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BODY TYPES

BODY TYPES. -A classification of body types or physique has been thought of to distinguish certain physiological and personality traits. What’s your Body Types?. Two Classification of Body Types. Ernest Kretschmer. A German Psychiatrist

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BODY TYPES

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  1. BODY TYPES -A classification of body types or physique has been thought of to distinguish certain physiological and personality traits.

  2. What’s your Body Types?

  3. Two Classification of Body Types Ernest Kretschmer • A German Psychiatrist • He wrote that among his patients a frail, rather weak (asthenic)body build as well as a muscular (athletic) physique were frequently characteristic of schizophrenic patients, while a short, rotund (pyknic)build was often found among manic-depressive.

  4. William Sheldon - (born November 19, 1898, Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.—died September 16, 1977, Cambridge, Massachusetts), American psychologist and physician who was best known for his theory associating physique, personality, and delinquency.. • Sheldon attended the University of Chicago, where he received a Ph.D. in psychology in 1926 and an M.D. in 1933.

  5. -Sheldon became convinced that the psychological makeup of humans had biological foundations. He constructed a classification system that associated physiology and psychology, which he outlined in The Varieties of Human Physique (1940) and The Varieties of Temperament (1942). -Sheldon classified people according to three body types:1.endomorphs, who are rounded and soft, were said to have a tendency toward a “viscerotonic” personality (i.e., relaxed, comfortable, extroverted) 2. mesomorphs, who are square and muscular, were said to have a tendency toward a “somotonic” personality (i.e., active, dynamic, assertive, aggressive) 3.ectomorphs, who are thin and fine-boned, were said to have a tendency toward a “cerebrotonic” personality (i.e., introverted, thoughtful, inhibited, sensitive).

  6. Kretschmer’s Body Types Asthenic

  7. Athletic

  8. CURETON -according to him there can never be a rigid classification of body types. -an individual be may be somewhere in a scale between athletic and pyknic.

  9. The limits body types that may be used as an indication of athletic ability Athletic – pyknic type Asthenic- athletic type

  10. Somatotyping or body classification -may not be reliable in selection of athletes, yet we can use them as basis in spotting of potential athletes or for classifying for physical education activities.

  11. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING…..GOD BLESS US ALL……..

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