The following profiles are written in “pure” and “concentrated” form, decontextualized from any function hierarchy. Rarely will any individual manifest 100% of these traits, but all the traits correlated to the metabolism have been placed here.

When the function is in a hierarchy, the other functions also curb and change the expression of the function. So these profiles best describe individuals of a standard development (l—).

Four Energetics

• Judgment & Perception
• Je - Articulator Function
• Ji - Compass Function
• Pi - Worldview Function
• Pe - Explorer Function
• Conductor & Reviser
• Metabolic Principles (difference between IN and Ni, etc)

Eight Functions

• Fi Behaviorism
• Ti Behaviorism
• Fe Behaviorism
• Te Behaviorism
• Ni Behaviorism
• Si Behaviorism
• Ne Behaviorism
• Se Behaviorism

Emotions

And we can’t leave out the emotional attitudes, which stand outside of type, but minimally inform us about how the emotional system can intersect with the cognitive system:

• Emotional Attitudes
• Seelie
• Unseelie
• Adaptive
• Directive
• Fallen Affect

These behavioral profiles should give you a sense of the flavor of the functions, what is included in their manifest expression and what is not. Notice that compared to other models, Fi is a much more rational process in CT, and is also capable of harmony-seeking - something commonly allotted to Fe only. Emotional attitudes being separated from cognition is a key innovation in CT, that has allowed the breaking of a lot of stereotypes - allowing all types to be agreeable or disagreeable.

Compound Functions

But what about the “shadow functions” you ask? Sorry, but the CT model doesn’t have shadow functions, as it’s not an 8 function model. Here are a few reasons why:

• Axes Exclusion Hypothesis

However, the model does have something we call “Compound Functions” which are emergent effects of two functions working together, which “cover” the territories of the unavailable functions. These are not “real” functions, but are instead two-function collaborations:

• Compound Functions
• IF
• IT
• IN
• IS
• EF
• ET
• EN
• ES

That sums up the behavioral profiles in isolation. But nobody exists as the isolated components of cognition. They all exist in a hierarchy. If you wanna see how these elements come together into type-specific profiles, visit this link and see if we have a profile written for your development:

• Type Profiles

If you’ve been typed in CT, and don’t relate to these behavioral profiles, or have questions about how you fit into your type, visit this FAQ link:

• FAQs & Typing Clarifications