Groups of Intertype Relations

The chart below groups intertype relations by several characteristics. Note that this grouping creates four sets of four relations with the same characteristics (supervision and request have two directions). Note that within each group of four relations you will have one type from each quadra. In relation to your own type, your identity, kindred, business, and super-ego partners are types from all four quadras — one type per quadra — and the same is true of the other groups of relations.

This grouping introduces some structure into the 16 intertype relations and reflects some of the similarities between different intertype relations.

Intertype
Relations

mono-vert

hetero-vert

infor-mation based

energy based

sym-metric

asym-metric

close psych. distance

large psych. distance

Identity

Kindred

Business

Super-ego

Duality

Partial duality

Mirage

Extinguishment

Activation

Request (+/-)

Quasi-identity

Mirror

Supervision (+/-)

Conflict

*note that request and revision count as two relationships apiece, since they are asymmetric. This makes 16 socionic relationships total

Definitions:

CHARACTERISTIC	FORMAL DEFINITION	DESCRIPTION OF RELATIONSHIPS
monovert	Two extraverts or two introverts (i.e. leading functions are both extraverted or both introverted).	Sense of level playing field and fair competition. Relationship revolves either around expansion and external business (two extraverts) or closes in on the relationship itself (two introverts).
heterovert	One extravert, one introvert.	More varied relationships where partners try to change each other and the relationship in a variety of ways.
information based	Two statics or two dynamics. Functions of each partner's mental loop correspond to those of other partner's mental loop, and likewise for vital loop.	More interchange of conscious, verbalizable information than subconscious impact. Termed "relations of repulsion" by Augusta.
energy based	One static and one dynamic. Functions of one partner's mental loop correspond to functions of other partner's vital loop.	More subconscious impact than exchange of verbalizable information. Termed "relations of attraction" by Augusta.
symmetric	Partners' functions align with each other identically from both directions.	Partners affect each other equally. Same or similar subjective experiences in relationship.
asymmetric	Each partner's functions align with the other partner's functions in a different way.	Partners affect each other unequally. Different subjective experiences in relationship. One partner gets "short end of stick" and ends up under the other's influence while the other is largely unaware of his effect.
close psychological distance	Two rational or two irrational types. (i.e. leading functions are both rational or both irrational).	Partners can lock into same rhythm for a substantial period of time, allowing for smaller psychological distance.
large psychological distance	One rational and one irrational type.	Partners have different rhythms, different moods, and different reactions in same situation. Occasional moments of resonance when rhythms and moods briefly coincide.