Description
A mentality defined by meticulous dissection of detail—methodical, nuanced, and prone to entanglement in complexity. Engages deeply with inherited systems—historical, political, intellectual—focused on preserving, navigating, or interpreting established hierarchies and traditions.
Marked by a more group‑oriented stance—higher in conformity and driven by external validation; formal and institutional gravity—layered, complex, and deliberately performed.
Intellectual
Complexification of the subject of thought.
From simple to complex. From the past to the future. Bottom-up thinking - from element to system.
Sensation → Empathy → Imagination → Logic
HiTOP
Internalizing Spectrum
Anxiousness, Perseveration
Cyclical, repetitive mental processes. Tendency to get stuck on tasks, nuances, or dives into specific topics.
Systematic information collection and classification. Exploration of peripheral aspects. Interest in past history.
Clusters
| # | Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cognitive complexity |
| 2 | Analytical thought processes and systematic categorization |
| 3 | Obsessive repetitive cycles and cognitive viscosity |
| 4 | Didactic predisposition in communication |
| 5 | Tachycardia predisposition |
| 6 | Migraine predisposition |
| 7 | Lipophilicity and overeating predisposition |
| 8 | Head flushes and hyperemia |
| 9 | Hypertension predisposition |
| 10 | Parasomnias and sleep disturbances |
| 11 | Heightened tactile sensitivity |
| 12 | Low suggestibility and emotional non-synchrony |
| 13 | Increased sweating predisposition |
| 14 | Symptoms of elevated histamine tone |
| 15 | Broad-boned physique |
| 16 | Predisposition to envy |
| 17 | Symptoms of elevated prolactin |
| 18 | Love of discussions and debates |
| 19 | Low self-esteem, self-analysis, and self-criticism |
| 20 | Predisposition to bruxism (teeth grinding) |
| 21 | Tolerance to swearing/profanity |
| 22 | Tolerance to external criticism |
| 23 | Negative attitude toward physical exertion |
| 24 | Democratism in communication |
| 25 | Erudition, literacy, developed verbal sphere |
| 26 | Numbness and cooling of extremities |
| 27 | Accelerated puberty |
| 28 | Smoking habit |
| 29 | No history of mumps |
| 30 | Finger length ratio indicating prenatal testosterone |
| 31 | Bass voice and dark eyes – indication of higher current testosterone |
| 32 | Right-side dominance (leg/ear/eye) |
| 33 | Interest in studying people and understanding their motivations |
| 34 | Sound aftereffects and synesthesia tendencies |
| 35 | Increased total sleep duration |
| 36 | Adult lactase persistence |