In order to achieve success in the academic or social realm a person must have a clear understanding of their own true nature. Some lucky few achieve this awareness on their own through the trail and error path of their own life. Others are not so fortunate. Many, including students, never independently find this sense of self and so must be led to it.

There are (according to Dr. Richard G. Arno, Ph.D.) three areas in which we demonstrate interpersonal needs. Those needs are Inclusion, Control and Affection. How strongly we express or show our needs and how we respond to these needs in others identifies our particular Temperaments. This temperament can be interpreted to be our own true nature.

Temperament should not be confused with personality. As you know, our personalities may change to fit the current social circumstances. Our temperament is the permanent underlying nature.

How a person demonstrates (expressive needs) these needs and responds (responsive needs) to how these needs are expressed upon them by others identifies their basic temperament types.

There are five basic temperament types and they are:

The Melancholy

Inclusion - Low need for socialization, low response to need for socialization in others.

Control