(Type) says that the failure to develop one’s judging (or perceiving) function leaves the individual like a ship with sails but no rudder. I get that. So assume the judging function is a T. How would we the counselors be able to discern if the issue is the client’s undeveloped T or his inability to utilize the F (tertiary) function in proper situations?
A really good question. It takes a lot of questioning — if the person was previously able to access judgment (T) and is now having trouble making decisions, it could very well be an emerging judging function (F). If the person has always had trouble making decisions–accessing judgment–then judgment (T or F) may never have developed in the first place. There is even one more scenario — the person who develops an “adaptive” function. This might be a natural Thinking type who develops Feeling judgment in childhood and is now in adulthood discovering his or her true preference for Thinking. This is such a good example of why people can’t just be “typed.” Type is best used as a tool to explore whatever might be going on with respondents.
