The Self-Opinion Block (Activating + Demonstrative Functions)

The Self-Opinion Block fuels the maintenance of one's prejudices. The core motivation driving this block is the intense desire to distinguish oneself and cultivate a specific personal image:

A striving to highlight one's significance, brilliance, and wit; to showcase unique qualities; and to recount successful or positive personal experiences.
An effort to project a professional persona: emphasizing hard, effective work, asserting that one’s methods are superior, and demonstrating that they are competent and energetic. This is the image the individual attempts to present to others.
This function block motivates the person to show off or grandstand to emphasize their importance. It involves elements of boasting and self-admiration, often manifested as a preference for indirect compliments—compliments the person subtly engineers for themselves.
A powerful urge to engage in wishful thinking (confusing one's desires with reality).

Despite this external display, the individual is often aware of their behavior but finds it difficult to control:

The person often realizes they are overdoing the self-promotion, but the need to present themselves favorably is overwhelming. They attempt to ignore or suppress this realization.
Though they may critically evaluate something they've just said, they can still impulsively blurt out a foolish remark.

The central element of this block is aт internal insecurity that demands external validation. The individual is interested in the reactions of others.

They feel satisfaction when others agree with their self-assessment and disappointment or frustration when opinions clash. Regarding the Self-Opinion Block, while a positive evaluation is preferred, the individual can generally weather a negative assessment as well.

The Self-Opinion Block & Temperaments

Sources: S. Ionkin, E. Shepetko