PSYCH 2B03 Lecture Notes - Humorism, Sigmund Freud, Phlegm

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2B03
• Professor: Judith Shedden

Document Summary

Perspective: general set of answers to very big questions of personality, each approach answers these questions differently. Perspectives on personality type approach: there is some small number of distinct personality types and each one of us have one of those personality types limited number of distinct personality types. Emphasis on biological bases of personality: genetics determine personality type, the influence of experience is minimal. Hippocrates: why do people get sick, four humours. The four humours fluid or substance that make up the human body. Blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm ideal the four humours are in balance = good humour, to have all your humours balanced. Not only does the imbalance cause disease, but some people are born with an the reason you get illnesses is that you have an imbalance excess of these humours which colours their entire personality four personality types.