types and trait theories Flashcards
(HIPPOCRATES)
people who are irritable, restless, and hot-blooded
yellow bile - choleric
(HIPPOCRATES)
people who are sad, depressed, and devoid of hope in life
black bile - melancholic
(HIPPOCRATES)
people who are cheerful, active, and optimistic in life
blood - sanguine
(HIPPOCRATES)
people who are calm, quiet, and inactive
phlegmatic
(Kretschmer)
-social and cheerful
-happy-go-lucky
-cycloid
pyknik type
(Kretschmer)
irritable and shirks away from responsibility, daydreams a lot
asthenic type
(Kretschmer)
stable and calm, able to adjust to changes
athletic type
(Kretschmer)
do not exhibit any of the mentioned types but are a mix of all
dyspalstic type
(Sheldon)
-short and fatty
-gregarious in nature
-have leisure attitude in life
-viscerotonia
endomorphic
(Sheldon)
-muscular types
-physically well-shaped
-toughminded, risk-taking, assertive, and aggressive
-like to boss over others
-somatotonia
mesomorphic
(Sheldon)
-tall but thin
-like to remain away from people
-cerebrotonia
ectomorphic
(Jung)
socially-oriented, fun-loving, optimistic, exhibits leadership qualities
extroverts
(Jung)
do not like to mingle with people, have few friends, self-centered, and conservative
introverts
(Jung)
exhibits both characteristics of introverts and extroverts
ambiverts
(Spranger)
seekers of truth, understands and make sense of the world through reason and logic
theoretical type