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This blog is about all sort of personality systems based on four categories.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

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Quotes from Tim LaHaye
Alike in Love: When Opposites Attract (Hear...
DRIVING

"Sanguines are often dangerous drivers because they are so people-oriented.  If you sit in the front, it is okay  If you sit in the back, he'll be turning around to talk to you -- and that can be hazardous to your health.

Phlegmatics drive about 15 miles under the speed limit and come to a complete stop before entering the on-ramp of the freeway, creating a long line of traffic behind them.  Phlegmatics never get into accidents; they cause them.

Cholerics drive in and out of lanes and take every shortcut in an effort to save a minute going to church or to work.

Melancholics drive exactly right.  I mean, they rarely get tickets, they always drive one mile under the speed limit -- never over the speed limit.  Everything is perfect."

BROWSING A BOOK TABLE

"Sanguines look at [the] book table and say 'Oh, these are beautiful.  I want one of everything.'  They buy them all but never read them.

Phlegmatic don't buy many books; they usually fall asleep reading.

The Choleric comes up to the book table and says to her husband, 'You need to read this, and you need that, and you need the other one.'

The Melancholic comes up, looks over the selection very carefully, picks a book up and puts it down.  Later, he comes back and looks at it again and puts it down."

BLENDS

"The 'san-clor' would be a super extroverted leader.
The 'san-mel' would be a highly emotional person prone to cry at telephone numbers and birds that fly overhead.
A 'san-phleg' would be aself-indulgent, happy floater who would sink into bankruptcy by the time he was 40 years of age.  A nice person but, but not very productive.

A 'phleg-san' makes for a very congenial, people-oriented individual who is often medical or service oriented.
The 'phleg-clor' has great leadership potential and makes a good administrator.
The 'phleg-mel' creates a superb scholar who wouldn't be an irritator.

A 'clor-san' would be an extroverted, highly energetic leader and producer.
A 'clor-mel' would always be crusading for some cause or trying to change something to make it better.
The 'clor-phleg' would make a great administrator.  Gentle and diplomatic because of the phlegmatic, he would be forceful enough to supervise people without dominating them.

A 'mel-san' would make a great teacher because the sanguine has the ability to say it, and the melancholy has something to say. If we turned it around, however, we might get a teacher who talks too much about nothing.
The 'mel-clor' person makes a gifted medical doctor.  In fact, I am not sure a doctor could get through medical school without some melancholy.  This part of his temperament provides him with a high IQ and the ability to look at words and remember them."

Waah, he left out the 'mel-phleg.'

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Humor Me :) Temperamental Coaching: Couples

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Just Your Type: Create the Relationship You've Always Wanted Using the Secrets of Personality TypeAlike in Love: When Opposites Attract (Hearth & Home)Personality Plus for Couples: Understanding Yourself and the One You Love
Just Your Type: Create the Relationship You...
by Paul D. Tieger
$25.64
Meyers Briggs
Alike in Love: When Opposites Attract (Hear...
by Tim LaHaye
Personality Plus for Couples: Understanding...
by Florence Littauer
$12.74
four humors in relationships
L. O. V. E.: Putting Your Love Styles to Work for YouL.O.V.E. Workbook for Women: Putting Your Love Styles to Work for YouL.O.V.E. Workbook for Men: Putting Your Love Styles to Work for You
L. O. V. E.: Putting Your Love Styles to Wo...
by Les Parrott
$12.74
L.O.V.E. Workbook for Women: Putting Your L...
by Les Parrott
$9.99
L.O.V.E. Workbook for Men: Putting Your Lov...
by Les Parrott
$9.99
Are You My Type?: Or Why Aren't You More Like Me?Are You My Type, Am I Yours? : Relationships Made Easy Through The EnneagramThe Power of Personality Types in Love and Relationships: Build a Great Relationship with the Right Partner and Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong one
Are You My Type?: Or Why Aren't You More Li...
by Claudine G. Wirths

temperament
Are You My Type, Am I Yours? : Relationship...
by Elizabeth Wagele
$14.55
Enneagram
The Power of Personality Types in Love and ...
by Bill Farr
$14.50
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Winter T4   |  Autumn T3   |  Spring T1   |  Summer T2

