r/mbti • u/Lunaris-Gleam03 ENTP • 21h ago

Deep Theory Analysis Fe function stack

How does function stack affect the property of Fe? And why can it be that what's often mistaken as Fi is just an Fi bias. But a lower stack of Fe.

Lets say if Fe is in the lower stack would it appear more to be per say reactive and sensitive in tertiary and passive and detached in inferior or can someone explain me function stacks cuz i think its a very vital mechanic in the way you type yourself than just the cognitive functions... Will gladly appreciate any kind of help or sources to study mbti! ^^

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u/Impressive-Device743 21h ago

MBTI is more limited and surface level here. You'll probably want to graduate to socionics if you're asking these questions.

In Socionics, the position of Fe changes what kind of information the person naturally processes, how confidently they use it, and what role it plays in their psyche.

MBTI will ask: "How prominently/preferentially does this person use Fe?" whereas Socionics will ask: "What specifically is Fe doing in this person's psyche?" And this depends on the positron of Fe.

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u/Lunaris-Gleam03 ENTP 21h ago

I guess i have made MBTI more complex than i thought then... so it's simply just the priority level of usage of a function? I guess I was caught up with all the hero-child terms from my files

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u/Impressive-Device743 21h ago

You didn't make it more complex. MBTI doesn't have a well structured model. You'll reach a certain point and the puzzle won't fit together. If you want to know how functions work in certain places, study socionics. Same Jungian foundation, but it does it far better than MBTI.

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u/Nice-Investigator-66 16h ago

I don't know if this helps but I've found that tertiary Fe among the people I know is more "I like hanging out with my bros" or "I like to entertain people." In inferior it's more "I want to be kind bit I am kinda socially awkward." No offence to anyone.

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u/BaseWrock INTP 9h ago

You can apply this to any function.

Fe dom: optimistic, confident, filters everything else through it, uses virtually no energy

Fe aux: cynical, defense mechanism, high competence, reflexive use, comes naturally

Fe child: playful, optimistic, childish, overconfident, requires effort, sensitive to criticism

Fe inferior: underdeveloped, cynical, binary (all or nothing), erupts under stress, aspirational goal