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INFP-T和INFP-A的对比分析
INFP-T vs. INFP-A Personalities
INFP-T和INFP-A的对比分析
By A.J. Drenth
The INFP personality type is creative, idealistic, empathetic, and individualistic. INFPs are among the most open and curious of the 16 types, bringing an explorative attitude to their life and work.
INFP是有创造力的，理想主义的，有同情心的和自我意识的人格。INFP是16人格里最开放和有好奇心的一类，他们乐于用探索的心态来生活和工作。
Unlike more conventional personality types, INFPs insist on paving their own unique path in life. They strive to ensure that their work and relationships are in alignment with their deeply-held values and reflect who they are as individuals. Seeking a life that moves and inspires them, many are drawn to artistic, religious, or humanitarian endeavors.
和倾向于传统的人格不同的是，INFPs在生活中坚持走他们不同寻常的道路。他们努力确保和思考自己的工作和人际关系和自己内在价值和自我人格的一致性。他们一直寻找一种能鼓舞他们的生活方式，许多INFPs会成为艺术家，牧师或者人文主义者。
Like other intuitive introverts, INFPs feel they must “find themselves” before fully committing to a career or relationship. Unfortunately, the process of clarifying their identity and vocation rarely proceeds as quickly as they would like. Indeed, it can take years, sometimes decades, for them to figure out who they are and what they want out of life. For this reason, many INFPs are well-described as “seekers” or “wanderers,” avidly searching for self-insight and self-direction.
和其他内向直觉型人格一样，INFPs认为在他们全身心投入一份事业和关系前，他们必须认清自我。不幸的是，澄清他们自我认知和身份的过程并没有他们想象的那么快，这要花上他们好多年甚至几十年去认清他们自己和自己想要的生活。因此，许多INFPs被描述成一个探索者，热心地寻找自己地认知和方向。
The term “INFP” is by no means a new one. The 16 types were first proposed by Myers and Briggs in the mid-20th century as part of their attempt to standardize and apply the seminal work of Carl Jung. Only recently, however, has the notion of two INFP types—the INFP-T vs. INFP-A—been set forth by the website, 16 Personalities. This addition of the T and A variables effectively expands the number of personality types from 16 to 32, which is deeply ironic in light of their website moniker.
INFP这个术语无疑是全新的。十六人格理论是20世纪中期由Myers and Briggs提出，作为他们想要标准化荣格最初的理论工作的一部分。然而最近INFP的两个概念——INFP-T和INFP-A在网络上被提出。新增的-T,-A维度有效的将16人格扩展为32人格。
According to 16 Personalities, the T variable stands for “turbulent” while the A variable for “assertive.” In my view, this is a rather strange juxtaposition when one considers that being turbulent isn’t really the opposite of being assertive. Terms like “steady” or “consistent” would seem to comprise a more appropriate contrast with turbulent, as would a term like “passive” with assertive. Even more problematic is the fact that, according to Google search data, nearly 80% of searches pertain to the INFP-T rather than the INFP-A type, suggesting that this distinction may not be a terribly useful one, at least among INFPs.
根据16人格理论，T变量代表“混乱的”，A变量代表“坚定的”。在我看来，这是一个相当奇怪的并列，因为一个被认为相对混乱的人并不一定是相对坚定对立面。“稳定的”和“一致的”这样的术语要更适合有“混乱的”的反面意思，而“被动的”更适合做“坚定的”的对立面。更成问题的是，根据Google数据显示，将近80%的人属于INFP-T，这也表明了在INFPs中，-T和-A的区别也许不是那么重要。
INFP-T vs. INFP-A Personalities
INFPs are not the only personality type characterized by lower levels of assertiveness; the other three IP types —ISFPs, INTPs, and ISTPs—also tend to be less assertive. This can be explained by the fact that IPs tend to introvert rather than extravert their judgments. In other words, rather than directly expressing what they feel or think, IPs are inclined to bite their tongue or express their concerns in less direct or more roundabout ways. This can prove problematic in their careers as well as their relationships, an issue I explored in my post, INFP, INTP, ISFP, ISTP Relationship Challenges.
INFP并不是唯一一个-A维度占少数的人格；其他三个IP类型的人格——ISFP,INTP,ISTP也是一样的情况。这是因为IP类型倾向于内向判断。换句话说，相对于直接表达他们的感受和想法，IPs更倾向于什么也不说或是用一种更委婉地方式表达。这种情况在他们的职业和人际关系可能会存在许多问题。
In the end, it appears that only unusual or highly developed INFPs are apt to test as the INFP-A type. In order for INFPs to assert themselves in a healthy fashion (rather than in a passive-aggressive manner), they must not only be sufficiently self-assured, but must also show ample development of their inferior function, Extraverted Thinking (Te). For it is largely through the development of Te that INFPs can learn to directly express their judgments and opinions to others, a skill which constitutes an important part of their growth and development. So even if the majority of INFPs don’t score high in assertiveness, they can nonetheless embrace it as a goal toward which they can strive.
最后，只有不同寻常的或者高度发展的INFP测试结果为INFP-A。为了让INFP能够用健康的方式更好地坚定自己（而不是用消极被动地方法），不仅必须进行充分地自我肯定，还得充分发展第四功能，外向思考。通过发展外向思考，INFP可以学会直接表达自己的判断和对外界的观点，这是一个构成他们人格发展的重要技能的一部分。所以，即使大部分INFP在-A维度上得分不高，他们还是可以接受它，并把它作为自己的奋斗目标。
作为INFP-T翻译完这个之后还是有点苦恼的，还是得好好学习如何Assert myself，把这个作为自己衍生的插件技能来锻炼吧，这样更利于接受这样长期处于Turbulent状态下的自己。
