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Be extraordinary
Today is the last time you will ever see this day, so make it extraordinary! ~Finally Alive Counseling
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The same mistakes
The same mistakes keep happening to us because we fail to learn from them. ~Finally Alive Counseling
Temperament
Criteria for Substance Abuse for Dependency
Criteria for Drug Dependence To diagnose addiction, the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association, gives us some criteria. Criteria for Substance Abuse A pattern of substance use leading to significant impairment or distress, as manifested by one or more of the following Read more…
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Describing the Phlegmatic Temperament
Phlegmatic Temperament Have you ever seen a person do a repetitive job for years and not get tired of it? Meet the Phlegmatic temperament. 50% of all people tested have the phlegmatic temperament. The phlegmatic have their own pace at which they do things and tend to be stubborn. They have low Read more…
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Describing the Supine Temperament
Supine Temperament Most temperament tests will not include the supine temperament and this is unique to our temperament test. There was always a temperament that didn’t quite fit the mold of all the other temperaments and this is it; the Supine temperament. The discovery of the supine temperament has made the Read more…
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Describing the Melancholy Temperament
Melancholy Temperament We’ve all heard of the “quiet type”, but why are they so quiet? Well, the Melancholy temperament are your thinkers. Do you remember Clyde Shelton from the movie Law Abiding Citizen? His colleague described, “Clyde is a brain. He’s a think tank-type guy… We kill people. He figured out how Read more…