INTP

INTP (Introverted Thinker, with iNtuition as an auxiliary) is one of the sixteen personality types from psychological type systems based on C.G. Jung, of which the best-known are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Socionics.

Referring to Keirsey, INTPs belong to the temperament of the rationals and are called "Architects".

Myers-Briggs Type Characteristics
INTP types are quiet, thoughtful, analytical individuals who don't mind spending long periods of time on their own working through problems and forming solutions. They are very curious about systems and how things work, and are frequently found in careers such as science, architecture and law. INTPs tend to be less at ease in social situations and the social controlling professions, although they enjoy the company of those who share their interests. They also tend to be impatient with the bureaucracy, rigid hierarchies, and politics prevalent in many professions, preferring to work informally with others as equals.

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As a summary, then, the functions of the INTP are as follows:


 * 1) Introverted Thinking (Ti)
 * 2) Extraverted iNtuition (Ne)
 * 3) Extraverted Sensing (Se)
 * 4) Extraverted Feeling (Fe)

As a practical example, consider the two types known as the introverted Thinkers (ISTP and INTP). They share dominant introverted Thinking, which gives them a solid interior grasp of the underlying principles of life. The ISTPs with their preference of extraverted Sensing, love understanding physical, mechanical systems. The INTPs, for their part, love understanding theoretical systems through their extraverted iNtuition. Yet both types have BOTH extraverted Sensing and extraverted iNtuition, if in different order of preference. ISTPs are often very creative in using whatever materials are at hand in their building projects, adapting materials and tools to serve their goals, through their extraverted iNtuition. INTPs, at the same time, are often good at using physical tools, just like the ISTPs, through their extraverted Sensing.

Neither type, however, adapts well to the dictator-oriented world of introverted Sensing, for example, instead tending to disrupt the "stick-in-the mud" order of phycobuttholes. Nor does either type have patience with the introverted iNtuitive world of inner vision. They prefer to stick to the straightforward-honest articulation of their principles.