What is Temperament?

The Arno Profile System does not measure a person's behavior; it identifies a person's intrinsic in-born, God-given temperament. Who God created us to be (temperament) and who we have become (through learned behavior) can be entirely different. We need to find out who we really are, and find ways to become the person God wants us to be (the true self) instead of the person we have learned to be (the masked self).

The NCCA selected the FIRO-B, which was developed by Dr. Will Schutz, as its initial measuring device or questionnaire. The NCCA named its analysis procedure the Temperament Analysis Profile (TAP) which reveals the ‘hidden problems’ that normally take the counselor seven or eight sessions to identify.

In November 2000 the NCCA changed the name from Temperament Analysis Profile to the Arno Profile System (APS) after the developers.

People are composed of :

Temperament—God-given, genetically-encoded in us at the time of conception

• Character—Learned behavior, affected by others and our environment
• Personality—Self-selected “mask”

Simply defined, temperament is the genetic inborn part of us that determines how we react to people, places and things. It is how we interact with our environment and the world around us. Temperament pinpoints our perceptions of ourselves and the people who care about us. It is also the determining factor in how well we handle the stress and pressure of today.

Traditionally there have been four temperaments that we have discovered (ancient Greek terms in origin):

• Melancholy - has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, prone to genius, very creative, mind tends to work overtime, going over and over events of the past, needs alone time to regroup.
• Sanguine - fun loving, will leave in the middle of a chore or assignment if they find out there is something fun going on somewhere, never wants to grow up, stressed out if there arenot places to go and people to see.
• Choleric - a drive to greatness, but will step on your toes to get there, needs lots of appreciation along the way.
• Phlegmatic - quite stubborn and set in his ways, uncomfortable with confrontation and seeks peace at all costs to avoid strife, feels he needs sleep to regroup but never gets enough, very annoying to the Choleric as this is the one temperament that cannot be coerced into doing something if they don't want to.

The fifth temperament, the Supine, is unique to the APS as discovered by Drs. Arno:

• Supine - one who loves to do things for people and enjoys people, but is very indirect and shy about letting this be known.

1. Inclusion(social orientation and intellectual energies)
    Expressed: What we say we want
    Wanted: What we really want

2. Control (ability to make decisions and desire to take onresponsibilities)
    Expressed: What we say we want
    Wanted: What we really want