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Originally Posted by htb
Can those fears be introduced by experience? Is it possible to fear both insignificance and rejection? Or are you saying that one always fears both, but to characteristically unequal degrees?
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Yes,fears (and the accompanying behavior) can be introduced from experience.
But when speaking of temperament (and by extension, type), we are addressing specifically those that are inborn.
So between fear of rejection, and fear of insignificance, one will outweigh the other, shaping our expressive behavior. Between the different areas of interaction (social, leadership, deeper relationships) one can fear rejection and be less expressive in one area, yet fear insignificance and thus be more expressive or demanding of attention in another area, so fear of both might be across those lines. Fear of neither in one area will result in ambiversion.