The 4 Broad Personality Types

• soleachip

  25 Jun 09, 00:13

  Taken from Oprah.com

  Read for amusement only.

  Four kinds of lovers

  Dr Helen Fisher, a world renowned biological anthropologist and expert in the science of human attraction, has devised an extensive scientific study which reveals there are four personality types when it comes to love. Take the test, discover which one you are and who you'd be best suited to.

  
  

  Love is a beautiful thing - but it can only really be successful and long lasting if we manage to find our perfect partners. Psychologist Dr Helen Fisher has discovered four main personality traits which each of us can fit into - and which can help us out when trying to find that special someone.

  
  

  The four main types of people...

  
  

  EXPLORERS

  Traits: Seek novelty, risk taking, spontaneity, energy, curiosity, creativity, optimism, enthusiasm, flexibility, spontaneous generosity, autonomy, liberal, untraditional, irreverent, get bored easily, adaptable, many interests.  

   

  Words: 'Adventure' is the word most often used by Explorers as they describe themselves and what they are looking for in a mate.  The other nine of their top ten most-used words (in descending order) are: venture, spontaneity/ spontaneous, energy, new, fun, travelling, outgoing, passion and active.  

  
  

  Friends: Adventurers 

  
  

  Doodles: Modern, off centre, open, active.   

  
  

  Foods:  Spicy Foods: Mexican, Indian, Barbecue. Exotic foods:  Indonesian, Ethiopian. Sugary foods: candy, chocolate. The body changes protein into tyrosine and then dopamine.  The sources for building blocks for dopamine include:  Apples, beets, blue-green algae, celery, chicken, cucumber, fish, leafy green vegetables, honey, cheese, sweet peppers, tofu, watermelon, almonds, avocados, bananas, dairy products, lima beans, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds. Alcohol, sugar and caffeine all reduce dopamine. If I were cooking a meal for a group of Explorers I would try to make it somewhat exotic, highly flavoured, untraditional, colourful and varied. I might cook Moroccan beef stew, with couscous, Indian relishes, yogurt, and dark chocolate, figs and candied fruits for desert, with plenty of  exotic liquors.  

  
  

  Exercise:  Dangerous, novel, exciting things, like mountain climbing, sky diving, car racing, scuba diving;  and action oriented things like sailing, swimming, kayaking and running. 

  
  

  Dieting:  Explorers may adopt crazy diets, such as 'just carrots,' or 'just meat,' or the 'drinking man’s diet'. 

  
  

  Income: Highest of the four groups 

  
  

  Education: Most of the four groups 

  
  

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  BUILDERS

  Traits:  Cautious but not fearful, calm, social, popular, networking, conventional, traditional, guardians, managerial, loyal, persistent, literal, fact oriented, fond of rules and schedules, orderly, conscientious, community oriented.  

  
  

  Words: 'Family' is the most-used word by Builders.  Following this: honesty, caring, moral/morals, respect, loyal, trust, values, loving and trustworthy.  Friends: Social crowd.  

  
  

  Doodles: Repetitive, grids.  

  
  

  Food: Rice, potatoes, pasta, breads, crackers, cereal and fruit, all of which produce serotonin. Builders probably also like to eat turkey and other poultry, milk, cottage cheese, eggs and nuts, especially almonds.  All loaded with tryptophan, the building block of serotonin.  Other serotonin promoting foods include: avocados, bananas, eggplant, pineapples, plums, tomatoes and walnuts. For dessert, cakes and pies and lots of milk fats.  If I were cooking a meal for Builders I would make it very conventional, such as roast chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, and cake. 

  
  

  Exercise: Social sports, such as golf which is relaxing, meticulous and social; also weekend baseball, basketball, volleyball. 

  
  

  Dieting: They may go for the whole grains diet, giving up meat and fats.  They may meticulously research different diets too.  And they may count calories. 

  
  

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• soleachip

  25 Jun 09, 00:17

  DIRECTORS
  

  Traits: Direct, decisive, focused, analytical, logical, tough-minded, exacting, emotionally-contained and good at strategic thinking.  They get to the point.  Many are bold and competitive. They excel at figuring out machines, mathematical formulae or other rule-based systems. Many are good at understanding the structure of music. 

  
  

  Words: Intelligent and intelligence together top the list of words used by Directors.  Also intellectual, debate, geek, nerd/nerdy, ambition/ ambitious, driven, politics, challenge/challenging and real. 

  
  

  Friends: Intellectuals 

  
  

  Doodles: Geometric: squares, triangles, arrows. 

  
  

  Foods: Usually raise testosterone:  beef, pork, beef liver, lamb, turkey, chicken, garlic and olive oil.  Nuts also raise testosterone levels, particularly peanuts and peanut butter. They probably also gravitate to Oysters because these are a source of zinc (which is used to make testosterone), as well as beans which also give a powerful shot of zinc, including green beans, lima beans and baked beans.  Directors probably also particularly like eggs, as the proteins in eggs allow the adrenal glands to keep levels of bodily testosterone steady too. Broccoli, cabbage and sprouts also seem to enhance levels of testosterone. Orange juice can trigger testosterone. Directors should probably eat less meat, or supplement their diet with non-animal proteins, such as beans, brown rice, seeds, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables.  If I were cooking a meal for Directors, I might do a mixed grill of three kinds of meats, baked beans, oysters Rockefeller and garlic bread.  For desert I might serve ice cream sundaes.  

  
  

  Exercise: Competitive and aggressive sports, such as tennis; body building (which drives up testosterone) 

  
  

  Dieting: Directors may go 'cold turkey', and simply stop eating certain foods.  They are highly disciplined. 

  
  

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  NEGOTIATORS

  Traits: See the big picture, they connect disparate facts to think contextually and holistically, 'web thinking', imaginative, superior verbal skills and people skills, excel at reading postures, gestures, facial expressions and tones of voice, 'executive social skills', intuitive, sympathetic, nurturing, mentally flexible, agreeable, idealistic, altruistic and emotionally expressive. 

  
  

  Words: 'Passion' and 'passionate', also real, heart, kind/kindness, sensitive, read/reader, sweet, learning. 

  
  

  Friends: Activists 

  
  

  Doodles: Hearts, flowers, faces, animals. 

  
  

  Foods: Salads, fruits, vegetables, tofu. Less meat. I suspect negotiators are the most likely to be vegetarians and vegans. Estrogenic foods include:  Soy beans, apples, alfalfa, cherries, potatoes, rice, wheat and yams, flax, fish oil, tofu, bean sprouts, meat, apples, barley, beets, carrots, cherries, chickpeas,  black-eyed peas, cucumbers, dairy foods, dates, eggs, eggplant, liquorice, oats, olive oil, olives, papaya, peas, peppers, plums, pomegranates, pumpkins, red beans, rhubarb, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and tomatoes. Negotiators should probably eat more meat. If I were cooking a meal for Negotiators, I might make a big salad with lettuce, tomatoes, chickpeas, cucumbers, apples, onions and peppers, along with some chicken salad and some eggplant. Dessert might be fresh fruit and an array of very sweet cookies.   

  
  

  Exercise: Yoga, stretching, palates, walking,  jogging

  
  

  Dieting: Salads, fruits, vegetables, grains,  heavy on 'health foods'.