According to Sheldon which of the following is not the type of personality?

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  1. Endomorphy
  2. Mesomorphy
  3. Ectomorph
  4. Esthomorphy

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Option 4 : Esthomorphy
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William Sheldon identified three main types of personality called Somatotype in which he called three types of personality viz., Endomorph, Ectomorph and Mesomorph. 

Key Points

  • Endomorph is also referred to as Viscerotonic and refers to a relaxed character, sociable, tolerant, comfort-loving, and peaceful. Such person’s body build is plump and buxom.
  • The Mesomorph type of personality is generally an active type, assertive, vigorous and combative and their body is muscular.
  • The Ectomorph is a quiet type, fragile, restrained, non-assertive, sensitive with a body that of lean, delicate and poor muscles. 
  • Sheldon further classified a person’s somatotype and giving a rating of 1 to 7 on each of the three body types.
  • In this scale, 1 indicated very low and 7 indicated very high and in between, there were more or less of the types of personality identified. 

Thus from bove-mentioned points, it is clear that according to sheldon Esthomorphy is not the type of personality. 

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