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The IM Elements - Part 2: Judgments

The 8 Information Metabolism Elements, often shortened to  'IM' Elements  or even 'IMEs', are the building blocks of the Socionics theory. They represent the processes by which a person approaches one of the 8  'Aspects'  of reality, presented as information from the external world, as well as our internal thoughts and feelings, before metabolising it into our cognitions and behaviours, essentially personality. In this Two-Part series, I will go over comprehensive definitions of these IM Elements, covering  1)  the Aspect of information, i.e. the kind of information we interact with;  2)  the process by which we  metabolise  this information into the output of our personality;  3)  a description of how a  'Strong' , capable usage of this IM Element manifests; and  4)  a description of how one would  'Value'  this IM Element, appreciating its presence and use. IM Elements can be most broadly split in...

WSS Shorthand Notation for Model A

It can be time-consuming when writing Socionics articles and saying "Leading Extroverted Ethics" every single time. For this reason, I have put together a shorthand system, as used by members of World Socionics Society. The abbreviated terms for the IM Elements are thought to have been coined by Viktor Gulenko (although some think they came from Aušra Augustinavičiūtė). The numbers for the Functions are as those given in Model A.  Semantics   Information Metabolism Elements a.k.a. 'IMEs'  (to learn more, click here .) Extroverted Intuition = "Intueor" or "Ideas" = I Introverted Intuition =  "Tempus" or "Telos" = T Extroverted Sensation =  "Factor"  or "Force" = F Introverted Sensation =  "Sensus"  or "Senses" = S Extroverted Ethics =  "Emoveo" or "Emotions" = E Introverted Ethics =  "Relatio" or "Relations" =  R Extroverted Logic =...