constitutional type

a classification of individuals based on physique and other biological characteristics or on a hypothetical relationship between physical and psychological characteristics, such as temperament, personality, and a tendency to develop a specific type of mental disorder. See Carus typology; Kretschmer typology; Sheldon’s constitutional theory of personality.

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March 13th 2025

visceral sense

the sense associated with functions of the viscera.