The idea that behavior is related to a person’s natural tendencies or temperament has been around for at least 2,400 years. This concept has been observed for centuries and verified by science that people fall into four categories. The categories being the melancholic, phlegmatic, sanguine, and choleric. Often confused with personality, ones temperament is actually a cluster of traits that causes a person to do what they do. A temperament represents natural traits with which a person is born. How the individual responds to the variables in their environment develops the traits, which develops the temperament. Every person is a combination of two temperaments, one primary and one secondary.
The melancholic people are perfectionists, introverts, …show more content…
They like to talk more than listen who love attention from others, and the more people they are surrounded by, the better they feel. If they feel a friend is starting to become dull or boring then they may distance themselves away from them. But for the sanguine, more friends can be made quickly and easily since they cheerily talk to strangers. They can be extreme with their emotions, and may go through overdramatic misery. While at the same time they are quick to “forgive and forget” and expect others to do the same. Sanguine’s love to be the center of attention, for people to compliment and praise them, and to be in the spotlight. So much so that when nobody is paying attention to them, they will try and take some of the attention for …show more content…
The melancholic’s being introverted, analytical, perfectionists. While phlegmatic’s are also introverted, they differ by being submissive and indecisive. The sanguine’s are quite a bit different since they are extroverted, making them expressive attention seekers. Where the choleric’s like to be the leaders, in control, and the best. Although there are these four temperaments, that does not mean a person is put in just one of the categories. One actually has traits in all four and a person is a combination of two temperaments, one primary and once
The melancholic people are perfectionists, introverts, …show more content…
They like to talk more than listen who love attention from others, and the more people they are surrounded by, the better they feel. If they feel a friend is starting to become dull or boring then they may distance themselves away from them. But for the sanguine, more friends can be made quickly and easily since they cheerily talk to strangers. They can be extreme with their emotions, and may go through overdramatic misery. While at the same time they are quick to “forgive and forget” and expect others to do the same. Sanguine’s love to be the center of attention, for people to compliment and praise them, and to be in the spotlight. So much so that when nobody is paying attention to them, they will try and take some of the attention for …show more content…
The melancholic’s being introverted, analytical, perfectionists. While phlegmatic’s are also introverted, they differ by being submissive and indecisive. The sanguine’s are quite a bit different since they are extroverted, making them expressive attention seekers. Where the choleric’s like to be the leaders, in control, and the best. Although there are these four temperaments, that does not mean a person is put in just one of the categories. One actually has traits in all four and a person is a combination of two temperaments, one primary and once