Take a pick on your kind of temperament.

Read on the types of temperaments,choose your kind of temperament and understand your nature better.

The Four Temperaments

Each of the four types of humours corresponded in
ancient times to a different personality type.


Sanguine
The sanguine temperament is fundamentally
impulsive and pleasure-seeking; sanguine people are
sociable and charismatic. They tend to enjoy social
gatherings, making new friends and tend to be
boisterous. They are usually quite creative and
often daydream. However, some alone time is
crucial for those of this temperament. Sanguine
can also mean sensitive, compassionate and
thoughtful. Sanguine personalities generally
struggle with following tasks all the way through,
are chronically late, and tend to be forgetful and
sometimes a little sarcastic. Often, when they
pursue a new hobby, they lose interest as soon as it
ceases to be engaging or fun. They are very much
people persons. They are talkative and not shy.
Sanguines generally have an almost shameless
nature, certain that what they are doing is right.
They have no lack of confidence.


Choleric
The choleric temperament is fundamentally
ambitious and leader-like. They have a lot of
aggression, energy, and/or passion, and try to
instill it in others. They can dominate people of
other temperaments, especially phlegmatic types.
Many great charismatic military and political
figures were choleric. They like to be in charge of
everything. However, cholerics also tend to be
either highly disorganized or highly organized. They
do not have in-between setups, only one extreme
to another. As well as being leader-like and
assertive, cholerics also fall into deep and sudden
depression. Essentially, they are very much prone
to mood swings.


Melancholic
The melancholic temperament is fundamentally
introverted and thoughtful. Melancholic people
often were perceived as very (or overly) pondering
and considerate, getting rather worried when they
could not be on time for events. Melancholics can
be highly creative in activities such as poetry and
art - and can become preoccupied with the
tragedy and cruelty in the world. Often they are
perfectionists. They are self-reliant and
independent; one negative part of being a
melancholic is that they can get so involved in what
they are doing they forget to think of others.


Phlegmatic
The phlegmatic temperament is fundamentally
relaxed and quiet, ranging from warmly attentive
to lazily sluggish. Phlegmatics tend to be content
with themselves and are kind. They are accepting
and affectionate. They may be receptive and shy
and often prefer stability to uncertainty and
change. They are consistent, relaxed, calm,
rational, curious, and observant, qualities that
make them good administrators. They can also be
passive-aggressive.



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