James Kirkland’s psyche follows an introverted flow. He knows himself and attempts to develop his inner resources to their maximum potential.

James Kirkland is oriented toward other people because he is a social being. His personal interests often blend in with those of his associates or those of the group to which he belongs. He is motivated by a need to work in common with other people and to share life’s pleasures and pain. His commitments to other people are of paramount importance to his personal development. This dependence may present difficulties with individual self-assertion and make it hard for him to make decisions alone. If he wants to achieve inner equilibrium, he must behave in such a way that his actions yield benefits to others as well as himself.

James Kirkland is attracted to interpersonal activities, but his significant need for inner security may stand in the way of his overtures to others. Since he is highly receptive to other people’s inner natures, he seeks tight bonds with others. James unconsciously needs their psychological support in his quest for himself. Were he to evaluate his psychological development, he would place more value upon human warmth, intimacy, and the need to share than on intellectual understanding or personal freedom of expression.

James Kirkland lived in a world which was in continual contact with his dreams and subconscious. He could not live without love, and, like water which flowed into and took on the shape of the vessel which contained it, he was always ready to submerge himself in another person. Stirred by forces he did not control, he may be aroused by passions which were impervious to the restraints of reason and logic. He was an emotive creature in harmony with the flow of his feelings, impulses, and urges.

Although James Kirkland may not necessarily notice the fact about himself because he is so strongly engaged in actions and material concerns, he sometimes lacks sound judgment. This impairment arises from a difficulty in obtaining perspective on himself and his life. James may be puzzled by his troubled relations with others. He must make an effort to detach himself from his personal reaction and observe it from an objective, more distant standpoint. If not, he is likely to find himself under stress or pressure because he did not give enough prior thought to tactics and strategy. He may also experience dissatisfaction in his intimate relationships because he might struggle to get in sync with others. James gives little time or respect to anyone he sees as too “intellectual,” because he resists adapting to new ideas and viewpoints. In fact, an idea that rubs him the wrong way mentally and/or emotionally may elicit an explosive reaction. Self-analysis can be challenging for James and he tends to refuse to develop a solid, permanent idea of himself – and this plays a lot of tricks on him.