trait type theory

-an aspect of personality that is considered to be reasonably stable

-assumed to be fixed and unchanging

-collections of traits that are said to occur together in some individuals

-tends to be a product of a particular place, time, and culture

traits are a combination of bodily fluids; yellow bile, blood, phlegm, black bile

quick tempered (choleric)

warm cheerful (sanguine)

sluggish and cool

thoughtful (melancholic)

How to fix disorders according to Hippocrates

• bloodletting (blood removal)

• getting shots

• removal of fluids

• taking showers

• vomiting

-Looked at Function-Attitudes

-There are 8 different patterns of how we carry out mental activities

(Basis of the Myer’s Briggs Test)

how we adapt or orient ourselves

Introversion and Extraversion