Choleric: characteristics of a person and suitable professions
In order to find a common language with a new acquaintance, colleague or fellow student as quickly as possible, it is enough to find out his type of temperament. Such a characteristic, which describes the peculiarities of the psyche, will make it possible to predict human behavior in a given situation. The same problem can make one person upset and give up, while another will serve as an impetus to struggle and achieve success. Of course, each person is different, and the differences between two sanguine people can be much stronger than between a melancholic and a choleric. However, physical activity, emotionality, introversion and extroversion for each type of temperament differ from the rest in certain indicators.
Who is that?
The shortest description of a choleric person can be considered three main traits of his character: activity, decisiveness and self-sufficiency. Such a person depends little on the opinions of others, he always knows what his goal is, and stubbornly moves towards its achievement. With an unstable nervous system, a person with such a temperament is subject to a sharp change in mood. In one day, such a person can experience elation, work concentration, and burning rage, and by the evening he can find signs of an impending depression. However, such multiple fluctuations allow a person to quickly grasp and assimilate large amounts of new information and acquire useful skills.
You can often find the definition of a choleric as a swift and aggressive optimist.... However, he always approaches serious things from the standpoint of reason, leaving the raging sea of emotions in the background. Most often, choleric people are extroverts who easily and quickly make new acquaintances, they like frequent communication with a large number of people. Most often, choleric people become excellent leaders, the souls of their companies and heads of the family, regardless of gender. However, occasionally among them you can find an introvert who prefers to exist alone. This does not mean that a person will be withdrawn, insecure and lonely, but he may prefer small, quiet companies and not rush to have a family and children.
The choleric man is more aggressive and dominant. They make excellent leaders, military men and politicians who are demanding not only of others, but also of themselves. They prefer to associate with people who do not show strong emotions. At the same time, such a leader can easily fall into a rage if his authority is questioned.
Men whose personality type is characterized as choleric can become real domestic tyrants who do not spare their loved ones. This often happens when the need for dominance cannot be met in a career or hobby. In the event that a man's ambitions are satisfied outside the family, he can become the most caring and loving parent.
Such a man persistently achieves the favor of the lady he likes and almost always succeeds in this.
A choleric woman has many qualities that are traditionally attributed to the male sex. This is a high level of aggression, firmness of mind, desire for power and the ability to quickly solve assigned tasks. Often external fragility and lightness are combined with internal rudeness and stubbornness. Such women are called "general in a skirt", few men are able to build a lasting and lasting alliance with them.
A female choleric prefers active admiration and expensive gifts from a gentleman, while she wants to play the role of a leading violin in a relationship. Such a girl will not sit at home and wait for her husband from work, warming up dinner. She will climb the career ladder and will certainly achieve success in this. The traditional role of a mother rarely suits a choleric woman, and there are many childfree followers among them. However, if she has a son or daughter, she can become an excellent friend, mentor and older companion to her child, while requiring him to strictly follow the rules she has established.
A choleric child is an uncontrollable element that leaves behind chaos and destruction.
He practically does not sit in one place, it is difficult to interest him in reading or drawing. The kid reacts very violently to any external changes, informing everyone around in a loud voice what he likes or vice versa. Both boys and girls prefer physical activity to mental activity, therefore they have certain difficulties with learning at school. At the same time, from an early age, children divide those around them into those they like and those they will simply ignore, no matter what attempts they make to get closer.
Sensitive and active choleric children, despite all their optimism, during the transitional periods from childhood to adolescence are often prone to depression and mental disorders. Parents need to try to build an open and trusting relationship with such a child. The choleric subtly feels lies and injustice, therefore, a vain punishment or deception can easily undermine his trust. Good grades of an unruly fidget should not be encouraged with gifts and treats. This can lead to the fact that the child learns to accept all human relations in the form of a commodity-market one. In order to instill in him a love of new knowledge, you can interest him in an unusual presentation of material, play training, or offer competition.A gambling choleric person is able to move mountains in order to prove his superiority and win in a dispute.
It is quite simple to recognize a choleric person in the process of communication, just a few meetings will be enough. However, prominent representatives of this type of personality can be identified even by their appearance. The entire set of characteristics leaves a certain imprint on the appearance, behavior and lifestyle of the choleric.
His physique is slender and even somewhat thin, his limbs are long and thin. Both men and women look fragile and angular. The skull tapers upward, like a hen's egg. The oval of the face is diamond-shaped, with sharp cheekbones, an even high forehead and a pointed chin.
The lower jaw is slightly sloping and miniature. The teeth are usually small and fairly straight. The corners of the mouth are raised up, the lips themselves are thin and pale. The most prominent part of the face is the large predatory nose, which can be slightly bent downwards and even have a hump. The feet, like the chest, are narrow, and the choleric neck is long and thin.
