Equipped with these few words we can approach the subject of the description of the various combinations. Since we have verbs and nouns we can combine them to arrive at a simple description. Using various prepositions to conduct the action we have the following possibilities. In each case the dominant system is on the left.
Visceral + Muscular = WORKING IN UNITY.
WORKING FOR ACCEPTANCE.
Muscular + Visceral = UNITING WITH ONE’S WORK. EMBRACING OF ONE’S WORK. LOVE OF WORK.
Muscular + Nervous = PLANNING FOR RESULTS.
Nervous + Muscular = WORKING FOR IDENTITY.
COMPETING FOR STATUS.
Nervous + Visceral = SURRENDER TO PERFECTIONISM.
Visceral + Nervous = PLANNING FOR UNITY.
Nervous + Orientational = SEARCHING FOR STATUS.
Orientational + Nervous = CONCEPTUALIZING FOR CHANGE.
Muscular + Orientational = SEARCHING FOR SYSTEMS/PROCEDURES.
Orientational + Muscular = WORKING FOR CHANGE.
Visceral + Orientational = SEARCHING FOR UNITY.
Orientational + Visceral = EMBRACING OF CHANGE.
The remaining twelve combinations center on which system is rejected. There are two possibilities for each of the twelve listed above depending on which system ends up in the fourth position. For example:
Visceral Muscular Nervous ORIENTATIONAL
Visceral Muscular Sensory NERVOUS
Interpretation is simply a matter of adding the word AVOIDS to the word that describes the desired state of the system but with an emphasis on the negative aspect that is intrinsic to the function. Visceral Unity is desirable but it requires surrender of control in the form of compromise. Muscular Work also means having to take responsibility and blame. Nervous System Safety means excluding others, building walls that keep out enemies but lock you inside a prison of your own making. Orientational Openness exposes a person to the unknown and ambiguous.
Rejected Visceral = AVOIDS surrender and compromise.
Rejected Muscular = AVOIDS hard physical work and aggression.
Rejected Nervous = AVOIDS boundary, convention status quo and limitations.
Rejected Orientational = AVOIDS ambiguity, risk and change.
ENLARGING THE DESCRIPTIONS
It must be admitted that these descriptions are necessarily short. But realize that even though they are brief they describe significant difference between people. Don’t underestimate their power. As stated before, people want an exhaustive guide to their personalities. In effect people want to be handed a biography for a life they have ignored. Nobody can do that for you. These short descriptions are most useful in self examination. They can be used as mantras for those who are practicing mindfulness. If you prefer to write your autobiography using a daily journal format you will find your description will give you invaluable insights and provide an integrative theme to what may seem like random and disparate entries. Finally, it could be a valuable addition to psychological counseling sessions.
In the future, as larger populations of specific somatotypes become available for research there will be an expansion of the personality descriptions. In addition to somatotype there might be a better understanding of the influence of such things as intelligence, masculinity/femininity and other factors. The body systems expressed in the somatotype are so basic that eventually genetic science will discover the switches that control the way the fertilized egg differentiates into a specific body type.
In the meantime there is room for cautiously describing the way various somatotypes deal with life stages. Also, different occupations seem to appeal to specific personalities that are rooted in the four essential organismic systems. Choice of a life partner is another area that always seems to pop up when considering personality differences. There is nothing wrong with attempting to find applications in those areas. But, any statement about a type ought to be explainable as a function of the essential body systems or abandoned. One of the values of the five factor model is the cataloging of personality terms. These words are a rich source of synonyms that can broaden the spectrum of personality description.
Visceral + Muscular = WORKING IN UNITY.
WORKING FOR ACCEPTANCE.
Muscular + Visceral = UNITING WITH ONE’S WORK. EMBRACING OF ONE’S WORK. LOVE OF WORK.
Muscular + Nervous = PLANNING FOR RESULTS.
Nervous + Muscular = WORKING FOR IDENTITY.
COMPETING FOR STATUS.
Nervous + Visceral = SURRENDER TO PERFECTIONISM.
Visceral + Nervous = PLANNING FOR UNITY.
Nervous + Orientational = SEARCHING FOR STATUS.
Orientational + Nervous = CONCEPTUALIZING FOR CHANGE.
Muscular + Orientational = SEARCHING FOR SYSTEMS/PROCEDURES.
Orientational + Muscular = WORKING FOR CHANGE.
Visceral + Orientational = SEARCHING FOR UNITY.
Orientational + Visceral = EMBRACING OF CHANGE.
The remaining twelve combinations center on which system is rejected. There are two possibilities for each of the twelve listed above depending on which system ends up in the fourth position. For example:
Visceral Muscular Nervous ORIENTATIONAL
Visceral Muscular Sensory NERVOUS
Interpretation is simply a matter of adding the word AVOIDS to the word that describes the desired state of the system but with an emphasis on the negative aspect that is intrinsic to the function. Visceral Unity is desirable but it requires surrender of control in the form of compromise. Muscular Work also means having to take responsibility and blame. Nervous System Safety means excluding others, building walls that keep out enemies but lock you inside a prison of your own making. Orientational Openness exposes a person to the unknown and ambiguous.
Rejected Visceral = AVOIDS surrender and compromise.
Rejected Muscular = AVOIDS hard physical work and aggression.
Rejected Nervous = AVOIDS boundary, convention status quo and limitations.
Rejected Orientational = AVOIDS ambiguity, risk and change.
ENLARGING THE DESCRIPTIONS
It must be admitted that these descriptions are necessarily short. But realize that even though they are brief they describe significant difference between people. Don’t underestimate their power. As stated before, people want an exhaustive guide to their personalities. In effect people want to be handed a biography for a life they have ignored. Nobody can do that for you. These short descriptions are most useful in self examination. They can be used as mantras for those who are practicing mindfulness. If you prefer to write your autobiography using a daily journal format you will find your description will give you invaluable insights and provide an integrative theme to what may seem like random and disparate entries. Finally, it could be a valuable addition to psychological counseling sessions.
In the future, as larger populations of specific somatotypes become available for research there will be an expansion of the personality descriptions. In addition to somatotype there might be a better understanding of the influence of such things as intelligence, masculinity/femininity and other factors. The body systems expressed in the somatotype are so basic that eventually genetic science will discover the switches that control the way the fertilized egg differentiates into a specific body type.
In the meantime there is room for cautiously describing the way various somatotypes deal with life stages. Also, different occupations seem to appeal to specific personalities that are rooted in the four essential organismic systems. Choice of a life partner is another area that always seems to pop up when considering personality differences. There is nothing wrong with attempting to find applications in those areas. But, any statement about a type ought to be explainable as a function of the essential body systems or abandoned. One of the values of the five factor model is the cataloging of personality terms. These words are a rich source of synonyms that can broaden the spectrum of personality description.
