What are introverts and what are they remarkable about?

It seems that it is interesting for each of us to know ourselves. In general, most people are fond of talking about themselves. Fortunately, already in schools classes are introduced on psychology, testing, various methods of pedagogical research. Why it is needed is obvious. Understanding the characteristics of the temperament, character, strengths and weaknesses of the student or employee, the teacher or the teacher will be able to give him the tasks with which he will cope best, showing his dignity. And knowing yourself, a person will not take on something that is alien to him, he will not break his personality to please friends or family. He will be better able to cope with difficulties and problems if he realizes that they follow from his inherent qualities. One of the most important parameters, according to which people can be conditionally divided into two groups, are relations with the outside world and others.

What are introverts and extroverts? Psychologists (and before that philosophers, psychiatrists, writers) have long noticed that some people are open to communication, like to be in noisy companies, the focus of attention. They are talkative and do not like to hide their feelings and thoughts. It's extroverts. But there are others: closed-minded, not sociable. What are introverts in the understanding of psychologists? These are people who are primarily focused on their inner world, preferring loneliness and thinking to intense communication. It's not at all necessary that they will be sullen and gloomy. They simply say, as a rule, only when they have something to say, and there is something to share, not for the sake of the process itself.

What are introverts? How do they prefer to work? These are people who need their own living space, they do not like to waste energy because there are not so many. As a rule, they work and solve problems alone, independently, not paying much attention to the opinions and assessments of others. They are excellent scientists, freelancers, programmers. However, there is no homogeneity among them, we can single out such types of introverts as sensory and intuitive. If the former is focused on specific figures, facts, phenomena, the latter prefers common, rather abstract ideas and concepts. Sensory introvert is an accountant, scientist, attentive to details and details, loving accuracy and order. Such a person counts, as a rule, only on himself, he has few friends, but if they are, they are reliable, long-time tested satellites.

And what are introverts intuitive? Dreamers, philosophers, poets ... People for whom the inner world is primarily important , dealing with images and ideas. They are excellent humanists, scholars, thinkers. They like to look into the future and analyze the past. It is more difficult for them to give specifics and elaboration of details, but they perfectly generate ideas and concepts.

Each of these two types can be divided into two on the basis of what is the determining factor of their inner world - the mind (logical introvert) or the state of mind, relationships, emotions (ethical). A more detailed classification is presented by various materials on socionics.

A typical introvert comfortably feels alone with nature, books, music, his ideas and creative ideas. He does not need constant attention and company, and his communication rather tires, than pleases. It is necessary for such a person his personal space, in which no one will intrude, and the opportunity to create.