type theory

any hypothetical proposition or principle for the grouping of people by kind of personality or by personality characteristics. One of the earliest is the humoral theory, which held sway in medicine and protopsychology, to one degree or another, from about the 5th century bce through the 17th century and the rise of empiricism. Jungian typology offers another example of a theoretical system of personality classification.

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February 17th 2025

psychotic

adj. of, relating to, or affected by psychosis or a psychotic disorder.