Humanitarian Socionics

Guardian (Keeper, Dreiser, Ethical-sensory introvert, ISFJ) - description of the type of ESI in Humanitarian Socionics

General description. Type Guardian (ESI, Dreiser, ISFJ)

1. Principled and sustained. Feel detractors well, sharply dividing people into his own and others'. Gives a moral assessment of a person's actions when communicating in his own circle. Maintains order and cleanliness on his territory. Does not recognize friendship and love without reciprocity.

2. When making a decision, he internally weighs the severity of the offense. Actively protects himself and his loved ones from attacks. If he decides to take revenge, then he can find the enemy’s sorest place. Doesn't let anyone catch him off guard. Practical in everyday affairs-uses everything on his territory.

3. Outwardly tends to look balanced and emotionless. Guardian reacts painfully to accusations of injustice and bias. Needs physical distance, so he doesn't like to be alone with one person for a long time. Strangers in the house irritate him. It’s difficult for him to change his usual way of life.

4. Does not like situations of uncertainty in which it is impossible to say yes or no in the affirmative. He won't wait if promises aren't backed up by deeds. The closer the expected event is, the faster his anticipation increases. Lives by today's problems, never thinks ahead. He feels insecure when he takes on a task that is unfamiliar to him.

Appearance. Type Guardian (ESI, Dreiser, ISFJ)

ESI is recognized by the characteristic piercing look and countenance on which alertness and readiness to resist are written. When ESI is thinking, he can stare at an object or a person. At the same time, his face reflects bewilderment at the uncertainty of the situation in which he found himself. If the ESI was looking at a person and they look back, he usually looks away. Can stay in one position for a long time. ESI's lips are usually not narrow, but swollen and tightly compressed. The face is smooth, without prominent or sharp cheekbones. If the ethical component is enhanced, then the facial expression depicts dissatisfaction, critical attitude, and sometimes anger.

ESI figures are found as very thin, elongated, with long legs, even ballet (Maya Plisetskaya), or as plump and statuesque with broad shoulders. ESI's clothing is characterized by strict elegance; a touch of formality is almost always present when she is out of the house or receives guests. Clothes are never untidy: always collected, tightened, and not relaxed. There is a craving for the folklore element.

The manner of communication. Type Guardian (ESI, Dreiser, ISFJ)

In any case, the ESI is critical. First of all, he points out major shortcomings. He examines the situation from all sides, trying to be logical. He wants to understand everything objectively, without emotions. He sees well the violation of ethical norms by people. Gives a moral assessment of a person's actions when talking in his own circle. He is guided in its assessments by the concept of debt. Sometimes he gives advice on negative ethics, which boils down to an open display of negative emotions, such as: "Go to him and tell him everything you think about him." If the ethical component is strengthened, then there is an unnatural playfulness, swagger, and strained laughter in communication.

Women of this type are set up for ambiguous joking remarks and rough courtship. He will always have an answer to remarks. Won’t be searching in its pocket for a word. He gets into fights in queues and transport, but not on his own initiative, but as if defending himself from external insults. Sometimes he tends to test people's sense of humor with practical jokes - telling them information that requires an immediate emotional response, with a serious face. This property of ESI is well described by the American writer Salinger in the story "The Catcher in the Rye"; the main character of the story belongs to this type.

Features of behavior. Type Guardian (ESI, Dreiser, ISFJ)

The most characteristic feature of ESI behavior, which can be noticed by watching him, is the ability to actively protect himself and his loved ones. If the ESI has taken a person under protection, it provides him with long-term protection: it negotiates for him and defends his interests. When he is very annoyed, he actively goes into a counterattack and scandalizes. If he decided to take revenge, he knows how to find the most vulnerable place in the enemy. This is how Commissioner Catani acts against the mafia in the famous series of Italian filmmakers "Octopus".

Feels remorse and lives under the pressure of a sense of duty. Therefore, he is prone to stress relief with the help of alcohol. He likes to have fun in his company, removing all the restraints. He tolerates with difficulty situations of uncertainty, when he can not say either yes or no. In such situations, he either begins to rush, grabbing everything at once, or gets hung up, all the time painfully thinking about it. Doesn't like waiting. The closer the expected important event is, the faster the tension and excitement increases.

Cleaning is done rarely but carefully by women of this type. Can wash the floor several times a day. He won't go to bed until he's done the dishes and cleared the table. He can't rest without doing anything. He measures labor not by the final result, but by the amount of effort expended.