Is There Benefit to Personality Type Testing in Biblical Counseling?

A counselee may inquire about the use of personality testing. Some of us have taken and used various profile instruments.

The most common personality categories are based four classic “humors” of the Greco-Roman era:

• sanguine (optimistic leader-like)
• choleric (bad-tempered or irritable)
• melancholic (analytical and quiet)
• phlegmatic (relaxed and peaceful)

The D.I.S.C. model uses the terms for the four basic temperaments

• Dominance
• Inducement
• Submission
• Compliance