VALUES & BELIEFS

According to the Four Temperaments

 WHAT WHAT
VALUES DO VALUES DO
YOU YOU
BELIEVE IN? UPHOLD?
 WHAT DO YOU
PREFER?
TO LOVE? GOOD
TO BE LOVED? GRADES?
GOOD
TO BE
SLEEP?
TO BE FREE? KILLED BY
TO KILL
YOUR
YOUR WORST
TO BE ENEMY?
MOST LOVED
ONE?
GUIDED?
 THE FOUR
TEMPERAMEN
TS
People have diverse perceptions of values and beliefs. These may depend on their one’s attitudes
and personalities regarding life, fantasy, and reality. Choosing the four temperaments as an anchor
for discussion, this decreases the spectrum of personalities, values, and beliefs, into four concrete
categories. Hence, the four temperaments; phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine, and choleric.
 The Phlegmatic goes through life
doing as little as possible, quietly, and
expending little energy. It is not clear
whether the phlegmatic has very little
energy, or it is because they refuse to
use what little energy they do have.

phlegmatic.
Peace at all costs.
The Phlegmatic is the most stable
temperament and the most stubborn
when it comes to taking changes.
Because of their tendency to
uninvolvement, they are natural
negotiators and diplomats.
 People with Melancholic personalities love
traditions. Women cook for men; men open
doors for women.

They love their families and friends alike and

they do not look for novelty and adventure.

Even more so, they avoid it as much as they

melancholic.
can.

Someone with a melancholic temperament is

Always rooting for tradition. unlikely to marry a foreigner or leave their
homeland for another country.

Melancholic people are very social and seek

to contribute to the community.

Being extremely thorough and accurate .

 They value optimism and they believe that
life is exciting and fun-filled. Inactivity causes
them stress.

They relate well to other people’s feelings.

sanguine.
All for positivity.
They are faithful and loyal but, not
committed.

They never recognize their failures.

They have a severe case of destructive

behavior.
 They value their pride and their ego so much.
They struggle to accept anything perceived
as criticism.
They believe that proving themselves right is
sometimes better than reaching the truth.
When they commit mistakes, they will often
blame these mistakes to others because
they’re afraid that if they admit in making
these mistakes, their ego will be damaged.

choleric.
My pride, my life.
They value their image. Their image is next to
their pride in terms of value.
They rarely show fear and weakness because,
again, they feel like their pride will be
tarnished if they do so. Cholerics will only
show weakness if they gain something from
it.
They value leadership; something that is
innate to them.
Summarization