuasion, and always prepares in advance for unforeseen situations.
Hugo (ethical-sensory extrovert) is a great "Enthusiast": with his excessive emotionality, he "infects" people with ideas and pushes them to action, an inveterate optimist, takes care of his relatives and friends with pleasure.
Robespierre (a logical-intuitive introvert) is distinguished by the orderliness of his thoughts, the clarity of his statements, the desire for everything to develop a clear system that would be applicable in practice, and in general the desire to improve and improve everything. That is why he is sometimes also called "The Analyst".
Maxim Gorky (a logical-sensory introvert) is a typical "Inspector": he tries to fully understand the matter he is engaged in, wants to know all the information about the issue raised from beginning to end, a lover of reference literature, appreciates the uttermost order in everything and submission to the system.
Dostoevsky (ethical-intuitive introvert), or a true "Humanist" - loves to observe human relationships from the outside, kind and generous, appreciates complete honesty in relationships, does not know how to exert psychological pressure, is not inclined to show aggression, therefore he can become a great teacher or educator.
Dreiser (ethical-sensory introvert), or "Keeper" is a master in determining "us" and "them", choosing people in "his" circle, he is ready to protect them and do everything possible for their well-being. Never speaks his mind until it becomes really necessary.
The next type is the “Seeker”, or “Don Quixote” (intuitive-logical extrovert): he is interested in absolutely everything that surrounds him, tends to change his occupation often, loves creative ideas, but he can hardly endure monotonous work and all sorts of conventions.
Zhukov (sensory-logical extrovert) is a born “Marshal”: resolute, assertive and influential, strives to win in any business, does not doubt or hesitate, calculates several action plans in advance, etc.
Typing methods
It is difficult to accurately establish socionic types for certain people. Definitionshould be carried out by a specialist in this field.
The most common typing technique is testing or determining the type by appearances.
Typing by appearance
When socionic types were studied, their appearance was considered as a separate interesting issue. Socionics, having studied thousands of photographs of people belonging to one type or another, noticed that, for example, Stirlitz is distinguished by an ideally straight, rigid back, Dostoevsky - by a completely impartial facial expression. Jack London can be recognized by his “Hollywood” smile and untidy, “disheveled” look, and Yesenin by his sophisticated elegant appearance and shy smile.
Ideal combinations of socionic types
Socionic types have ideal pairs, which are called duals. For example, Yesenin will feel comfortable in the company of Zhukov, Stirlitz just lacks the sensitivity and gentleness of Dostoevsky, and Don Quixote will be happy with a person like Dumas.
If we consider this science from the point of view of practical application, then socionic types help people to realize their weaknesses and strengths, accept them and get the most out of their own characteristics, as well as find ideal partners for creating a family, friendship or business.
