IF(S) MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is IF(S)? IF(S) is an ISFP personality type in MBTI, 4w3 - sp/sx - 461 in Enneagram, RLOAN in Big 5, ESI in Socionics.
(Source credits by EmergentMind) (1/4) IF(S) This is a type that doesn’t cry, doesn’t whine or lament its own existence. A true stoic and a moralist, he maintains independence from the judgement of others, being bound by inner moral law. He has a strong sense of duty, faithfulness to obligations, and no desire to impress or influence other people, and does not seek to be praised. Loyal and extremely judgemental, only reacts with reasoning and personal feeling-values. Capable of great devotion, sacrifice and service for a loved one, to a purpose, a duty, or to a cause, a societal need, a movement. This type often manifests as an archetypal “thinker” due to its moralistic and cold-blooded nature. But the stoic and robotic version of this type is not the only one that exists; some manifestations of this type are quite non-robotic and extremely sensitive, emotional. Even the robotic versions of this type are deep down sentimental and oriented to idealistic, loyal and perfect love. This type often judges people according to their feelings and morals; its nature can manifest on criticism and perfectionism, prejudices and insults “Hopeless pervert! Useless! You should just die!” or genuine love, soulful support and sympathy. This type generally never breaks a promise and should be the definition of dutifulness, self-discipline, morality and modesty. Of course, this type can be extremely assertive and strong in “metaphysical” ways: it exercises its own power and duty, invading people’s life or the world. They wear their warm and vulnerable side inside, like a fur-lined coat. They try to adapt and work with the ambient, they try to keep internal harmony. They want their work to contribute to something that actually matters, and it should matter to them. Some manifestations of this type are open-minded, flexible and supportive, protective and altruistic. Other manifestations are petty, tyrannical, pedantic, never satisfied, always frustrated, envious or jealous, extremely social justice warrior and dominating etc. This type judges a person based on their personal values and always analyses how he relates to the other. I assume that this type has strict ideals of what the perfect partner should be, how is the personality of the partner he will choose, for example. This type focuses on the sentimental and human content, the personality, but also the appearance: they imagine what is beautiful and what is ugly, and they keep those ideals close to their heart. They want to have a purpose behind their paycheck, they want to contribute and be useful for the collective judgement, but they will always follow their own personal feelings. They are perfectionists whenever their feeling is engaged.
Biography
This mixture produces an “aesthetic" orientation with a highly individual and original taste, which is completely independent. In anists (his gives rise to a mild form of expressionism with a touch of humanism, as in Paul Klee, for example. Many religious people fall into this category, especially priests, monks and nuns, and doctors. People of this type can really be models. In our opinion the general tone of this mixture is best epitomized by Buddhism, in which pity for suffering is a factor, and in Zen, in which there is a strong emphasis on sensation and meditation. Source: "Personality" by Carl Alfred Meier
