The Balanced Lives Center (BLC)

We all have important needs in three areas; inclusion, control and affection. These areas can be understood as follows;

Inclusion

• social orientation and intellectual energies

Control 

• willingness regarding decision making and accepting responsibility for self and/or others

Affection

• need to express and receive love, affection and approval



In all three areas, each of  us exhibits characteristic traits of one or two of the 5 temperaments; Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholy, Supine and Phlegmatic. Here is an outline of the common features of each.

Sanguine

• very social, loves people
• tends to be less organized
• needs a lot of affection

Choleric

• sociable, but often with an agenda
• can be very controlling
• a born leader

Melancholy

• task-oriented, tends to be a loner
• self-controlled
• often appears aloof 

Supine

• sociable, but indirect
• often with a servile nature
• requires constant affection

Phlegmatic

• tends to have low energy
• goes with the flow
• dry sense of humor

The APS Profile is a 54-item self analysis questionnaire that tests your temperament in all 3 key areas.

Get your temperament analysis profile (TAP) here.