Intertype Relations
Socionics postulates that the way information is communicated between different types results in different interaction styles, called intertype relations. Each intertype relation has its bad and good qualities, though duality is generally considered to be the most psychologically comfortable as a long-term relationship. In total there are 16 relationship roles for each type (14 when not counting the split roles in the supervision and benefit relationship). All relations beside Request and Supervision are symmetric. Request and Supervision relations are asymmetric and have 2 roles: Request - Requester and Request recipient, Supervision - Supervisor and Supervisee. Each cell in the table shows who the type in the left column is to the type in the top row.
| ILE | SEI | ESE | LII | EIE | LSI | SLE | IEI | SEE | ILI | LIE | ESI | LSE | EII | IEE | SLI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILE | Id | Du | Ac | Mr | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg | Se | Ex | QI | Cf | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd |
| SEI | Du | Id | Mr | Ac | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp | Ex | Se | Cf | QI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg |
| ESE | Ac | Mr | Id | Du | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- | QI | Cf | Se | Ex | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ |
| LII | Mr | Ac | Du | Id | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- | Cf | QI | Ex | Se | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ |
| EIE | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd | Id | Du | Ac | Mr | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg | Se | Ex | QI | Cf |
| LSI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg | Du | Id | Mr | Ac | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp | Ex | Se | Cf | QI |
| SLE | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ | Ac | Mr | Id | Du | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- | QI | Cf | Se | Ex |
| IEI | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mr | Ac | Du | Id | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- | Cf | QI | Ex | Se |
| SEE | Se | Ex | QI | Cf | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd | Id | Du | Ac | Mr | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg |
| ILI | Ex | Se | Cf | QI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg | Du | Id | Mr | Ac | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp |
| LIE | QI | Cf | Se | Ex | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ | Ac | Mr | Id | Du | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- |
| ESI | Cf | QI | Ex | Se | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mr | Ac | Du | Id | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- |
| LSE | Rq+ | Sv+ | Cp | Mg | Se | Ex | QI | Cf | Rq- | Sv- | Cg | Sd | Id | Du | Ac | Mr |
| EII | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mg | Cp | Ex | Se | Cf | QI | Sv- | Rq- | Sd | Cg | Du | Id | Mr | Ac |
| IEE | Cg | Sd | Rq- | Sv- | QI | Cf | Se | Ex | Cp | Mg | Rq+ | Sv+ | Ac | Mr | Id | Du |
| SLI | Sd | Cg | Sv- | Rq- | Cf | QI | Ex | Se | Mg | Cp | Sv+ | Rq+ | Mr | Ac | Du | Id |
Key: Du - Duality; Ac - Activation; Sd - Semi-duality; Mg - Mirage; Mr - Mirror; Id - Identity; Cp - Cooperation; Cg - Congenerity; QI - Quasi-Identity; Ex - Extinguishment; Se - Super-ego; Cf - Conflict; Rq+ - Requester; Rq- - Request recipient; Sv+ - Supervisor; Sv- - Supervisee
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