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Main Characteristics The melancholic person is but feebly excited by whatever acts upon him. The reaction is weak, but this feeble impression remains for a long time and by subsequent similar impressions grows stronger and at last excites the mind so passionately that it is difficult to get rid of it. Melancholic temperament is by far the richest, most creative, innovative and sensitive of the personality types. Here some main traits you may use for indication and guidance. 1. Inclination to reflection. The thinking of the melancholic easily turns into reflection. The thoughts of the melancholic are far reaching. He dwells with pleasure upon the past and is preoccupied by occurrences of the long ago; he is penetrating; is not satisfied with the superficial, searches for the cause and correlation of things; seeks the laws which affect human life, the principles according to which man should act. His thoughts are of a wide range; he looks ahead into the future; ascends to the eternal. T...

Reaction formation Reaction formation is actually mental process, transforming anxiety-producing thoughts into their opposites in consciousness. This is where a person goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which he or she thinks or feels.  By using the reaction formation the id is satisfied while keeping the ego in ignorance of the true motives.Conscious feelings are the opposite of the unconscious. Love - hate.  Shame - disgust and moralizing are reaction formation against sexuality. Usually a reaction formation is marked by showiness and compulsiveness.  In short, reaction formation means expressing the opposite of your inner feelings in your outward behavior. Theory Reaction formation depends on the hypothesis that " the instincts and their derivatives may be arranged as pairs of opposites: life versus death, construction versus destruction, action versus passivity, dominance versus submission, and so forth. When one of the instincts produces anxiety b...

Character of the sanguine temperament The sanguine person is quickly aroused and vehemently excited by whatever influences him. The reaction follows immediately, but the impression lasts but a short time. Consequently the remembrance of the impression does not easily cause new excitement. Role In our distant past, the sanguine members of the pack might have played a supportive, encouraging, social role. They would have been the glue that kept the group together. In modern society, you might see them as entertainers, singers, dancers, or perhaps simply as the energetic people at parties. In fantasy, they might be Bards. Sanguine Type Overview 1. Superficiality. The sanguine person does not penetrate the depth, the essence of things; he does not embrace the whole, but is satisfied with the surface shallow understanding and with a part of the whole. Before he has mastered one subject, his interest relaxes because new impressions have already captured his attention. He loves light work whi...

The Personality Evaluation Program (PEP) was originally developed for the corporate environment to help better matching for the employees and job functions and planning for the better cooperation in the functional teams. However, PEP might be equally useful for personal use. Consider the following potential advantages: * Understand your mate: The divorce rate in the United States has jumped from thirty to fifty percent since the 1960s. In our fast-paced, information-oriented society, people often lose the ability to communicate. PEP helps open up the barriers that are often established out of self-defense and helps people to better understand one another. PEP is so effective that it has literally helped save marriages. * Assists in Job Hunting and Evaluation: The features in PEP can assist you in your job search by identifying jobs that are likely to match your personality. It can also assist you in evaluating your current job to determine areas of strengths and weaknesses. This will h...

Cholerics are characterized by the element of Fire, the season of Summer, early adulthood, the color fiery red, Mars, and the characteristics of "Hot" and "Dry." The animal used to symbolize the Choleric is the lion. Role In our distant ancestors, the choleric members of the pack would be the alphas, the leaders. They would command their subordinates, and assert their dominance using force. If challenged, they would respond by getting angry, larger, in order to intimidate and to prove that they were the strongest, the most fit to lead. In current society, they often tend towards leadership roles, such as managers, politicians, captains, team leaders, and so on, though not necessarily. In fantasy, they might be the proud warriors, the esteemed Kings. Domination Cholerics people strive to be leaders and directors. They always seek to be in control of situations, to be on top, to be the best. This doesn't necessarily mean that they are all driven to reach the top o...

History The concept of the four temperaments — choleric, melancholic, sanguine, and phlegmatic—dates back 2,000 years to Hippocrates, the “father of medical science”. He held that differences in personalities were related to an individual’s predominant bodily fluid— hence, the rather unappealing names! * Choleric: yellow bile from the liver * Sanguine: blood from the heart * Melancholic: black bile from the kidneys * Phlegmatic: phlegm from the lungs The “sanguine” temperament was thought to be eager and optimistic; the “melancholic” reticent and somewhat doleful; the “choleric” passionate; and the “phlegmatic” calm. During the Middle Ages, Philippus Paracelsus described four natures whose behaviors were said to be influenced by four kinds of spirits: nymphs, sylphs, gnomes, and salamanders. Though the concept of the four types had been around since the early Greeks, the use of the word “temperament” (from the Latin temperamentum, or “mixture”) first came into use in the seventeenth ce...