Types refers to categories that are distinct and discontinuous. e.g. you are one or the other. This is important to understand, because it helps to distinguish a personality type approach from a personality trait approach, which takes a continuous approach.
To clearly understand the difference between types and traits, consider the example of the personality dimension of "introversion". We can view introversion as:
A personality type approach says you are either an introvert or an extravert
A personality trait approach says you can be anywhere on a continuum ranging from introversion to extraversion, with most people clustering in the middle, and fewer people towards the extremes
Somatotypes - William Sheldon, 1940's
William Sheldon (1940, 1942, cited in Phares, 1991) classified personality according to body type. He called this a person’s somatotype.
Sheldon identified three main somatotypes which is :
Endomorph [viscerotonic]
- relaxed, sociable, tolerant, comfort-loving, peaceful
- plump, buxom, developed visceral structure
- active, assertive, vigorous, combative
- muscular
- quiet, fragile, restrained, non-assertive, sensitive
- lean, delicate, poor muscles
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