INTROVERTED  FEELING  TYPE - FI - IN DIFFERENT TYPOLOGICAL MODELS

Descriptions of the Introverted Feeling Type can be found under different names in different typological models:
• Psychoanalytic character structure: perfectionistic (Horney)
• Type 1 – Enneagram
• Type Fi – Carl Jung

✅ Psychoanalytic character structure

• The perfectionistic type - Karen Horney (book "Neurosis and Human Growth")

Perfectionist works methodically and attends rather too meticulously to details. But he is so cramped by what he should do and how he should do it that there is no room left for originality and spontaneity. He is therefore slow and unproductive. Because of his exacting demands on himself he is easily overworked and exhausted (as is well known of the perfectionistic housewife) and lets others suffer as a result. Also, since he is as exacting on others as he is on Himself, his influence on others is often cramping, especially if he is in an executive position. (Chapter 13. Neurotic Disturbances in Work)

Last updated 05.10.2026