If it were not for the frequent smile and radiant calm eyes, the appearance of the choleric could be gloomy and painful. Such people rarely have problems with being overweight, rather, their body weight is below normal. Men are like birds of prey, and women have the grace of a snake or black panther. Choleric people who are tall can become professional models, since such an angularity of the body, coupled with the smoothness and confidence of movements, looks great on the podium.
Positive sides
Each characteristic of a choleric person of any sex and age can be considered both its plus and minus, it all depends on the specific situation. Stubbornness easily turns into stubbornness, and dominance - into responsibility for yourself and others. In various spheres of life, choleric people have many positive qualities that will help them coexist in harmony with themselves and with others.
- Emotions. Legends can be made about the equanimity of choleric people, no one's opinion is capable of destroying their self-esteem. It helps such people to reach certain heights in any job and any hobby. In addition, such a leader extends his confidence to the surrounding collective, instilling in people the belief in victory and the desire for it. Their changeability allows them to adapt to almost any situation, and willpower and decisiveness will allow them to turn in the direction they need for the choleric.
- Parenthood and family. Choleric is a domineering but fair parent. Children are drawn to his company, as his bright life and strong emotions are attractive to them. Such a head of the family knows how to competently distribute the duties and rights of his small "state". He finds a way out of any difficult situation and stimulates the activity of the rest of the family members.
- Job. The strengths of the choleric are most fully revealed in conditions of high competition. His high intelligence allows him to think big, not to be distracted by unimportant issues and quickly solve assigned tasks. The choleric's colleagues note that he quickly moves from theory to practice, knows how to lure the team and correctly distribute responsibilities within it.
- On friendly terms. For all his love for communication, the choleric is a very integral and self-sufficient person from childhood. He appreciates his acquaintances, but he can do well without their company or approval. In a company, he is most often a leader and often takes over organizational matters in trips or gatherings. He prefers to be frank with one or two trusted people, remaining rather restrained in communicating with others.
- Intimate sphere. The sexual temperament of a choleric person directly depends on his emotional state. During periods of activity, both men and women will be passionate lovers who love experimentation and feel good about their partner.A playful choleric person is able to awaken desire even in the coldest phlegmatic person and pull him into his adventures. Both men and women of this type of personality can rarely choose one partner for many years, they prefer freedom and new experiences. Moreover, if their half is quite sensitive and responsive, not too jealous and ready for the choleric's obvious flirting with other people, then the construction of long and harmonious relationships is quite possible.
disadvantages
Completely positive and completely negative characters exist only in children's fiction, therefore each positive quality of a choleric is balanced by a negative one. If we consider the same spheres of life, then the following features of this type of personality can be noted.
- Emotions. Choleric is quick-tempered and domineering, he loves to command and win in disputes. Patience is not the main virtue of such men and women, they hardly yield to even brute force, do not like emotional and sensitive people and rarely empathize with other people's troubles. Their ever-changing mood becomes literally a clockwork that counts down the seconds until the next fit of rage or despair. Choleric people often have health problems, as they are constantly in emotional stress.
- Parenthood and family. The exactingness of a choleric parent or spouse sometimes goes beyond reasonable boundaries. In pursuit of the success of children, they often ignore the feelings of a son or daughter, lose their trust and love. Children of such parents often become famous athletes, who then write memoirs about a difficult childhood and the tyranny of adults. Choleric people who are quick to punish can sometimes punish or shout at their child without understanding the situation. Powerful parents do not like to apologize and do not know how to do it properly.
- Job. Choleric people do not cope well with monotonous routine work, begin to get distracted from it and, as a result, make mistakes. They are bad diplomats and negotiators, they often put pressure on partners and ignore their words. Colleagues may consider such a man or woman unprincipled, walking over other people's heads in pursuit of a manager's chair. The most violent workaholics, ruthless both to themselves and to those around them, are obtained precisely from choleric people.
- On friendly terms. A choleric friend practically does not know how to hear and listen to anyone but himself. He considers his opinion to be the only correct one, and everyone around him as his property. Even in simple friendly conversations, he can show excessive aggression and pressure. Inclined to adventures, he can drag the whole group of friends into trouble, from which only he can extricate himself.
- Intimate sphere. A true choleric person believes that he gives himself to his partner without a trace and receives too little in return. He is pathologically jealous, while he himself often sins with intrigues on the side. Mood changes strongly affect sexual appetite, so it can be either overly persistent or overly passive. If the choleric person is not in the mood, he rejects offers of physical intimacy with sarcasm and ridicule. After quarrels, it is difficult for him to be the first to go to reconciliation, and even more so to admit that he was wrong. The choleric person prefers to forget scandals and behaves as if nothing had happened.
Easily leaves an annoying partner, even if they have children in common and a long experience of married life.
