In 1968, the German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard introduced a new term called accentuation, which means highlighting or emphasizing a certain property or sign against the background of the others. In his work, the specialist noted the possibility of determining in people some features that prevailed over others and could go into a pathological condition under adverse conditions. The emotional type of accentuation of character according to Leonhard can be called quite common today.
general description
Such people can be recognized by the presence of an inflated sense of duty and exceptional diligence. Such individuals are prone to altruism and self-sacrifice, compassion is not alien to them, and because of excessive emotional sensitivity, they try not to participate in any conflict situations. A person with this type of accentuation will not throw out his grievances out in front of everyone's eyes, but rather hide them away.
Such individuals are characterized by a very low level of social activity, extreme non-contact and the preference of a narrow circle of close friends. The advantages and disadvantages of these qualities can be judged by the degree of their development, that is, after crossing a certain line, they become serious problems in life. The emotional type of personality makes a person painfully perceive the opinion of others around him, which in itself is the cause of permanent stress. An exacerbated reaction to the behavior of those individuals who cause irritation and bring the individual to emotional instability is also characteristic to one degree or another.
Behavior features
In general terms, all people with this accentuation are united by the presence of certain manifestations of their personality in everyday life. For example, an individual reacts to any events, regardless of their context, with increased sensitivity and anxiety, that is, they can equally relate to positive and negative changes. All such experiences are clearly reflected directly on the face with the help of mimic reactions.
Other manifestations of the emotive type include the following:
- humane attitude to others, peacefulness and responsiveness;
- having good relations with colleagues at work and avoiding conflicts;
- rare cases of voluntary dismissal due to unwillingness to change the situation;
- bursts of positive emotions when communicating with nature;
- sudden changes in mood and a drop in interest in any activity;
- excessive emotional background when reading fiction and watching a movie;
- quite frequent thoughts about suicide and a depressive mood in general;
- the tendency to keep all exciting topics inside;
- a high probability of creating a strong and reliable family;
- extremely rare cases of the disclosure of their experiences in front of any chosen person.
Reasons for the formation
Psychologists and psychoanalysts have not yet reached a consensus on exactly how the prevailing emotional type of accentuation prevails in a person. Nevertheless, most experts agree that the foundations of personality are formed in early childhood and in fact are not amenable to correction throughout the rest of life. A hypothesis has also been put forward about the genetic effect on the manifestations of this type of accentuation.
The personality of the individual begins to be created in the womb, and therefore some scientists believe that the experiences of a pregnant woman, her emotional background and lifestyle in general have a direct impact on the future of the child. And after birth, the baby from the very beginning begins to absorb all the information that he sees around. He reads the emotions and experiences of the mother, and can also gradually adopt some traits of her character. This implies the fact that this type of personality - like any other - can be transmitted from the environment in the first years of life.
Emotive women
Almost no problems at present for girls this characteristic does not create. Many women value qualities like modesty and sincerity. It is these features that are often found in the emotive type according to Leonhard, so that such a girl is likely to feel very comfortable. In addition, these ladies rarely expose themselves and their character for show, prefer not to manipulate their own or others' emotions.
Such women tend to fall in love and sincerely love, and therefore with them often get the strongest marriages and happy families. A man can not doubt the fidelity of his chosen one, because sex and attention from outside are not her priority. For her, treason is most often perceived as true betrayal, that is, a very responsible and unlikely step.
Emotive men
For representatives of the strong half of humanity, the picture, unfortunately, is not so rosy. It is generally accepted that most men with an emotive type are weak in character. They are usually not able to build their own family, can be very attached to their parents. The problem in communicating with the opposite sex is mainly that such a person is not able to take friendly relations to a new level and receive the favor of the lady in terms of setting up a new intimate story.
This also includes problems with sexual activity. The presence of this psychotype does not mean at all that it does not exist, but may indicate a certain degree of uniformity in tastes. Frequently occurring stresses in this case are the cause of long breaks in the intimate sphere up to several months or even years.
Emotive children
For children at the stage of personality formation, a number of certain characteristic features can be distinguished. For example, a child is more likely to be kinder to others in combination with a manifestation of increased emotionality. Cruelty, exactingness and assertiveness towards someone is extremely unlikely. The emotional type of character makes children be very obedient, receptive and completely non-conflict and non-aggressive.
In addition, this type will strive for universal harmony, will give preference to calm tones and soft forms in clothes and toys, and also with a high degree of probability will want to have a pet. In this case, usually preference is given to dogs, rather than cats. The whole life of the child, including school performance and the perception of the world as a whole, will largely depend on relationships with peers, teachers and parents. Routine, avoiding any changes and conflict situations from an early age will be put at the forefront.
Parenting tips
As a rule, in most negative situations the child will blame himself, regardless of whether he deserves it or not from an objective point of view. The task of parents will be to try to accustom the child to maintaining calm and presence of mind in difficult moments of life. If possible, it will also be necessary to show a sufficient degree of participation in terms of asking various questions about the life of the child, about his feelings and feelings. However, one should not push excessively, since the emotional type of people is characterized by an unwillingness to splash out their own problems and emotions to the outside.
It should be noted that it is not always necessary, if a child has positive qualities like sympathy and empathy, to try to develop them to a transcendental level. This decision is quite controversial and can create many problems in future adult life, because without the ability to refuse or stand up for themselves in certain situations, a person will have a hard time. Many parents often require their children to perform tasks beyond their reach. In reality, such an action does not always temper character. The same applies to recording a child in any sports section, such as boxing or karate, because these types of activity may not correspond to internal personal settings.
Facial expressions, gestures and pantomimes
Usually, on the face of a person with an emotive type of character accentuation, care and interest are manifested to varying degrees, including wider eyes. Expression itself is inactive, and sadness, sadness, sincerity and naturalness predominate from the main emotions. By themselves, changes in expressions are not pronounced, but rather more smooth and measured.
The movements of such people are often unhurried and somewhat rounded. In some ways, they may resemble the well-known Chinese gymnastics system of Taijiquan. Rough dysplasty is practically absent, the movements are very smooth. The physique is more asthenic, harmony and leisurelyness, as a rule, is caused by a sincere desire not to hurt anyone again and be correct in terms of behavior.
Thinking system
The characteristics of the psycholinguistics of a labile emotive type of people are more expressed in the way these individuals express their thoughts, and not in what they say. The smoothness and quietness of speech with notes of melody is a key feature of such a person. An utterance tends to be in a positive way, negatively colored words are replaced or omitted whenever possible.
Also, speech combines the correct pronunciation at a high level and a kind of natural literacy. Clarity is revealed in the manner of conversation, in the selection of certain verbal turns, however, such people try to listen more than to speak for themselves.
Communication Nuances
General shyness, isolation, modesty and independence in many ways create a mysterious image of a person with an established emotive type. We can say that this is the calling card of such an individual when communicating with other people. A slight manifestation of emotions and their intentional restraint leads to the fact that some other types of personalities are difficult to perceive the interlocutor in the conversation.
The habit of constant reflection and some speech retardation can be confusing when communicating. For example, some are able to take such manifestations for boredom or disrespect, although objectively this is absolutely not so. With one or more truly close people or relatives, such a person can be very talkative and absolutely sincere emotionally.
General recommendations
These individuals can be advised a calm and measured lifestyle, in which there will be a minimum of stress and conflict situations. It is worthwhile to carefully consider your circle of communication and professional activities, and then, whenever possible, detect and eliminate all negative aspects.
Experts sometimes give people of an emotive type recommendations on attending some specialized training, in which an individual could talk with such people and find out how they cope with difficulties in their life.