Reading: Temperament Summary

What you want is:

Fun. If it’s not fun, why not

Influence-for people to listen to you

What you need is: 

For people to think you are wonderful

Attention, affection, approval and acceptance

Your strengths are:

You can talk about anything, at any time, and for any length of time with or without prior information

Bubbly personality and abundance of optimism

Great sense of humor; you can relieve tension if things get too serious

People pleaser

Your weaknesses are:

Disorganized except when you want to look good-so others will think you are wonderful

You don’t remember names or details

You exaggerate to make yourself or your story sound better

You tend not to be serious enough for other temperaments

What you like is:

People who listen to you and approve of what you are saying

People who laugh at your humor

People who generally show approval of you as a person

What you dislike is:

People who are too critical

People who major on details which you think are minor

People who throw cold water on your ideas too quickly

Depression hits when:

Life isn’t fun and you feel you are becoming unpopular

You get ready to fight or flee when:

You are tied to a clock

You have to keep money records

Someone disagrees with you

When stress hits:

You leave the scene and change the environment (Visit friends, go shopping, go for a ride)

You tend to blame others for what happens and create excuses

You tend to marry:

Phlegmatic/Peacefuls and Melancholy/Perfects because you are attracted to their sensitive and serious nature which balances you. However, you don’t want to cheer them up all the time, and they can make you feel stupid.

What you want is:

Peace! Don’t rock the boat

To do things the easy way

What you need is: 

Respect and an atmosphere that promotes your self-worth

To be supported emotionally

To have harmony

Your strengths are:

You are a balanced person with even moods

You have very few or no compulsive/addictive behaviors

You use a dry sense of humor as a defensive shield

Your weaknesses are:

You lack decisiveness and enthusiasm

When you feel you’ve accommodated too much your backbone turns into a steel rod and you suddenly show a hidden will of iron that says, “That’s far enough! I will not move!”

What you like is:

People who will make decisions (However, you want to be consulted, not just told what to do. Others can make the final decision as long as you have been included in the process)

People who recognize your strengths and will not ignore or use you

What you dislike is:

People who are too pushy and expect too much of you (meaning they expect you to carry more than what you feel is your fair share of the load)

Depression hits when:

There is too much conflict around you

When you have to confront someone

When no one wants to help you and too much of the responsibility falls on you

You get ready to fight or flee when:

You have to handle a major personal problem by yourself

You feel you are left holding the bag in a situation

You have to make a major change (Change = conflict no matter how beneficial the change)

When stress hits:

You give it to others or hide from the stress by watching TV or reading a book

You tend to marry:

Choleric/Powerfuls and Sanguine/Populars because you are attracted to their strengths and decisiveness but you get tired of being pushed around all the time and being looked down on. Plus, they are not good at creating a consistently peaceful environment

What you want is:

For things to be done the Right Way-the way they ought to be done (You have a picture in your mind of the right way anything should be done

What you need is: 

A stable, predictable environment

Your space and time to think, dream and regenerate

People around you who are sensitive and supporting

Your strengths are:

You are a great organizer and love details

You are good at setting long-range goals and you can see the problems and pitfalls before you begin a project

You analyze deeply

You have high ideals and standards

Your weaknesses are:

You tend to spend too much time analyzing and preparing (You want to do it right)

You remember the negatives and are suspicious of others’ motives

You are easily depressed

What you like is:

People who take life seriously and can think intelligently

People who carry on a deep and sensible conversation

What you dislike is:

People who aren’t serious enough, who are disorganized and forgetful

People who don’t care about details

People who are unpredictable

People who exaggerate

Depression hits when:

Your life is not orderly and you can’t meet your standards-and what’s worse, no one around you cares about meeting them, either

When you feel you have been told you have done something wrong

You get ready to fight or flee when:

When you feel you are making a mistake

You are asked to compromise your standards

No one around you understands how you really feel

When stress hits:

You withdraw-turtle in-get lost in a book or go to sleep

You go over and over the problem in our mind again and again

You just give up

You tend to marry:

Sanguine/Populars because you like their personalities and social skills

However, you try to shut them up and get them on a schedule. This produces depression, because they don’t respond.

What you want is:

To feel loved and accepted by doing it your way

What you need is: 

Emotional support

Recognition for your service

To be taken care of

Love, affection and recognition

Your strengths are:

Your gentle spirit and humbleness

Your faithfulness and loyalty in friendship

Your dependability and teachable spirit

Your servant’s heart-you love to serve people

Your weaknesses are:

You don’t know how to say “No”

You have a great fear of rejection

You will do almost anything to have someone take care of you, including manipulation

You expect others to know what you need and become angry if others don’t show awareness of that need (Read your mind)

You are easily offended and insulted

You tend to suffer from anxiety and guild

What you like is:

People who need you

To be encouraged and have help in making decisions

Someone who will help share the responsibilities

To be recognized-to receive approval and recognition for your many services

What you dislike is:

Being forced to take sole responsibility for someone

Having to make decisions on your own

Not being included in activities

Being left out of the decision-making process

Depression hits when:

No one seems to appreciate what you’ve done

You are forced to be away from people for any length of time

You get ready to fight or flee when:

You feel you are being rejected (= not being needed)

You feel you are unpopular

You are left alone to take care of yourself

When stress hits:

You mask the stress as hurt

You hide by reading a book, watching TV or changing your environment

You tend to marry:

Those with blends of Choleric, Sanguine and Melancholy because you like the way they make decisions and take on responsibility. They also appear very social. Over time, however, you feel abused because they make decisions without you and seldom acknowledge what you do.