Basic efu* (EuFuAc)

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A primary problem of the primitive EFA is that he is not only inclined to be very involving and sensitive toward others, but is also an unusually attractive person to others. As a result, he is the object of considerable need to be loyal and steadfast, he has difficulty avoiding immediate intense involvements at the expense of past or absent ones. Thus, he is always under considerable external and internal pressure to be an involving, active person at expense of both experience and loyalty. This tendency toward fickleness is a problem for all Externalizers, but is particularly acute for the EFA. The er*a [EuFcAu] attempts to solve the problem by emotional control or conscience, but still subject to seduction in spite of the shame and contrition it produces. The efu* attempts to solve the problem by conscience, self control, and by keeping others at a distance by being hostile, by projection, and through sublimation of social-interpersonal needs.

Fundamentally then, the efu* is a sensitive, empirically oriented person who has emotional control and some ability to keep people at a distance, thus, preventing spontaneous or unchecked interpersonal interaction. In other words, he has learned to be cautious, suspicious, and wary in interpersonal relations. Detachment is a primary quality of the efu*, but this is very different than the intellectual withdrawal of the i*fu*. [EcFuAc] The efu* is a participant observer in that, as a member of a group, he can be an active, apparently involved person, but at the same time, he does not become completely committed to the available interpersonal interactions that he loses his ability to observe, to evaluate, and to remain detached. Basically, the efu* is eminently well qualified to be an assessor, an evaluator of the emotional state of others, or a barometer for the psychological needs of others. His problem ordinarily is that in such situations, he is under such internal and external pressure to succumb to the interactions of the moment that he cannot maintain long exposure without marked fatigue and obvious strain.

In contrast, the efu, [EuFuUu] as a non-participant observer, can often maintain this sort of psychological espionage for long periods without strain, although he frequently does not get the same opportunities as the efu*. Both the ef*u* [EuRcAc] and the ef*u [EuRcUu] have similar abilities, albeit with certain limitations. The primitive R tends to be much more self-centered, or inclined toward self-reference, than the primitive F. When the ERA becomes ef*u*, [EuRcAc] he is a participant observer, but his frame of reference is to learn and understand more about himself. Consequently, rather than observing in the same relatively spontaneous (or vicarious) manner of the efu*, he seeks reassurance and is more literal and imitative in his observations. His psychological need is best described as curiosity; although he may be well motivated, he may be almost delusional in interpreting what he sees. The ef*u, [EuRcUu] from primitive ERU, may be described as a non-participant observer like the efu, [EuFuUu] but he has many of the same difficulties as the ef*u [EuRcUu] compounded by his showing curiosity in such a crass and obvious way that he engenders marked hostility even when he is detached and inactive. Both the efu [EuFuUu] and the ef*u [EuRcUu] have had experience being the object of hostility -- eg, "What are you looking at?" "What makes you think that is any of your business? " "Every time he looks at me, he mentally undresses me. " -- that they have had to develop techniques for hiding curiosity. This results in many efu [EuFuUu] and ef*u [EuRcUu] individuals appearing to be sneaky, snoopy, or sly.

Obviously, intellectual ability is extremely important in the efu* adjustment. Average and bright efu* can be very effective as psychologists, psychiatrists, ministers, counselors, courtroom lawyers, biographers, and social analyst. These individuals can structure their interpersonal relationships and, like the ef*a, [EuRcAu] will be concerned with dynamics of various socio-professional relationships, although they do not have the same need for eternal discipline to maintain these relationships that are found in the ef*a. [EuRcAu] The efu* has great confidence in his ability to terminate relationships at his own initiative. Low average and dull efu*, because they are primitive A, will appear to be more sensitive, understanding, and perceptive than they really are; they will have considerable experience with being rebuffed, rejected, and castigated for not living up to the unrealistic expectations of others. Consequently, the efu* adjustment, particularly in those with low intelligence, may have an indication of paranoid defense formation that includes many ideas of reference, control, and considerable versatility and more than even a grain of truth, the efu* will recognize that much of his trouble stems from people who are most threatened to him and will defend against them specifically; the ef*u* [EuRcAc] paranoid is bewildered about whom to fear and becomes afraid of everyone.