Personality/Types
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Human societies have been "typing" people in terms of their physiology and psychology for thousands of years. Typing allocates a person to single, discrete categories and is to be distinguished from the trait approach.
Greek humours
[edit | edit source]The ancient Greeks considered there to be four types of personality which was determined by excesses of different types of bodily fluids.
| Humor | Fluid | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Choleric | yellow bile | Irritable |
| Melancholic | black bile | Depressed |
| Sanguine | blood | Optimistic |
| Phlegmatic | phlegm | Calm |
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Block's types
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Personality Types (Wilderdom)