All people on planet Earth look approximately the same: two legs, two arms, an oval head with a nose in the middle... But, finding themselves in the same situation, each person behaves differently: someone with cold calm accepts all the gifts of fate, and someone violently shows their emotions. Back in the days of the ancient Greeks, the famous physician Hippocrates, being a very observant person, analyzed the behavior of a group of people and systematized his observations into a theory that we know today as the classification of personality psychotypes.
Psychotypes of personality - external signs and behavioral characteristics
So, how many human psychotypes are there according to the Hippocratic classification? The answer to this question is four. Moreover, this indicator has not changed even after thousands of years. This suggests that the essence of a person, in contrast to the conditions around him and the level of comfort in life, remains unchanged.
Hippocrates associated the presence of one or another psychotype in a person with the “vital juices” prevailing in his body:
- Choleric - bile predominates.
- Phlegmatic - blood predominates.
- Sanguine - lymph predominates;
- Melancholic - “black bile” predominates.
Bile does not allow a choleric person to sit still. He is distinguished by his mobility, the brightness of his emotions and impulsiveness. Such people make decisions quickly, are fickle and often have an explosive nature. Sometimes they are aggressive and do not tolerate defeat. Cholerics rarely make concessions and compromises.
The phlegmatic person, like the blood that flows through the veins, is distinguished by calmness and regularity. It is almost impossible to anger such a person and get him to display violent emotions. He reacts to any bright events with icy calm. He is used to keeping everything under control and makes decisions only after he has thought everything through thoroughly.
Lymph is a light and transparent liquid. The sanguine person is the same - easy-going, calm and friendly. Sanguine people get along well with people, are always positive and moderately active. It is impossible to find a better interlocutor; they always try to understand, help and suggest.
Melancholic people are filled with “black bile”, so their life is just as dark and joyless. They cannot enjoy life and constantly find reasons to be sad and worried. Melancholic people like to complain about life without trying to change anything. They like to delve into themselves and find new reasons for sadness.
Each of the psychotypes is almost never found in its pure form. Usually a person has signs of several psychotypes at once, but some of them are more pronounced, and some are weaker. According to Hippocratic theory, each of the psychotypes contains good and bad qualities. Even a sad melancholic person can become a good and reliable friend. And a benevolent sanguine person is also distinguished by excessive naivety.
Many modern psychologists say that Hippocrates’ classification is hopelessly outdated, and prefer to be guided by other, more modern definitions of human psychotypes.
Type four. East
Closed introverted type. Even when asking someone else’s opinion, they are more likely to listen to their own feelings. At times it may seem that the East is emotionless and indifferent, but all its energy is directed towards internal work. Their rhythm of perception of reality is many times calmer than that of other types, and when choosing between bright emotions and stability, they will choose the latter.
For them, this choice is obvious, like all their other decisions, because they all go through the sieve of introspection many times. It may seem that they have a hard time getting along with people, but this is an illusion - they just do it very carefully. And if they trust someone, then 100%.
The style of this type suits tenderness and romance. These are the women you want to take care of. Therefore, sometimes it suits them to pretend to be stupider than they really are; this can solve many everyday problems. Thin heels, light colors, lace and stockings, delicate jewelry - all this emphasizes the fragility and vulnerability of this type.
The types described are patterns of behavior that are easily read by others and evoke predictable reactions. In their pure form, they are rare (but they do occur!), but you can choose any of the masks in order to achieve your goal. Good luck!
PS Surely, after reading this article, you have already understood which of the listed types dominates in your case, and which is clearly visible in your friends and acquaintances
