Dreiser (ISFJ)

Dreiser (ISFJ) lives through relationships and is quite perceptive in this sphere; difficult to deceive with fake friendliness. Dreiser’s attitude toward people corresponds to the actions they have taken. Remembers both good and evil for a long time, values friendship, and does not forgive betrayal. Shows attitude through tone, look, gestures, and actions. Divides people into insiders and outsiders. Ready to do much for insiders and forgives them a lot, but if patience overflows, may move them into the outsider category. With outsiders this sociotype is uncompromising. Outsiders are those who do not accept the value system.

Dreiser knows how to calculate the force of influence on a person, can stand up for self and loved ones, and strike back. Resistance is always proportional to pressure and never excessive. Difficult to intimidate or provoke; able to keep control until a critical point is reached. Dislikes strangers on personal territory.

Reacts sharply to injustice and voices a position on it; if such conversations do not receive support from others, withdraws from communication with them. Follows rules and expects the same from others. Tries to evaluate everything from the standpoint of common sense.

Dreiser is critical of easy success unsupported by hard work. Dislikes talented but selfish people. Treats own abilities critically and often undervalues them, waiting for someone to notice and appreciate them. Rarely praises people. Handles uncertainty and ambiguity with difficulty.

Enjoys intense but productive work that brings benefit. Likes being involved in business activity. Idleness is depressing. Practical in everyday life. This personality type handles changes of familiar environment and activity poorly.

Cannot tolerate delays and is oriented toward quick decisions. The less preparation time Dreiser has, the easier it is, because excess time leads to overthinking and unnecessary worry. In time pressure, mobilizes. Always ready for unforeseen circumstances. Internally anxious; the future can be frightening. Calmed by people who look optimistically ahead and are confident they know what to do in any situation. Remembers past mistakes well and learns from them.

Adjusts to the mood of others. In a new company behaves reservedly and observes. Relaxes among close people.

Highly values cleanliness and a healthy lifestyle. Tries to stay neat, hides illnesses, and during such periods prefers to avoid social contact. Feels compassion for people unable to care for themselves and strives to help them in concrete ways.

1. Dreiser (ISFJ) easily wins people’s trust. Polite, tactful, possesses refined aesthetic taste and knows how to use it /Turgenev, Fitzgerald/. Unerringly knows who loves whom, who dislikes whom, who wants what, who influences whom, and why. A moralist. Often marked by sharp judgments /Machiavelli/. Remembers both good and evil perfectly and considers repayment necessary. Highly values friendship and does not forgive betrayal. In love before marriage may be inconsistent, since sees no point prolonging exhausted relationships. Dislikes those who cannot love themselves. Regulates relationships less by words than by tone and expressive gaze. Does not display emotions, therefore may seem cold. Often avoids looking directly at the interlocutor, as if not to burn them with the eyes. Complex ethical situations inspire this type.

2. In a new company, usually a quiet and modest person. Watches and listens to understand whether those present can be won over to the ideal of human relations. If not, continues to remain silent or even leaves. Among insiders — active and talkative. Insiders are those who accepted the ethical norms. Subordinates emotions to the emotions of others. Cheerful among cheerful people, stern among angry people.

3. Let the enemy envy. Dreiser never openly shows anger or hatred, instead remains pointedly polite and self-possessed. Only a close friend may see this person disheveled or insufficiently composed. Always “buttoned up,” internally mobilized. Extremely intolerant of sloppiness and disorder.

4. Sexual freedoms are not for this type. This personality type remains faithful to a spouse not for the spouse’s sake, but for self-respect. For a female Dreiser, the thought that somewhere there is a man who “had” her is unbearable. Dislikes when someone probes abilities or potential possibilities, or boasts of their own talents in contrast to others.

5. Lives only for today and dislikes waiting. Prefers work that can be finished quickly and admired afterward. Dreiser feels constantly late, while others consider this type punctual. The need to do something by a certain deadline creates tension. Therefore the dual, having bought theater tickets a week in advance, will not mention it until the last day.

6. Loves through deeds rather than words, but is not inclined to invent these deeds independently and gladly yields to a partner’s wishes in everyday practical matters. Can abandon one task at any moment and start another if the partner wants it. Capable of self-sacrifice in service to society. For example, may take on the whole burden of domestic life if the partner is occupied with socially significant work.