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Galen contributed a substantial amount to the Hippocratic understanding of pathology.

Under Hippocrates ’ bodily humors theory, differences in human moods come as a consequence of imbalances in one of the four bodily fluids: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.

Galen promoted this theory and the typology of human temperaments.

An imbalance of each humor corresponded with a particular human temperament ( blood-sanguine, black bile-melancholic, yellow bile-choleric, and phlegm-phlegmatic ).

Individuals with sanguine temperaments are extroverted and social.

Choleric people have energy, passion and charisma.

Melancholics are creative, kind and considerate.

Phlegmatic temperaments are characterized by dependability, kindness, and affection.