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Personality Classification

Personality Classification. From Personality Plus, by Florence Littauer Not the only classification (Briggs-Meyers) Four personality types: (Popular) Sanguine (Perfect) Melancholy (Powerful) Choleric (Peaceful) Phlegmatic. What do these terms mean?. The Popular Sanguine?

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Personality Classification

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  1. Personality Classification • From Personality Plus, by Florence Littauer • Not the only classification (Briggs-Meyers) • Four personality types: • (Popular) Sanguine • (Perfect) Melancholy • (Powerful) Choleric • (Peaceful) Phlegmatic

  2. What do these terms mean? • The Popular Sanguine? • The Perfect Melancholy? • The Powerful Choleric? • The Peaceful Phlegmatic? • These terms describe a style/type of personality and you may be one, two or even part of three of these styles. • They help us understand ourselves and others we know and live or work with.

  3. The Popular Sanguine • An appealing personality • Talkative storyteller • Enthusiastic and Expressive • Curious • Volunteers for jobs • Inspires and charms others • Makes friends easily • “Life of the party”

  4. The Perfect Melancholy • Deep, thoughtful, analytical • Serious and purposeful • Genius, intelligent • Talented and creative • Likes detail, charts, graphs etc • Organised, neat and tidy • Perfectionist • Economical • Deep compassion and concern

  5. The Powerful Choleric • Born leader, strong-willed and decisive • Compulsive need for change • Goal oriented, organises and delegates well • Thrives on opposition and emergencies • Usually right and has little need for friends

  6. The Peaceful Phlegmatic • Easy going personality • Calm, patient, well- balanced • Has administrative ability • Mediates problems • Easy to get on with • Has many friends • Good listener

  7. The Good and the Bad • Sanguine (good) • Raises everyone’s spirits. • Good to have when things are tough • Sanguine (bad) • Can seem like he/she doesn’t take things seriously.

  8. The Good and the Bad • Melancholy (good) • Keeps things neat and tidy. • Excellent for keeping track of things • Melancholy (bad) • Can focus too much on details, miss the “big picture”.

  9. The Good and the Bad • Choleric (good) • Excellent when someone is needed to “take charge”. • Natural leader, bold, unafraid. • Choleric (bad) • Can be overbearing, arrogant, bossy.

  10. The Good and the Bad • Phlegmatic (good) • Excellent when someone is needed to mediate conflict. • Excellent negotiator. • Phlegmatic (bad) • Can taken advantage of.

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