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Employers, Psychologists and Others Today Use Personality Tests The Idea of Personality Types Goes Right Back in Time

Personality types have been studied for centuries, with ancient Greeks believing four temperaments were defined by levels of black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood. Modern personality tests are used in various fields to understand individuals' aptitudes and resolve conflicts. Knowing one's personality type provides insights into strengths, weaknesses and how to achieve goals and build relationships. The Enneagram model outlines nine personality types characterized by traits like principled, caring, success-oriented, sensitive, intense, committed, busy, powerful, and easygoing. Students are tasked with analyzing their personalities using this framework and reporting their similarities and differences to the class.

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Employers, Psychologists and Others Today Use Personality Tests The Idea of Personality Types Goes Right Back in Time

Personality types have been studied for centuries, with ancient Greeks believing four temperaments were defined by levels of black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood. Modern personality tests are used in various fields to understand individuals' aptitudes and resolve conflicts. Knowing one's personality type provides insights into strengths, weaknesses and how to achieve goals and build relationships. The Enneagram model outlines nine personality types characterized by traits like principled, caring, success-oriented, sensitive, intense, committed, busy, powerful, and easygoing. Students are tasked with analyzing their personalities using this framework and reporting their similarities and differences to the class.

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Personality Types.

By Neha Sharma
By Maggie Hamand
Employers, psychologists and others today use personality tests to assess a person’s
aptitude for tasks and to help resolve personal problems and conflicts. The idea of
personality types goes right back in time. The ancient Greeks, for example, thought that four
humors give people four distinct temperaments: black bile (melancholic, analytical); yellow
bile (choleric, ambitious); phlegm (phlegmatic, relaxed); and blood (sanguine, sociable).
They knew that people tend to fall into distinct, recognizable personality types. No doubt
you’re familiar with the absent-minded academic, the theatrical drama queen, the arrogant
businessman.
Knowing your personality type can change your life in so many ways. You will be able to
know where you belong and what you need to do to be successful whether in academics,
relationship, finance, and life. Checking your personality type may not seem like such a big
deal. However, it is well-known that people who are very successful in life are those who
have been able to figure out their personality type. it has been proven that when you
understand your personality type, it becomes easier to understand why people treat you the
way they do. Understanding your personality type and that of others close to you can help
you build a better relationship with them. You need to understand your strengths and
weaknesses and learn how you can leverage them to achieve what you want in life.

The Enneagram contains nine personality types:


1. THE REFORMER: The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled,
and Perfectionistic
2. THE HELPER: The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-
Pleasing, and Possessive
3. THE ACHIEVER: The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven,
and Image-Conscious
4. THE INDIVIDUALIST: The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-
Absorbed, and Temperamental
5. THE INVESTIGATOR: The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and
Isolated
6. THE LOYALIST: The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible,
Anxious, and Suspicious
7. THE ENTHUSIAST: The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible,
and
Scattered
8. THE CHALLENGER: The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful,
and Confrontational
9. THE PEACEMAKER: The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring,
Agreeable, and Complacent

Task: Analyze with two o your classmates your personalities and present a report to the
class about your similarities and differences. Before presenting the report, you need to write
it.

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