Introverted Intuition (Ni): House
doesn’t even need to SEE a patient (and prefers not to) to connect the dots and
diagnose them – he is not always right the first time out, but he fills in the
blanks by searching for the cause based off the end result or symptoms. His
mantra is that “the truth begins in lies,” because “patients always lie.” He
wants others to brainstorm, but actively shoots down many of their ideas as they turn up –
while not always collectively brainstorming himself. House spends a lot of time
alone pondering, searching for solutions; answers sometimes simply “come to him”
in a flash of insight. Many times, his assertions about a patient immediately
upon seeing them turn out to be right – a woman is having sex without knowing
it (in her sleep), a woman is dying of cancer based on a dot in her lungs, etc.
His cutting insights into coworkers don’t always make them like him (he knows
Chase is informing to the new “boss” on him without any proof, and he’s right;
he tells Cameron she is seeking someone who “needs” her to love them; he
informs his ex-wife that she isn’t over him yet).
Extroverted Thinking (Te): Proof
and identifiable methods are his go-to. He shoots down impossible ideas (other
than his own) with textbook definitions and medical information. His solution
is not to over-think or invent his own system (Ti) but to work with what is
right in front of him and the obvious solutions. Often House will prescribe a
patient risky medicine just to “see if this is the right treatment – if they
live, I was right; if they die, I wasn’t right.” He wants to solve the puzzle
(Ni), get paid, and go home – once the mystery is done with, he’s done with the
patient; the book is closed, and he moves on (Te). House will do things he does not like to keep
his job if he must. His brutal honesty with people and their conditions often
alienates them and upsets Cameron with his poor bedside manner. When told to
fire one of his doctors, House cannot think his way out of the situation—so he
stalls.
Introverted Feeling (Fi): His
emotions almost never come to the surface except in cutting sarcasm, although
he does confess to a friend that he isn’t sure if he wants his ex-wife
back or for her to suffer. House lectures his students on remaining detached;
he criticizes Cameron for becoming too close to her patients. He is rarely emotionally impacted by cases, which allows him to remain impartial and make tough calls. Though he
never says as much, he does care about all his doctors. Once in awhile, a case
touches a nerve, something he can relate to – he becomes more reactive around
Stacy, refusing at first to shove through treatment on her new husband
because it reminds him too much of her heavy-handed control over his own
medical condition. But, as she rightly points out, House’s moral compass is not
objective – it has blind spots; he will strong-arm patients, scare them into
saving their own lives, or alternatively, inform them they might as well die,
while objecting when others “do that to [him].” House believes so strongly that
the power of life and death as a choice ought to belong to the individual that
he informs a nine year old she doesn’t have to “hold on for your mom.”
Extroverted Sensing (Se): His
medical training has forced him to be extremely observant, when he is forced to
interact with patients and their scans. He notices things the other doctors
miss. House, however, hates being in the exam rooms, hates exerting any kind of
physical energy, and tends to retreat home at the end of the day to drink a
fine wine and be alone, maybe play a little music. Offhanded references hint
that he enjoys sex (whenever he can get it) yet he shies away from becoming
intimate with most people. On one occasion, he take a motorcycle out for a ride.
Note:
House is often typed IXTP but he’s not a Ti/Fe user. He doesn’t invent systems –
he uses the system in front of him. He puts no thought into inventing processes
– all his internalized thoughts are going straight into his intuition. He can
solve cases from his office, without needing to (or wanting to) physically
examine the evidence – much like the book Hannibal Lecter, from his prison
cell. Ni provides him with insights. (Chase, an ISTP, is a good Ti/Fe contrast – his lower Fe gives him a general pleasantness and even makes him compromise from time to time to keep emotional peace.) House does have one major missing
factor common in tert-Fi’s – he lacks a strong work ethic and doesn’t
take much pride in his work. To him, it’s more about the puzzle (Ni). He also
is a stereotype; real aux-Te’s know a good
bedside manner gets them further in their careers and that having people like
them is necessary.
when is lorde gonna drop another album and save me from this hell…..its been 84 years……dont get me wrong i would listen to 400 lux til the end of my days but damn gurl where u been
