INTROVERTED PERSON: AN APATHETIC AND

LONER PERSON?

Rislina Khasan Samsyuri

1801541129

Anna Karenina (8)

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF ARTS

UDAYANA UNIVERSITY

2019
 INTROVERTED PERSON: AN APATHETIC AND
LONER PERSON?

Humans are creatures that are reciprocally related to other humans. All
elements of society have the function of maintaining the stability and compactness
of a group. In other words humans depend on other humans.
Every human being has a different character and personality, a Swiss
psychiatrist named C.G. Jung coined the term introvert, then Hans Eysenck
developed further introverts in detail. Differences can be a unifying factor also a
split factor, so that social awareness is needed in every human being. Social
awareness is related to one's awareness of social situations experienced by oneself
and others, so that individuals can become aware and aware of things that are
happening around them, such as about what other people do, whether someone is
involved in a conversation and can be disturbed , who is around, and what is
happening (Prasolova-Forland, 2002). If all community members have high social
awareness, the harmonious life of the community will be realized.
Adolescents who have introverted personalities tend to prefer activities
that are not related to many people and have flat emotions, (Ghufron & Riswanita,
2010 psychological theories) introverts typically feel less
comfortable speaking than they do listening, they choose their words wisely,
according to Buelow. “We only speak when we have something to say, so
there is a higher chance that we will have an impact with our words,” she
says.
 Introverts tend to interact with one person at a time. Instead of being
arrogant or cold, introverts generally like other people, but are more appreciative of
time together, and are concerned with quality over the quantity of relationships.
Introverts like to be with their friends and closest family, also spend time
in crowded places such as malls or recreation areas, but they are not comfortable
being in the crowd for a long time, because they feel their energy is drained, so they
need time for themselves more than extroverts, such as reading books, watching
movies in their own rooms, or spending time in open spaces that are not crowded
like gardens and libraries
Social skills and introversion are actually not interrelated. The
characteristics of one's introversion can actually contribute to success, because
introverts are usually more thorough and organized in conducting research, reading,
planning, and other tasks that require concentration and calm.

From the arguments above, it is found that introverted personality is not

too open, because quality in relationships is the most important thing. People with
introverted personalities can interact with others and not be completely apathetic. It
is better for people with introverted personality to learn to understand themselves,
smile, not think too much about rejection, and develop their potential. Try to get
out of your comfort zone, because the one who makes the introverts dims
themselves precisely because of the negative comments about them, and finally
assumes that the comments are true. Joining communities that are suitable for their
talents or desires can be done, introverts can interact with others without feeling
depressed, and from that community will grow a high sense of social. Introverts
may experience a lot of difficulty adapting. Not enough one or two months for
adjustments because introverts always need more time than that. The thing that can
be done is to prove that the introvert is a survivor, survives under any circumstances
and is able to do everything well.
The people around are very influential on people with introverted
personalities, understanding them is one form of social awareness, they also have
the right to be respected. Some ways to interact with introverts are not to judge them
personally, friendly language will be easily accepted by introverts, understand the
limits, they will avoid and increasingly close themselves when they are forced.