<Li> Auxiliary function is the preferred perceiving function: introverted sensing (Si) </Li> <Li> Tertiary function is the opposite of the Auxiliary: intuition (N) </Li> <Li> Inferior function is the opposite of the Dominant: introverted feeling (Fi) </Li> <P> The dynamics of the ESTJ are found in the primary combination of extraverted thinking as their dominant function and introverted sensing as their auxiliary function: the dominant tendency of ESTJs to order their environment, to set clear boundaries, to clarify roles and timetables, and to direct the activities around them is supported by their facility for using past experience in an ordered and systematic way to help organize themselves and others . For instance, ESTJs may enjoy planning trips for groups of people to achieve some goal or to perform some culturally uplifting function . Because of their ease in directing others and their facility in managing their own time, they engage all the resources at their disposal to achieve their goals . However, under prolonged stress or sudden trauma, ESTJs may overuse their extraverted thinking function and fall into the grip of their inferior function, introverted feeling . Although the ESTJ can seem insensitive to the feelings of others in their normal activities, under tremendous stress, they can suddenly express feelings of being unappreciated or wounded by insensitivity . </P>

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