The Inferior Function Under Stress

Type
Inferior Function
What it may look like when it emerges under stress
ESTJ
ENTJ
Introverted feeling hypersensitivity; emotional outbursts
ESFJ
ENFJ
Introverted thinking excessive criticism; twisted logic
ESTP
ESFP
Introverted intuition internal confusion; grandiose visions
ENTP
ENFP
Introverted sensing withdrawal and obsessiveness; focus on the body
INTJ
INFJ
Extraverted sensing overindulgence in sensual pleasure; obsessive focus on external data

ISTJ
ISFJ

Extraverted intuition impulsiveness; catastrophizing
ISTP
INTP
Extraverted feeling hypersensitivity to relationships; being overly emotional
ISFP
INFP
Extraverted thinking combative criticism; impulsive action

In Baab (1998), adapted from Naomi Quenk, Beside Ourselves (1993).

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