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TFJD Codes and Emotional Volatility Indices (VI) for Worldview Themes 

Attempting to gauge the relative amount of thinking (T), feeling (F),  joining (J), and doing (D) associated with individual worldview themes enables our going beyond using a simple playing cards based scheme for classifying them. In this more refined TFJD scheme, each theme is assigned a four digit TFJD code based on relative measures (scored on a 1 = low, 2 = average, 3 = high basis) of contributions. The chart below provides examples. 
worldview theme THINKING (T)   FEELING (F)   JOINING (J)   DOING (D)     TFJD Code
#5A Scientific Materialism 3 1 2 1 3121
#7B Magic 1 2 3 3 1233
#7A Mysticism 1 1 1 1 1111
#34 Valuing Traditions                       and  Status Quo 2 2 2 2 2222
#35B Working for Change 3 3 3 3 3333
 

Each of the eighty-one four digit TFJD codes are uniquely defined in a relative sense; each can be associated with a uniquely numbered box as illustrated in the table below.  Admittedly what worldview theme is put in what box is a bit more subjective! The assignments are based on both quantitative and qualitative measures of human behavior, and neuroscience based considerations. (see *Note below)         As you look over the table below, realize the following:

1) As one proceeds from left to right in the table below, generally thinking becomes more evident.

2) As one proceeds from top to bottom, generally speaking, feeling becomes more evident.

3) There are no good or bad code scores: their meaning is loosely connected to activity in certain brain areas.

1111  

#7A   MYSTICISM

2111  

#11B   FREE WILL

3111

#18B    DISPASSIONATE 

1112

#20B   AUTHORITARIANISM

2112

#29A   THE SELF-RESTRAINED PERSON   

3112

#30   INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM

1113

#33A   SERVITUDE

2113

#35A   SELF RELIANT NONCONFORMITY

3113

#46A  TECHNOLOGICAL FIX MENTALITY

1121

#11A   FATALISM

2121

#39A   TOUGH LOVE

3121

#5A   SCIENTIFIC MATERIALISM

1122

#47B   PACIFISM

2122

#19A   ECONOMIC INDIVIDUALISM

3122

#6   SCIENTIFIC METHOD

1123  

#15  COLLECTIVE COGNITIVE IMPERATIVE

2123

#26A   CONSUMERISM

3123

#22A   EXPANSIONISM (ECONOMIC)

1131

#5B  VITALISM

2131

#31   EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY

3131

#4   GLOBAL VISION: THE BIG PICTURE

1132

#23B   ENOUGHNESS

2132

#47A   ATTITUDINAL FIX MENTALITY

3132

#23A   SUSTAINABILITY

1133

#37A  PROUD IDENTIFICATION

2133

#48 CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY ADVOCATE

3133

#19B CORPORATE CAPITALISM

1211

#9B   APOCALYPTICISM

2211

#1A   HUMBLY UNSURE

3211

#20A   ELITISM 

1212

#14A   MORALISTIC GOD

2212

      #52 INDEPENDENT LIVING  

3212

#28B    HEALTHY ORIENTATION

1213

#26B   THE MORE IS BETTER MENTALITY

2213

#25     ANTHROPOCENTRISM

3213

#45B   WORK HARD, PAY AS YOU GO

1221

#14B  REINCARNATION

2221

#17B    GRATITUDE & FORGIVENESS

3221

#42   ETHICAL ORIENTATION

1222

#45A   BORROWING MENTALITY

2222

  #34  VALUING TRADITIONS

3222

#50A   LIBERTARIAN

1223

#24   STRUGGLING WITH SUSTENANCE

2223

#3   FOCUSED VISION

3223

#13   DANCING WITH SYSTEMS

1231

#8A   MONOTHEISM

2231

#32  VALUING HUMAN RIGHTS

3231

#49B   SOCIALISM

1232

#8B  BELIEF IN A PERSONAL GOD

2232

         #16 GOLDEN RULE, MUTUAL HELP    

3232

#49A   SOCIAL WELFARE STATISM

1233

#7B   MAGIC

2233

#44B  ANIMAL RIGHTS

3233

#40   ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

1311

#39B   SCAPEGOATING

2311

#36B  CONSPIRACISM

3311

#36A   CYNICISM

1312

#33B    ADDICTION

2312

#2B  I KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU

3312

#1B   SKEPTICISM

1313

#28A  HEDONISTIC ORIENTATION

2313

#29B   THE THREATENING PERSON

3313

#46B  MILITARISM

1321

#9A   RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM

2321

#44A  SANCTITY & DIGNITY OF LIFE

3321

#10  SECULAR HUMANISM

1322

#17A   BITTERNESS & VENGEANCE

2322

#50B  LEFT ANARCHIST

3322

#22B   IMPERIALISM

1323

#18A   PASSIONATELY IMPULSIVE

2323

#41 STRUGGLING WITH SELF ESTEEM

3323

#43  SEEKING WEALTH AND POWER

1331

#2A  THE TRUE BELIEVER

2331

#21A  POPULISM

3331

#37B  GLOBAL CITIZEN

1332

#38  VALUING FAMILY

2332

#21B   SERVICE TO OTHERS

3332

#51   ETHICAL GLOBALIZATION

1333

#12  THE ARTISTIC WORLDVIEW

2333

#27   BELONGING TO NATURE

3333

#35B   WORKING FOR CHANGE

 

From TFJD codes, an Emotional Volatility Index (VI) can be derived. Something that’s volatile is likely to change in a sudden and extreme way. Just as some financial investments are more volatile than others, “investing” in various worldview themes presents a similar contrast.  Thus those investing in Passionately Impulsive (theme #18A) and The Artistic Orientation (theme #12) need to be prepared for much greater changes (both up and down) in their feelings / emotional state on a much shorter time scale —that is, much greater volatility—when compared to less emotionally volatile themes such as Dispassionate (theme #18B) and Scientific Materialism (theme #5A). Note the VI scores for these themes below. Worldview theme volatility increases dramatically with absence of thinking (T) and increase of feeling (F).   

worldview theme TFJD Code Emotional Volatility VI index
#18B  Dispassionate 3111 1
#5A  Scientific Materialism 3121 2
#18A  Passionately Impulsive 1323 486
#12  The Artistic Orientation 1333 729

 

* Note: Much more about TFJD codes and Emotional Volatility VI indices, including the rationale for introducing  them, their connection to both human behavior / neuroscience, and their mathematical basis can be found in The Worldview Theme Songbook—Exploring the Feelings Behind Worldviews. 

 

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