Levels of the INTP
Ideal:
- Learns how to interact with people without feeling forced or fake
- Follows through on their commitments
- Innovative and creative
- Focuses on the details in addition to the bigger picture in order to achieve their goals
- Wants to care about their family and makes an effort to engage in family events
- In touch with their emotions even though it is not their favorite activity
- Follows regulations and understands they are not above the rules
- Feels confident in their own abilities and is successful with their decisions because they’ve learned how to be disciplined
- Positive and diverse network of friends
- Doesn’t allow their skepticism to cloud their judgment
- Able to use healthy problem-solving skills without shutting down when upset
Medium:
- Reserved but not completely shut-off from social events and society
- Will struggle to meet their commitments but will try nonetheless
- Sometimes gets stuck seeing the big picture and will have difficulty making the steps in order to achieve their goals
- It depends on the family member/friend if they’ll invest their time and energy
- Has a certain level of tolerance for others who do not share their viewpoints
- Struggles with authority figures due to lack of trust
- Enjoys being creative
- Feels skeptical about people and certain theories but will make a minor effort to listen before they completely write them off
- Difficulty solving conflict but will try to make an effort
Unhealthy: May struggle with anxiety and depression; may display some anti-social behaviors
- Arrogant and unwilling to tolerate others who do not share their way of thinking
- Disregards authority figures if they disagree with what they’re being told to do
- Argumentative and unable to see someone’s viewpoint
- Wants to do everything their own way
- Has extreme difficulty connecting with their family members and trouble keeping friends/romantic relationships in their lives
- Unable to manage their duties and maintain commitments
- Closes off their emotions and refuses to deal with reality
- Avoids conflict and will try to erase any remnants of what is causing the conflict (this could include cutting people out of their lives)
- Insensitive to others needs and displays a lack of empathy
- Self-centered and prideful