Difference from other types of temperament
The choleric personality type differs from other types in many parameters. First, it is high emotionality and aggressiveness. However, besides them, there are some more nuances that make it possible to reveal that the interlocutor is more of a choleric type than sanguine or melancholic. For convenience, the main parameters are presented in the form of a table that allows you to compare four prominent representatives by their characteristics and behavior.
traits | choleric | phlegmatic person | sanguine | melancholic |
Stability of attention and interests. | Weak resistant, easily distracted. At the same time, he is able to fixate on one goal, if he considers it important. | Stable in his own interests, capable of performing monotonous and monotonous work, but has little initiative. | Unstable attention, takes on many cases and often abandons them. | Stable attention if the emotional background is calm. |
Aggressiveness, consistency. | High aggressiveness, often enters into verbal skirmishes and does not hesitate to use force. | He can easily restrain himself even in stressful situations, he is almost always calm. | He hides emotions well and is generally peaceful. | Prone to frequent mood swings, depression and hysteria. |
Patience. | Very weak patience. | A very patient person. | Average patience, does not like monotony, but is able to withstand it. | Very weak patience, gives up at the slightest difficulty. |
Sociability. | He gets along badly with people, is harsh in judgments and evaluations. In this case, most often an extrovert. | Moderately sociable, prefers a small circle of acquaintances. | He loves big companies, holidays and new acquaintances. | Uncommunicative, reserved, prone to introversion. |
Adaptation. | Good adaptability. He prefers to change the conditions for himself. | Slowly gets used to new things and does not like changes. | Very high adaptive ability, changes like a chameleon. | Difficult to adapt to unfamiliar conditions. |
Mood. | Frequent mood swings and sudden changes. | Stable, even mood, sometimes a little apathy. | Stable cheerful mood, quickly and calmly going through troubles. | Unstable mood, frequent nervous breakdowns. |
Speech and gestures. | Fast speech, loud voice, wide and active gestures. | Fluent speech, low mobility. | Expressive facial expressions and articulation, clear gestures. | Quiet confused speech, facial expressions and gestures are practically absent. |
In ordinary life, it is quite difficult to meet a pure choleric or phlegmatic person. People often combine two or more personality types at the same time.
For example, a person may be susceptible to frequent mood swings, get angry and love arguments, while it is very difficult to adapt to a new team or when moving to another home. In this case, one side of the personality will always prevail over the other, therefore, even in this case, it will be possible to determine the leading personality type.
Among themselves, people with different characters can both interact perfectly, and constantly argue and quarrel. A sanguine person works great and communicates with all other personality types, while not allowing them to subjugate himself. He can even turn the aggression of a choleric into a funny joke, which will smooth out and reduce the intensity of the conversation. Others also like to communicate with a phlegmatic person who represents calmness itself. At the same time, the phlegmatic person is nervous from the sudden changes of the interlocutor and prefers not to communicate with hysterical melancholic and aggressive choleric people.
The friendliness of the choleric person can instantly change from irritation to the emotions of a melancholic or the slowness of a phlegmatic person.
A choleric person can work well with a sanguine person if the latter is subordinate to him. Two choleric people can rarely get along with each other in peace and harmony. The same can be said about two melancholic people who are able to plunge into the abyss of a nervous breakdown not only each other, but also everyone around. A quiet and timid melancholic generally prefers to spend time alone and is especially afraid of communicating with an aggressive and domineering choleric person.
Professional activity
Proud and domineering choleric people prefer either leadership positions or independent work. They do not tolerate external control and the need to obey other people's commands.The lively and inquisitive mind of the choleric loves complex and varied tasks, a change of scenery and the alternation of mental and physical activity. And the worst enemies of such men and women are stability and monotony.
The modern world offers choleric people of both sexes a wide field for self-realization. There are many professions in which such active and emotional people will feel in their place.
- Journalist, photographer, reporter, actor or TV presenter. Such a profession involves a large social circle, diversified tasks and irregular working hours.
- The tour guide or tour guide will travel a lot and change scenery frequently.
- A military career is also perfect for both men and women with a similar personality type.
- Active and motivated people make excellent athletes or coaches.
- Those choleric people who prefer to work with children will find their vocation in the profession of a children's animator or organizer of holidays.
- You can build a good career in advertising and PR management, interior design or clothing, and also become an excellent artist or composer.
To achieve success in the chosen field, it is worth giving up quiet work with monotonous work of the same type, frequent communication with emotional people in stressful situations and animals.
Notable representatives
An almost pure choleric temperament can often be found among famous military leaders in the history of our country. For example, the Russian commander A. V. Suvorov was a typical representative of choleric people. According to the recollections of his contemporaries, he was active, took on a huge number of cases at the same time, was distinguished by active gestures and loud speech.
Another prominent representative of the choleric temperament was the famous poet and writer A.S. Pushkin. His poems themselves reflect the explosion of emotions that Alexander Sergeevich experienced and threw out on paper. His expressiveness and aggression eventually led the poet to the famous duel, in which he died.
V. I. Chapaev is a hero of the Civil War, who possessed all the signs of choleric. Bright and emotional speech, violent gestures, the ability to be in a thousand places at the same time: all this is inherent in people with a similar personality type.
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