DifferentTypesofPersonality – Find Out Who You Are!Your character is a mixoffour basic personalitytypes: sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric and melancholic. Around 50%ofthe variations in human personality are defined by genetic factors. However, the personality itself is builtupoftwo completelydifferenttraits; character and temperament.What’s the difference – Character and Temperament?The difference between your character and your temperament is as follows:Your character traits come from your experiences, forexample:Your parents’ habits, preferences and valuesThe “norms”ofyour society in expressinglove and hateWhat your relatives considered to be normal and acceptableWhat was considered dangerousWhat was considered funnyPlus many other cultural aspects.Temperament, however, is the balanceofyour personality. These are biologically based tendencies that you inherited from your parents. This is your disposition to think and feel in a certain way that appeared from your early childhood.Learning about the temperaments will help you understand others and your personality in a much better way.BiologyofDifferentTypesofPersonalitySince the daysofAncient Greece and continuing onwards to the present day, it was confirmed that there are fourdifferenttypesofpersonality. These arebroad basic personalitytypesthat are usually presentin a unique mix that defines how you think, feel and behave.These personalitytypesare –SanguinePhlegmaticCholericMelancholicLong ago, eachofthesetypeswas associated with a dominant humor present in the body: sanguine – blood humor, phlegmatic – phlegm humor, choleric –yellow bile humor, melancholic – black bile humor.Additionally to that, the latest research shows that these four basic temperaments are associated with chemicals, like dopamine (for sanguine type), estrogen (for phlegmatic type), testosterone (for choleric type) and serotonin (for melancholic type).The Sanguine TypeThis type is characterized by spontaneity, optimism, enthusiasm, high energy, mental flexibility, novelty seeking, impulsiveness and curiosity. These traits areassociated with specific genes in the dopamine system. These people often have very expressive faces and love using words like “adventure”, “energy”, “new”, “fun”, “active”, “travel” and similar.More »The Phlegmatic TypeThese people are mainly defined by their social skills,such as their ability to express themselves and read other people face expressions and body language. They do well at connecting facts and seeing “the big picture”.They are nurturing, sympathetic, agreeable and emotionally expressive. Someofthese character traits are linked with estrogen that is present in both men and women.Physically you can recognize them by their smooth skin, full lips, round faces and small noses. Their favorite words are “passion”, “passionate”, “sensitive” and “sweet”.More »TAKE A FREE PERSONALITY TESTThe Choleric TypeThis type is associated with testosterone, which is also present in men and women, but more so in men. These people are direct, focused, tough, analytical, logical and strategic. They have a great dealofcourage and like to compete, often against each other. They often have square jaws, high cheekbones and high foreheads and love to use words like “intellect”, “ambition” and “challenge”.More »The Melancholic TypeMelancholics tend to be calm, loyal and orderly, just as their personality name sounds. They are cautious and conventional. These men and women inherited genes in the serotonin system and their favorite words are “family”, “loyal”, “respect”, “caring”, “values” and “moral”.More »Most people are unique blendoffourdifferenttypesofpersonality, where allofthe traits are present to some extent. However, someofthese traits will be predominant. Your predominant type will be considered your main temperament and while you most probably display all four temperaments to someextent; you still can easily identify two leading temperaments – your basic temperament and your secondary temperament.
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