Contact Fusion / De + Di

Description

(-) Negative perceptual-evaluative orientation

Negating what's bad, absent, flawed: "What is broken here?"

Attention drawn to what deviates, falls short, or is missing.

Default expectation of problems.

Cautious and alert emotional baseline.

Accumulation of problems along Repulsion functions. Instrumental problem-solving along Fusion.

General Meaning

Negativity

Informational Level

Contrast-based cognition (differentiation, contradiction, dissection)

Orientation toward avoiding negative outcomes

Social Level

Distrustful and guarded in initial contact

Less accepting of strangers and outsiders

Psychological Level

Higher emotional guardedness, lower suggestibility

Physical Level

Higher resting arousal, tension and alertness