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
(Spranger)
utilitarian, practical
economic type
(Spranger)
lovers of nature and beauty, lay emphasis on form and harmony and believes in making life attractive and charming
aesthetic type
(Spranger)
gregarious, like to mingle w/ people, reaches out for help to people in distress
social type
(Spranger)
values power and influence, ranks people on the basis of power they yield,
political type
(Spranger)
lays emphasis on the unity of cosmos, has spiritual bent of mind and believes in God
religious type
(Holland)
practical person who can make things and operate machinery, designs, create, and operate equipment
realistic type
(Holland)
scientists, researchers, highly creative and innovative people, gather data, analyze, and interprets them with a view to solve a problem
investigative type
(Holland)
artists, painters, designers, skilled in designing, creating new and innovative structures, excellent in decoration
artistic type
(Holland)
compassionate in their approach, like to work for others and bring relief to people in distress
social type
(Holland)
entrepreneurs, wants to contribute to the society or to their business, take risks and are ready to take a challenge
enterprising type
(Holland)
traditional in their approach, go by rules and regulations
conventional type
