Basic ir*a (IuFcAu)

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The primary difference between the Ic and the Iu lies in the means of controlling autism, fantasy, and mental activity. The Ic is mentally disciplined; the Iu more spontaneous and diverse mentally. The Ic adjustment may range all the way from mental repression or inhibition to precise, disciplined pursuit of specific intellectual activity. The Iu adjustment ranges from complete autistic withdrawal to an imaginative and creative pursuit of intellectual activity. At the same time, the range of the primitive F is greater than that of the R; hence, more energy is required for the IuF to become Ic than for the IuR. Fantasy potential, or the range of responsiveness, is greater in the IuF. The primary difference between Fu and Fc lies in the individual or self-centeredness of the Fc as opposed to the sublimation and social sensitivity of the Fu. The Fc is more primitive than the Fu; when this is combined with Ic, we have a suggestion of explosiveness and personalized emotionality. IuF suggests extreme self-centeredness and immature emotionality. Finally, Au implies social awareness and versatility in role assumption while Ac implies social distance and introspective role uniformity.

The ir*a (IuFcAu) individual then,is an actively autistic or schizoid person who is highly self-centered and narcissistic, yet still maintains his social awareness and versatility. In general, the ir*a tends to be a succor dependent person who exploits social relationships to further his highly persona individualistic interests. There are many similarities to the ira [IuRuAu] adjustment except the ir*a is much more sensitive, autosensual, and diverse. He is much more fascinated than the ira [IuRuAu] with his sensuality and the subtleness of his autism and an fantasy. He tends to be inventive and experimental while the ira [IuRuAu] is imitative and perseverating in his autosensuality. Thus, bizarre behavior is quite common in the ir*a since his autistic inventions have a completely individual quality that have no meaning except to himself. In spite of his social skills, he lives in a personal world that has meaning and reality for him, alone.

In the extreme, the ir*a is an ambulatory or socialized schizoid who is truly incapable if making reciprocal emotional involvements with others and, at best, will make only very superficial efforts to assume responsibility. Drug addiction of all types, and fetishes of all descriptions, will occur in this adjustment pattern. Because of the lack of perseveration or ritualization of ideas, neurotic adjustments of a schizoid nature are more common that clear cut schizophrenic illness. When psychosis occurs, the individual is usually untestable.