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A 6 page analysis of the Florence Littauer book, How to Get Along with Difficult People that gives a comprehensive overview of this work. Littauer uses the four personality classifications described by Hippocrates and applies to them recognizable modern characters that one might meet at church. Although written as a popular work, the writer argues that recent research tends to substantiate Littauer's categories and observations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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have proven to be beneficial to countless people (Fenning, 1995). In her book How to Get Along with Difficult People, Littauer draws from the writings of Hippocrates to discuss the
"difficult" personality types that she outlines in the book. Modern research has shown that there is validity to these ancient personality categories, and additional research has also implied substantiation for
Littauers work. The four categories that Littauer utilizes are sanguine, choleric, melancholy, and phlegmatic. Littauer also points out that people will tend to have combinations of these traits from
one or more categories, thus having a blended personality that doesn?t fall consistently into one category. According to Littauer, the sanguine personality is the life-of-the-party, a colorful and exciting
extrovert with an excellent sense of humor (1984, p. 37). Their positive points are their innate charm and obvious charisma; however, they also tend to talk too much in an
effort to pull all attention to themselves and they have a disturbing tendency to fail to live up to their full potential (Littauer, 1984). The "Melancholies," as outlined by
Littauer are the direct opposite of the sanguine personality. These people tend to be thoughtful and deep, introspective and philosophical; however, they tend to focus too heavily on the negative
side of life and can be overly critical of others. Not surprisingly, it is not unusual for this to lead to a tendency toward depression, which one would assume is
the origin of the name (Littauer, 1984). The "Cholerics" are natural leaders who have a talent for organization, motivation and the ability to stimulate activity in others (Littauer, 1984). Their
strong points are their capability and their confidence that they can run anything; however, they also come across as bossy and strong-willed (p. 37). The "Phlematics" are lifes "all-purpose
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