Function Analysis
Function AnalysisInspector vs Guardian
Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis
First Type
Second Type
Hardly tolerates unpunctual people who do everything at wrong times.
Lives at measured pace, strongly dislikes unjustified postponements and schedule disruptions. Frightened by fate and unpredictability. Though rejecting mysticism, cautiously listens to prophecies, fortune-telling, and dreams. Gets mobilized and spurred by unexpected but important events requiring quick completion.
Impatient and activation-seeking.
Dislikes delays and slow event flow. Oriented toward quick decisions. Activated in time-deficit situations. Minor pushing causes protest, but major pushing activates them. Better given short preparation time - more waiting and preparation leads to more anxiety and worse results. Internally anxious, worries about various dangers threatening them and loved ones. Seeks religious, philosophical, mystical ways to understand and protect against fate's reversals. Won't be caught off-guard, always prepared for unforeseen circumstances. Well remembers past mistakes and shocks, extracting lessons from them.
Very attached to personal worldview, makes no concessions or compromises.
Selects friends based on shared views. Judges human abilities by their own standards - 'if I can do it, why can't others?' Personal attitude replaces intuition. May trust well-wishers, informants, pseudo-supporters. Values intellectual, creatively gifted people and can forgive their egoism and unethical behavior.
Struggles with vague, ungrounded ideas.
Difficult to understand accumulation of original but vague ideas not based on recognized facts. Feels heavy in situations of uncertainty and incompleteness. When observing someone, compares their abilities with own: 'Can I do what they do?' Either overly idealizes person or completely denies their abilities. Distrusts boastful people who flaunt abilities. Won't indulge talented but selfish and self-satisfied people. Doesn't recognize abilities not supplemented by work. Waits to be noticed and properly appreciated - hard to self-promote. Rarely praises others but gladly accepts compliments.
Carefully monitors appearance and always looks neat.
Tidy in household and workplace. Skilled with hands - repairs and crafts home items. Excellent at fine manual operations, especially design and decoration work. Prefers simple but healthy food. Shows stability in tastes and habits.
Cannot remain idle, seeks concrete activity.
Idleness depresses them. Constantly looks for something to do. Work serves as medicine against many ailments. Afraid of appearing untidy, unattractive, or in poor physical shape before others. Takes immediate radical treatment when ill. Feels pity for people who are disadvantaged, sick, weak, dependent, or destitute. Involuntarily wants to help with something concrete: feed, heal, free from dependency, help overcome crisis or bad habits. Highly values cleanliness and healthy lifestyle. Won't tolerate people who are physically repulsive or have unhealthy instincts.
Sober realist who sets only achievable goals.
Usually accomplishes them eventually, if not immediately. When explanations and warnings don't help, applies pressure and other forceful management methods. Knows how to corner opponents. Stoic who maintains self-control and endures any hardships. Forces themselves to do uninteresting but necessary things. Helps weak and defenseless people, cares for elderly and sick. Can be quiet lone fighter for justice.
Skillfully calculates impact force on people.
Doesn't adapt to partner but imposes their behavioral line. Maintains self-control until critical point. Can defend themselves and loved ones. Cannot tolerate coercion or unreasonable force application. Their resistance is always proportional to aggression level. Knows how to train offenders by gradually increasing pressure. Won't calm down until feeling opponent's confusion and falling fighting spirit. Moral victory more important than physical. Never allows disrespectful treatment or opinion imposition. Cannot be intimidated or provoked.
Thoroughly masters any work undertaken.
Stubbornly and persistently gathers information to fully control situations. Collector or book lover, especially interested in reference literature. Advocate of strict order and refined systems. Rejects anything that doesn't fit as illogical. Regularly checks and controls progress in areas of interest. Balanced and reliable themselves, demands same from others. Respects hierarchy and ignores personal preferences in business matters. Places objects in strictly designated places, cannot tolerate others taking or moving their things.
Attempts objective, systematic analysis.
Strives to analyze situations from all sides and draw objective, unambiguous conclusions. Puts on mask of dry, dispassionate person in public. Depends on established norms and tested methods of action. Evaluates everything from standpoint of common sense and reasonable egoism. Forces themselves to do what rules require and demands same from others. Needs physical distance, keeps away from bothersome people. Avoids large crowds.
Very thrifty in work and purchases.
Seeks to save even small amounts of money. Keeps worn-out items just in case. Tries to eliminate unnecessary labor costs. Supporter of mechanization and automation. Controls income more than expenses. Monitors others' actions and suspects problems when they seem illogical or inappropriate.
Finds peace through productive work.
Truly relaxes and calms after tense but useful work. Likes people who involve them in business activity. Practical in daily affairs. Uses everything available in their territory. Loves functional and beautifully designed things. Values what's useful and requires minimal maintenance effort. Knows how to ensure comfortable working conditions. Quickly completes labor-intensive work to avoid returning to it. Heavily struggles with job changes and lifestyle disruption. Discomfort during adaptation to new conditions greatly frightens them.
Behaves politely and correctly in public.
Can force themselves to be cheerful and sociable. Easily makes brief, situational contacts. Inspires trust through behavior. Patiently listens to people who approach them, shows sympathy and favor. Though becomes closer, rejects overly familiar relationships. Stern at home with family, loves to educate and moralize. Reliable in attachments but sometimes painfully torn between two objects of affection.
Sharp judge of authentic relationships.
Sees how people reveal themselves in communication. Cannot be fooled by fake friendliness. Critically evaluates others' behavior but only voices opinions when deeply hurt. Immediately divides people into 'own' and 'others' upon first meeting. Others cease to exist for them while they become strongly attached to close ones and feel responsible for them. Faithful to internal ethical evaluations of people - very hard to persuade otherwise. Reluctantly compromises with 'others' but forgives much from 'their own.' Skillfully manipulates psychological distance, bringing people closer or pushing away to communicate their attitude.
Usually in gloomy mood, accumulates negative emotions.
Feels relief after venting emotions on someone. Needs frequent emotional background changes for good physical condition. Cannot tolerate directed pressure from negative emotions - crying, tantrums, accusations. Easier to give in than ignore them. Internally quite touchy and vulnerable though doesn't show it, considering it weakness.
Sensitive to emotional states but cannot improve them.
Well senses person's emotional state, asks about causes of bad mood but cannot improve it themselves. Adapts to others' moods. Formally official in serious situations, casually cheerful among friends, even allowing cynical jokes. Loves cheerful people who can energize, relieve tension, boost mood, and instill future confidence. Needs distraction from oppressive thoughts and emotional releases. Avoids life dramas and negative emotion buildup, knowing their heavy impact on psyche and health. Conversely, intentionally accelerates conflict resolutions or dramatizes situations.
Function-based type comparison analysis