History Flashcards
1
Q
Gelen believed that the imbalances of the humors led to both ___ & ___ disorders.
A
Physiological and psychological
2
Q
According to Galen what personality traits are associated with the four personality types/temperaments?
A
- Sanguine is happy
- Melancholic is unhappy
- Phlegmatic is calm
- Choleric is angry
3
Q
According to Hippocrates, personality temperament was based on bodily fluids, defining what four types of temperament?
A
Black bile for melancholic
Yellow bile for choleric
Red blood (heart) for sanguine
White phlegm (lungs) for phlegmatic