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…
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…
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…
Sanguine Temperament Say hello to the socialite! Anything for attention, really… anything. Sanguine’s love people and being around them all the time. Their presence brings life to the party. They’re mostly happy and act as if they don’t have a care in the world, because they don’t. The sanguine temperament Read more…
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…
Choleric Temperament Ever had a friend who had to have his way or else? Ever wondered, “Who made this guy the boss?” when you were working on a team project? Well those are very choleric temperament tendencies. Choleric’s are the leaders. They tend to be the bossy ones of the group, Read more…