Sensory Ethical Introvert

The Sensory Ethical Introvert, SEI, ISFp, the Mediator, Alexandre Dumas, or types. The Sensory Ethical Introvert is an irrational, introverted, dynamic type whose leading functions are introverted sensing and extroverted ethics.

Model A

Ego block

1. Introverted sensing

SEIs have a strong connection and ability to recognize internal physical states in themselves and others. They understand how these states are reached and are able to easily recreate or avoid them. They are drawn to situations that satisfy their inner physical needs and experience. They are usually skilled at the art of recreation, enjoyment, and positive aesthetic experience.

Often unable to express their feelings using words. Instead the SEI will create "art" (artwork, food, or other aesthetic situations) to display the comfort or discomfort that they are experiencing.

The SEI try to make their living space comforting and clean. They take cleanliness very seriously and will pick up trash wherever they see it--even in other peoples homes. This is a great boon to their Dual and Activity relationships as they are both prone to messiness.

2. Extroverted ethics

SEIs are sensitive to the emotional atmosphere around them, either from an individual, a group, or even from inanimate objects and their physical environment. A positive emotional atmosphere is essential to their sense of well-being and inner peace, and they either try to create that atmosphere by directly influencing their surrounding, or by simply removing themselves from the situation or people that in their view is the cause of a negative emotional environment. In the former case they often use humor to lighten the atmosphere by cracking jokes and lighthearted teasing. SEIs are also capable of creating an intimate open atmosphere where others can be comfortable baring their souls or talking about their problems and stresses in.

When in a group SEIs are adept at creating a lively and animated atmosphere. They tend to mirror and heighten the emotions experienced by the group.

SEIs are generally unable to conceal their feelings because their faces are so emotionally expressive. They display their comfort and discomfort vividly, and can often be seen wearing the widest smiles or the longest frowns.

Super-Ego block

SEIs have in their super-ego. This means that they have trouble consolidating the idea of future concerns and "reliability" together. He does not believe that these concerns have any pertinence in his day-to-day concerns. Therefore, present concerns outweigh ideas and objects that do not have a "here and now" or tangible outcome. This idea of present concerns combined with the ignorance of factual matters keeps the SEI introspective.

3. Introverted intuition

SEIs are able to turn their attention to longer-term implications and personal imagination but only for brief periods; their natural preference is to concentrate on the immediate surroundings and sensations, or on the job at hand. If poorly developed, this function can lead him to extensively plan his future while failing to evaluate his reasons for doing so.

Long term plans are often perceived as just as real as the surrounding world for the SEI. This can get the SEI into trouble when things don't work out as planned, leaving the SEI bewildered as to how things turned out how they did.

4. Extroverted logic

SEIs can be skeptical of beliefs, arguments, and actions that are based on external sources of information or oppose the SEI's values system. Therefore, an SEI could come off as stubborn or rigidly set in their ways.They put more trust in the expertise of someone who seems to have hands-on experience, even if limited, than of someone who only demonstrates having read many books on the same subject. They can tend to tune out lengthy text-book explanations and information that requires especially consise explanations or language that they might have a relatively vague understanding or impression of.

Super-Id block

5. Extroverted intuition

SEIs have great respect and admiration for people who are always pursuing something new and different and are not tied down to material things.

SEIs much appreciate people who believe in their potential, praise them for their unique skills, and offer them new opportunities in line with their interests. They typically have difficulty drumming up new opportunities and establishing and maintaining far-reaching and useful contacts on their own. Also, they may often be unsure of how their talents and skills stack up to those of others.

6. Introverted logic

SEIs seek clarity in their system of beliefs and understanding. They enjoy entertaining new concepts and being included in philosophical discussions where new concepts and systems of thought are introduced and developed.

Id block

7. Extroverted sensing

SEIs prefer to guide others by providing individual rewards and helping satisfy the needs of specific important people rather than through direct leadership or issuing directives. They avoid confrontation, but become fierce and unbending for brief periods of time when they are unavoidable.

They do not resonate with the idea of overcoming challenges or beating the competition. Preferring instead to listen to their internal desires and care for their own physical, emotional, and psychological well-being rather than doing what the outside world seems to demand or require of them.

SEIs are adept at perceiving fights over power of a confrontational nature around them and are able to resist them or even actively participate in them if that is seen as unavoidable. However they see no point in giving these power strugles priority over their own sense of comfort and well-being. Participation in violent physical activities where such fights may take place, as in some sports, are motivated not by those fights themselves but by the stimulating sensations those activities generate.

8. Introverted ethics

SEIs are quite adept at understanding the interactions in personal bonds between two individuals, even in the absence of an obvious external emotional expression; but they are inclined to regard them as of lesser importance, and less interesting, than the broader emotional interactions in the context of a larger group. Moreover, those personal bonds are perceived as situational and dynamic rather than static.