Introverted Feeling INFPs live primarily in a rich inner world of introverted Feeling. Being inward-turning, the natural attraction is away from world and toward essence and ideal. This introversion of dominant Feeling, receiving its data from extraverted intuition, must be the source of the quixotic nature of these usually gentle beings. Feeling is caught in the approach- avoidance bind between concern both for people and for All Creatures Great and Small, and a psycho-magnetic repulsion from the same. The object, be it homo sapiens or a mere representation of an organism, is valued only to the degree that the object contains some measure of the inner Essence or greater Good. Doing a good deed, for example, may provide intrinsic satisfaction which is only secondary to the greater good of striking a blow against Mans Inhumanity to Mankind. Extraverted iNtuition Extraverted intuition faces outward, greeting the world on behalf of Feeling. What the observer usually sees is creativity with implied good will. Intuition spawns this types philosophical bent and strengthens pattern perception. It combines as auxiliary with introverted Feeling and gives rise to unusual skill in both character development and fluency with language--a sound basis for the development of literary facility. If INTPs aspire to word mechanics, INFPs would be verbal artists. Introverted Sensing Sensing is introverted and often invisible. This stealth function in the third position gives INFPs a natural inclination toward absent- mindedness and other-worldliness, however, Feelings strong people awareness provides a balancing, mitigating effect. This introverted Sensing is somewhat categorical, a subdued version of SJ sensing. In the third position, however, it is easily overridden by the stronger functions. Extraverted Thinking The INFP may turn to inferior extraverted Thinking for help in focusing on externals and for closure. INFPs can even masquerade in their ESTJ business suit, but not without expending considerable energy. The inferior, problematic nature of Extraverted Thinking is its lack of context and proportion. Single impersonal facts may loom large or attain higher priority than more salient principles which are all but overlooked. Famous INFPs by Joe Butt Homer Virgil Mary, mother of Jesus St. John, the beloved disciple St. Luke; physician, disciple, author William Shakespeare, bard of Avon Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Evangeline) A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh) Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) Helen Keller, deaf and blind author Carl Rogers, reflective psychologist, counselor Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers Neighborhood) Dick Clark (American Bandstand) Donna Reed, actor (Its a Wonderful Life) Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis Neil Diamond, vocalist Tom Brokaw, news anchor James Herriot (All Creatures Great and Small) Annie Dillard (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek) James Taylor, vocalist Julia Roberts, actor (Conspiracy Theory, Pretty Woman) Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap) Terri Gross (PBSs Fresh Air) Amy Tan (author of The Joy-Luck Club, The Kitchen Gods Wife) John F. Kennedy, Jr. Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe of Friends) Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) Fictional INFPs: Anne (Anne of Green Gables) Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes) Deanna Troi (Star Trek - The Next Generation) Wesley Crusher (Star Trek - The Next Generation) Doctor Julian Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space 9) Bastian (The Neverending Story) E.T.: the ExtraTerrestrial Doug Funny, Doug cartoons Tommy, Rug Rats cartoons Rocko, Rockos Modern Life cartoons Typology of Westeros: personality types of the characters from A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series (you may have seen its Game of Thrones TV adaptation).
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