Socionics Qe Function Description
Qe Function Description
Questimity of Privilege and Prestige / Praerogativa
Divergence, Collective Order, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Variability
Irritability, disgust, elitism, aristocracy, nobility, prestige, superiority, privileges, diplomas, licenses, titles, coats of arms, dynasties, rarity, divine chosenness.The desire for a privileged position in society to improve the current standard of living and increase one's chances of survival during difficult times for society.
Extraverted Qe: Active pursuit of a better place in society that provides security and access to quality resources.
Introverted Qe: Avoidance of new tasks and contacts with people that threaten the loss of one's privileged position.
Qe + Divergence = Increased irritability - perceives any activity not coordinated with them as an encroachment on their authority, comfort, and interests.
Qe + Collective Order = Loves to command, order, demand, and treat people as subordinates, from a top-down perspective.
Qe + Extraversion = Fast onset of frustration reaction - excitability, quick-temperedness.
Qe + Conscientiousness = Establishes a protective distance with people, does not tolerate disrespect.
Qe + Variability = Sensory sensitivity - "princess and the pea."
Qe + Convergence = Opponent of individualism and granting various freedoms to lower-status members of society.
Qe + Individual Freedom = Unwilling to sacrifice their interests to achieve collective goals.
Qe + Introversion = Avoids contact with unfamiliar people - does not want to be drawn into overly familiar communication that would destroy their aristocratic status; for the same reasons, tends to be bureaucratic when in charge.
Qe + Spontaneousness = Indulges in their immediate desires.
Qe + Constancy = Ready to fight against enemies and violators.
Qe + Ne = Fast speech tempo, desire to speak out as much as possible - so that everyone knows and considers their opinion.
Qe + Se = Power-loving, desire to be part of the elite and have access to the best resources of society.
Qe + Ni = Pickiness, envy, irritation at others' positivity, others' success.
Qe + Si = Avoids outside interference in their life and body (e.g., surgeries, tattoos).
Qe + Ti = Uses bureaucratic or professional structures and their specific jargon to establish a distance from commoners/professionals.
Qe + Fi = Easily offended by breaches of etiquette.
Qe + Te = Unwilling to listen to others' complaints, reluctant to waste time on empathy for anyone.
Qe + Fe = Prone to conspicuous consumption (wants to show their prestige by incorporating elements of luxury into their life that are associated with belonging to the "upper class").
Qe + Qi = Disgust, reluctance to interact with anything that seems potentially unsafe for their health and mental equilibrium.
Qe + Di = Supports social inequality and stratification in access to goods and information, willing to uphold such inequality from a "top-down" position (as a representative of the upper class, protecting their privileges).
Qe - Ne = Ignores the requests and interests of outsiders and lower-ranking members of the group.
Qe - Se = Self-preservation instinct, cowardice, runs from danger.
Qe - Ni = Considers much in the world to be unacceptable and reacts with indignation.
Qe - Si = Maximalism: "If you love, love a queen; if you lose, lose a million."
Qe - Ti = Lacks patience to wait in line or queue, fidgets and rushes ahead.
Qe - Fi = Quick-tempered, prone to anger, easily escalates to shouting.
Qe - Te = Prone to impulsive actions, splurges to make an impression ("a million scarlet roses").
Qe - Fe = Due to distrust of people, prefers to manage others remotely.
Qe - Qi = Frequently compares themselves to others, trying to be no worse than other members of the reference group.
Qe - Di = Quickly irritated at any frustration of needs.
Qe - De = Demands a privileged position relative to others.