DateFounderExtroversion scalesPeople-task orientation scaleIntroverted, 
task-oriented
Extroverted, 
task-oriented
Extroverted, relationship-orientedIntroverted, relationship
-oriented
Moderate
c. 450 BCClassical 
elements
Scales not recognizedAreas not recognizedearthfireairwaterether
c. 400 BCHippocrates's
 four humours
Scales not recognizedAreas not recognizedblack bileyellow bilebloodphlegmNot Recognized
c. 190Galen's four temperamentsresponse-delay
(quick, slow)
response-sustain
(short, long)
melancholiccholericsanguinephlegmaticNot Recognized
c. 1025Avicenna's four primary
temperaments
[12]
morbid states, functional power, subjective sensations, physical signsAreas not distinguishedrheumatism
insomnia,
wakefulness, acquiredhabit
lack of desire for fluids
loss of vigour, deficientenergy,
 insomnia,
wakefulness, high pulserate,
 lassitude, acquiredhabit
loss of vigour
lassitude, deficient energy,
sleepiness, high pulserate, 
lassitude
rheumatism
lassitude, lack of desire for fluids,
sleepiness
Not Recognized
c. 1900Ivan Pavlov's 
four
 temperaments
Passivity:
(Active or
Passive)
Extremeness:
(Extreme response or
Moderate response)
melancholic (Weak inhibitory)choleric (Strong excitatory)sanguine (Lively)phlegmatic (Calm imperturbable)Not Recognized
c. 1900Alfred Adler's 
four Styles of Life
"activity""social interest"AvoidingRuling or DominantSocially UsefulGetting or LeaningNot Recognized
c. 1928William 
Marston and
 John G. Geier 
DiSC
 assessment
Assertive/
Passive
Open/
Controlled
Conscien-
tiousness
DominanceInfluenceSteadinessNot Recognized
c. 1947Erich Fromm's
 four Types of Character
assimilationsocializationHoardingExploitativeMarketingReceptiveNot Recognized
c. 1948California Psychological Inventory 
CPI 260
action,
social confidence/
inner life, privacy
Rule-favoring
/questioning, stability/value system, Agreeable/
disagreeable
VisualizerLeaderInnovatorSupporterNot Recognized
1958MBTI codesE/I,Informative/
Directive
(mapped by David Keirsey)
ISTJ, INTJ, 
ISTP, INFJ

I..J mostly
ESTJ, ENTJ, ESTP, ENFJ

E..J
ESFP, ENFP, ESFJ, ENTP

E..P
ISFP, INFP, ISFJ, INTP

I..P mostly
Not Recognized
c. 1958William Schutz,
FIRO-B
ExpressedWantedSee FIRO article for score names.
c. 1960sStuart Atkins 
LIFO's four Orientations
To Life
Planning vs.DoingDirecting vs. InspiringConserving-HoldingControlling-TakingAdapting-
Dealing
Supporting-GivingNot Recognized
c. 1960sDavid Merrill, "Social Styles"Assertiveness (Ask-Tell)Responsiveness (Control-Emote)AnalyticalDrivingExpressiveAmiableNot Recognized
1964Blake-
Mouton
 Managerial 
Grid Model
Concern for People, ProductivityAreas not distinguishedImpoverishedProduce or PerishTeam TypeCountry ClubMiddle of the Road
c. 1966Temperament
 by LaHaye
Compares other instruments [13]Areas not distinguishedMelancholyCholericSanguinePhlegmatic"passive sanguine" [14]
1973Jay Hall 
Conflict 
Management
[15]
Concern for personal goalsConcern for relationshipsLeave-lose/winWin/loseSynergistic; Win/winYield-lose/winMini-win/mini-lose
1974Thomas-
Kilmann 
Conflict 
Modes[16]
AssertivenessCooperativenessAvoidingCompetingCollaboratingAccommodatingCompromising
c. 1984The Arno 
Profile System
 (Five
 Temperaments)
ExpressiveResponsiveMelancholyCholericSanguineSupinePhlegmatic
c. 1995Worley 
Identification Discovery 
Profile
Demonstrated, DesiredSocial, Leadership, RelationshipMelancholyCholericSanguinePhlegmaticIntroverted Sanguine
c. 1996Tony Alessandra
Personality Styles
Indirect/DirectOpen/GuardedThinkerDirectorSocializerRelaterNot Recognized
c. 1998Hartman Personality ProfileNot recognizedNot recognizedBlueRedYellowWhiteNot recognized
c. 2001Linda V. Berens' four
Interaction Styles
Initiating-RespondingInforming-
Directing
Chart the CourseIn ChargeGet Things GoingBehind the Scenes  Not Recognized

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

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A Comparison of
Four Dimension Personality Instruments*
William Moulton Marston
D
I
S
C
Dominance
Influence
Steadiness
Compliance
DISC Personality System -
Dominant
Influencing
Steady
Compliant
Merrill-Reid
Personal Styles
Driver
Expressive
Amiable
Analytical
LaHaye
Hippocrates
Powerful
Choleric
Popular
Sanguine
Peaceful
Phlegmatic
Perfect
Melancholic
Smalley/Trent
Animals
Lion
Otter
Golden Retriever
Beaver
The Color Code,
Hartman
Red
Yellow
White
Blue
True Colors
Green
Orange
Gold
Blue
Type 3
Type 1
Type 2
Type 4

rom Gary Smalley:
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Florence Littauer's Personality Plus original book in her series, is great.  She looks at the strengths of all the temperaments first, followed by chapters on the strategies to help each deal with their challenges. She addresses how we are usually a blend of more than one of the temperaments. And she gives information on how to get along between the temperaments.

Sanguine is "Popular", Phlegmatic is "Pleasant", Choleric is "Powerful" and Melancholy is "Perfect."

 For those of us interested in the seasonal color analysis use of Grieek Humors, Sanguine is like Spring or T1, Phlegmatic is like Summer T2, Choleric is like Autumn T3, and Melancholic is like Winter or T4.

"In Personality Plus, Florence Littauer gives you valuable insight for appreciating your one-of-a-kind, God-given personality. She includes a Personality Profile test that reveals how your unique blend of traits affects your emotions, work performance, and relationships. Through humorous anecdotes and straightforward counsel, Personality Plus guides you to improve upon your strengths and correct your weaknesses.

This engaging book also provides keys to understanding those around you. You'll learn how to accept-and even enjoy-the traits that make each of us so different. Personality Plus is the tool you need to change your life, and the lives of those you care about, for the better. "

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