Staying on Top of Your World

Each mentality generates characteristic states of mind for the individual. These manifest in personality features and everyday social interactions. Emotional maturity is about handling inner mental states, which is important to get maximum benefit from a mentality.

The following Topics cover:

■ Inner experiences

  • The type of feeling preferred or habitually generated.
  • The nature and location of self-boundaries
  • Interactional states that relate closely to personal identity types.

■ Commitment to action

  • Constructive moods and atmospheres affect energy levels
  • Destructive moods and atmospheres demoralize and de-motivate
  • The effect may be primarily on society or on the individual.

■ Social bonds

  • Constructive moods and atmospheres affect integration
  • Destructive moods and atmospheres lead to isolation, depression and paranoia
  • The effect may be primarily on society or on the individual.

Originally posted: July 2009