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Sheldon's Body Personality
Explanations > Personality > Sheldon's Body Personality Endomorph | Ectomorph | Mesomorph | So what?
Sheldon noted three personalities based on their physical make-up. EndomorphThe Endomorph is physically quite 'round', and is typified as the 'barrel of fun' person. They tend to have:
Psychologically, the endomorph is:
EctomorphThe Ectomorph is a form of opposite of the Endomorph. Physically, they tend to have:
Even though they may eat as much as the endomorph, they never seem to put on weight (much to the endomorph's chagrin). Psychologically they are:
MesomorphThe mesomorph is somewhere between the round endomorph and the thin ectomorph. Physically, they have the more 'desirable' body, and have:
They are generally considered as 'well-proportioned'. Psychologically, they are:
So what?Psychological profiling based on anatomical features is generally not considered to be reliable these days. Nevertheless, such patterns do have some level of interest, and old theories are often ingrained in society, as well as being based on some form of observation. The best approach is to use this as a test. When you meet a person who seems to fit in with the physical characteristics above, be curious to see if they also fit into the psychological profile. If it all works as predicted, then well and good (it may be that they are actually in a self-fulfilling prophesy, where they fit themselves to the appropriate model). Otherwise, look elsewhere for ways to understand the person. Sheldon's original work included attempts to characterize criminals (in the style of Lombroso's original work in this area). Unsurprisingly, he found that a number were muscular mesomorphs, as violent crimes are likely to be carried out by strong men. The trap beyond this is to assume that all mesomorphs are criminal in nature. This is not unlike the work that 'proved' women to be less intelligent than men because they have smaller brains!
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