The underlying factors or forces that control our human actions are termed TEMPERAMENT.
Ever wondered why you seem so different from others; why you listen more, and why others talk more; why do not like attending parties, whereas your friends all are the party types; why you like a routine life so much? In other words, why do you behave the way you do?
The word "temperament" is translated from Latin and it means the proper or right relation of parts ". In Greek, the word " Krasis"(mixing) was used to mean temperament, and it was introduced by the doctor of antiquity, Hippocrates. According to him, temperament refers to the anatomical, physiological, and psychological characteristics of an individual. He explained that the type of temperament an individual has is determined by the predominance of one of the four fluids in the body(i.e lymph, yellow bile, blood and black bile).
TYPES OF TEMPERAMENT.
According to Hippocrates, the blood gave rise to sanguine personality type; the lymph, the phlegmatic; the yellow bile, the choleric; while the black bile, the melancholic.
SANGUINE PERSONALITY TYPE.
People with this personality type are termed the optimists. They are very lively, carefree, and buoyant. They love attention so much that when they don't get it, they feel deflated.These are the outgoing type. They are prone to addiction because of their love for pleasure. They also can talk for the world! Their constant cravings or yearnings may lead to overeating and consequent weight problems.
In addition, because of their creative ability, they may become great artists. They will naturally do well if they choose careers in the entertainment industry.
TYPES OF TEMPERAMENT.
According to Hippocrates, the blood gave rise to sanguine personality type; the lymph, the phlegmatic; the yellow bile, the choleric; while the black bile, the melancholic.
SANGUINE PERSONALITY TYPE.
People with this personality type are termed the optimists. They are very lively, carefree, and buoyant. They love attention so much that when they don't get it, they feel deflated.These are the outgoing type. They are prone to addiction because of their love for pleasure. They also can talk for the world! Their constant cravings or yearnings may lead to overeating and consequent weight problems.
In addition, because of their creative ability, they may become great artists. They will naturally do well if they choose careers in the entertainment industry.
PHLEGMATIC PERSONALITY TYPE
Thees are the relationship conscious type. Unlike the sanguine who can not really maintain relationships, people with this personality type can preserve their relationship with old friends, neighbours, and distant family members (extended families). They try as much to broker peace among people, and avoid conflicts a lot. In fact, someone with this personality type is usually a people person. They take delight in helping others. It is their nature to help people. They prefer routine to chaotic life. They are able to perform monotonous hard work(sanguine have problem with this).
CHOLERIC PERSONALITY TYPE
This particular type is associated with testosterone (a sex hormone)), which is present in men and women, but more in men. People with this personality type are firm, direct, and focused. They are tough and sometimes love to appear so.
Words such as "intellect", " ambition ", " challenge ", et al, are often heard among them.
Their personality type is characterized by resoluteness, initiative, and straightforwardness. They tend to fall asleep and wake up fast. They also tend to bte about them).
MENLANCHOLIC PERSONALITY TYPE
These are the goal-getters; they can push themselves really hard. These people often place high demands on themselves and other people; they are the perfectionists. Trust them, they can mask their emotions so beautifully and hardly share their thoughts and feelings with others. They can also be quite pessimistic and have a tendency to loneliness, and suspicion.
People with this personality type are often calm, supportive and organized.
Their favorite words are " family ", " loyal ", " respect ", " caring " et al.
N.B: No individual has just one personality type. An individual is usually a combination or blend of one or more personality types or traits. Examples are the "san-mel( a blend of sanguine and melancholic)", " san-chol( a blend of sanguine and choleric) ", etc.
However, in the examples above, you would notice that "san" is the prefix; this is because it is the nightprevalent or predominant trait. That is, an individual with any of such traits would exhibit more of the sanguine attributes.
Now you know why you behave that way, why not take advantage of it by influencing your personality type to become the best you can?!
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