What are the theories of classification of personality, including Hippocrates' types?
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The text discusses theories of personality classification, including Hippocrates' classification of personality types and associated traits, as well as mentioning different theories related to personality development and attributes.
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Hippocrates' types: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic. Modern theories: type, trait, psychoanalytic, psychosocial, social learning, Roger's.
Hippocrates proposed four personality types based on body humors: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic. Modern theories include type theory, trait theory, psychoanalytic theory, Erickson's psychosocial theory, social learning theory, and Roger's theory.
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Hippocrates proposed four personality types based on body humors: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic. Modern theories include type theory, trait theory, psychoanalytic theory, Erickson's psychosocial theory, social learning theory, and Roger's theory.
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Hippocrates' theory linked body fluids (humors) with personality traits, an early attempt to explain human differences which influenced later psychological theories.
Tips
A common mistake is to assume the temperament theory is scientifically proven; it is a historical viewpoint rather than a modern psychological approach.
Sources
- What Is Personality? – Psychology - UH Pressbooks - pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu
- Four temperaments - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
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