III-Melancholy

MELANCHOLY STRENGTHS
The Introvert      The Thinker    The Pessimist
EMOTIONS	AT WORK
Deep and thoughtful	Schedule oriented
Analytical	Perfectionist, high standards
Serious and purposeful	Detail conscious
Genius prone	Persistent and though
Talented and creative	Orderly and organized
Artistic or musical	Neat and tidy
Philosophical and poetic	Economical
Appreciative of beauty	Sees the problems
Sensitive to others	Finds creative solutions
Self-sacrificing	Needs to finish what he starts
Conscientious	Likes charts, graphs, figures, lists
Idealistic
AS A PARENT	AS A FRIEND
Sets high standards	Makes friends cautiously
Wants everything done right	Content to stay in background
Keeps home in good order	Avoids causing attention
Picks up after children	Faithful and devoted
Sacrifices own will for others	Will listen to complaints
Encourages scholarship and talent	Can solve other’s problems
	Deep concern for other people
	Moved to tears with compassion
	Seeks ideal mate

MELANCHOLY WEAKNESS
The Introvert     The Thinker     The Pessimist
EMOTIONS	AT WORK
Remembers the negatives	Not people oriented
Moody and depressed	Depressed over imperfections
Enjoys being hurt	Chooses difficult work
Has false humility	Hesitant to start programs
Off in another world	Spends too much time planning
Low self-image	Prefers analysis to work
Has selective hearing	Self-deprecating
Self-centered	Hard to please
Too introspective	Standards often too high
Guilt feelings	Deep need for approval
Persecution complex
Tends to hypochondria
AS A PARENT	AS A FRIEND
Puts goals beyond reach	Lives through others
May discourage children	Insecure socially
May be too meticulous	Withdrawn and remote
Becomes martyr	Critical of others
Sulks over disagreements	Holds back affection
Puts guilt upon children	Dislikes those in opposition
	Suspicious of people
	Antagonistic and vengeful
	Unforgiving
	Full of contradictions
	Skeptical of compliments

Maklumat di garap dari buku Personality Plus oleh Florence Littauer.