The Four Dichotomies

For starters we are going to begin with the four Jungian Typology dichotomies. Now the first aspect which I will address in this video is the fact that there are four dichotomies which are Sensing, and Intuition, which are perceiving functions. What is a perceiving function you ask? Very simple it is a function whose role within the function stack is to collect, and absorb sensory data from your external environment. The remaining two functions are Thinking, and Feeling which are the two judging functions, or in other words the functions we use to make decisions. Now each of this functions can either have a “introverted” or “extroverted” property to it (Introverted sensing, intuition, thinking, feeling, and extroverted sensing, intuition, thinking, and feeling) making for a grand total of eight cognitive functions which could be combined in sixteen different ways which are commonly known as the sixteen types. (Eight introverted, and eight extroverted). Granted as a disclaimer I would like to emphasize the fact that it is not a guarantee that individuals of the same type will get along since an individual’s personality is rather a vast ocean, and their psychological cognitive information metabolism process is nothing more than a drop within that vast, and profound ocean. To better comprehend the full extent of the nature of each function one must understand the difference between an introverted, and extroverted function. In my opinion the best way to epitomize the focus, nature, and difference between and introverted, and extroverted function one must think of it as follows in this brief explanation. Introverted functions are “subjective” meaning that they focus on how the object impacts, and what it provokes within the subject. introverted or subjective functions focus inwardly, and are far more concerned with depth, and profoundness. On the other hand extroverted functions focus outwardly, on the external realm of existence, and how the subject could impact or interact with the object, and their environment. Extroverted or objective functions focus on breadth, and width, rather than on depth, and profoundness.