Alfons sometimes lacks energy. He is fairly apathetic and passive, preferring sluggishness to movement and leniency to initiative.

Alfons has a great deal of sang-froid. His inner calm and stolidity predispose him to tasks which require self-control and perseverance. He does not readily display his emotions, even in the most hair-raising situations.

Alfons has a good balance between being receptive to the other world and enjoying solitude and introspection. He is able to express his feelings and moods without being overwhelmed by them to the point of mistaking them for outer reality.

Alfons’ reactions to various stimuli are neither too phlegmatic nor too reactive. He has an inner balance which enables him to take time to reflect when necessary, but he can also react promptly when circumstances require it.

Alfons has the ability to concentrate and focus his attention on a single object intensely and exclusively. He may become a specialist in his field.

Alfons’ objectivity in perception and behavior could, in the best of cases, lead to generosity and altruism.

Alfons’s individualism will promote independent and original behavior. He tends to lack team spirit. On the contrary, he needs to feel free and untrammeled by others to be really effective.

Alfons has a tendency to yield, to follow, to put up with situations, and follow other people’s orders. He is modest and unassuming with a need for protection and a tendency to be dependent.

Alfons sometimes doubts in himself and his skills; he might be fairly shy and self-effacing. Feelings of inferiority may interfere with his ability to take action, or, on the contrary, may propel him into action if he sees a possibility of reward or compensation.

Alfons might sometimes find himself in a negative frame of mind. Undermined by his fears and his craving for security, he might struggle to see the sunny side of life.

Alfons stood by the window, looking out at the city. Mentally and intellectually, he was inclined to abstract and theoretical values. He had a talent for detecting the essential principles of phenomena, elaborating concepts, and grasping the basic structure of the subjects he studied. In some cases, he may lose a practical sense of tangible reality.

Alfons adopts a rigid, methodical approach when necessary or switches to a more flexible, free attitude that expresses his spontaneity.

Although Alfons’s thought patterns generally follow a logical or linear path, his reasoning is also open to intuitive processes which arise from obscure sources in his unconscious.

Alfons’s mind is especially perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, Alfons proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Alfons is inclined to arrange, classify, sort, catalogue, and compartmentalize, in all his life activities as well as his work.

Alfons behaves impulsively, letting his imagination guide him. His openness and spontaneity give him the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.