PAS Seminar Session 12 - Surface Adjustments Part 1

pasc12-01-1

Surface adjustments in general - strengths and vulnerabilities and stress
  responses.

Determined more from "within" than primitive and basic

More likely to change with change in environment.

Two distinct kinds:
  1. Bolsters the basic adjustment
  2. Really changes the basic adjustment

Look first at one that bolsters.

Example:

Iuu and Icc - surface reinforces basic.

Iuu doesn't see dangers in outside world. Can do dangerous things
         without being aware of it.
       OK to live in your head - people will take care of you

Icc - good neat outgoing individual
   Comfortable extrovert - some tension to maintain but not likely to
     buckle (become passive) under stress.
   Comfortable by being good solid extroverts - can show I behavior without
     being anxious about it.
Contrasts to Icu - learned externalization but not broadened to aspects
  of the world. Icc more common than Icu. Icu sort of incomplete.
  Icc under stress becomes more outgoing - back to basic. "Life of the party".
  Icu life of the party all the time (but not really flavor). Not
    comfortable with the extroversion. 
    I: two aspects. Going out into the world. Then taking it in.
    Icu still very busy in the going out and exploring part.
    Icu is "I" hyper active - very busy. Haven't learned to utilize
      information from outside world.
  Icc has taken that information and put it in perspective.
  Icu doers - maybe repair electronics - sit in "I" fashion but
    external work.
  Icu show some surface I behavior.

  Icu and Icc are Ic - outgoing - under stress

Euu - Eu doer - not learned to sit and think. Does not need to.
  Emotional needs being met. Get someone else to do thinking for you.

Ecc determined Introvert - know I am one of these thinking, quiet people
  who is thoughtful. Does not matter if I open my mouth some times because
  I know I am not one of those blubbering talk too much ones.

  Under stress, becomes more quiet (e.g. alcohol).

Ecu - learned I self-contained sit still
  but without comfort of surface adjustment.
  But have not done a lot of thinking about classifying all that knowledge
  Ecu - if pathological is over quiet - bound up - emotionally contained
  Populations where Ecu works well - intellectualized doing 

  Krauskopf had many Ecu engineers.
  Bob: Ecu's very distressed. But this is due to his sample.

Iuc and Euc - under stress change a lot
Iuc - passive, internal and then starts to explore world.
  Not "smooth" E behavior and under stress goes back to passive I quality.
  Iuc - they will get themselves in social situations and prove they are "E"
    Basic I - they know they are quiet, passive who like to be alone
  May be quiet at party but want to stay and not go home.

Euc - acquired intellectual skills on top of all that out going
  Euc wants to show off intellectual skills - talk a lot
  Euu may not talk so much - too busy doing - may not have much to say
  Iuu may bend your ear- but don't listen. 

  Euc want to prove how smart they are by using big words.
  May use big words before they really know them.
  Adult talk about what you think - adult version of showing off papers with 
     stars.
  Euc in gathering - takes awhile to see the difference in surface and basic.

Surface might not follow logically

Icc - idealistic - intellectual reasons why things should be done
  if "R" may tell you a lot about the rules we should follow
  Icc always have idealistic motives
  May not work this out practically - know should help is different from
    actually helping. 
  Icc outgoing - more as theory
Ecc - may be nurturing to people they care about.
  Take good care of people they care about.
  Pay attention to small group to whom emotionally bonded

  Get primitive thing: E does, I thinks
  Ecc may be personally supportive but not support in abstract (political)

Ecc - well disciplined knows that you don't have to be a bum on the street
  
Procedural Dimension