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lisa99
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can we judge a person's temperament by just knowing his/her favorite color?

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Asked in colors, psychology, temperament asked on: 07/05/2007 07:09am
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blacksmith81

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13 minutes after the question was opened (07/05/2007 07:22am)

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I don't think that assessments based of single preferences, are any more reliable than those based on any other Quasi-scientific criteria.

There are no shortcuts in the assessment of an individual's personality.

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warriorprincessxena1

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22 minutes after the question was opened (07/05/2007 07:31am)

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Our bodies are stimulated by certain colours, or calmed and relaxed by others.Mentally and emtionally colour has a deep impact it changes our mood and our sense of well being as well as the way we are perceived by others.
Whetehr our favourite colours have an impact on others is dubious because we dont necessarily have a sign on our t shirt saying our preferred colour, .

For example my favourite colours are black and purple.
Black is defined as being comforting and protective and mysterious... (Comforting?????) It is also associated with silence,(my house is never silent even when there is a power cut) the infinite and the feminine life force.-passive, uncharted and mysterious. Black can also prevent growth both physically(I'm 5"11) and mentally. We often clothe ourselves in black to hide from the world..(maybe or maybe because diesel/oil etc doesnt show up as much on balck and I cant wear light colours cos I get dirty by looking at a car/truck/bus)
So I would say that is about 50% accurate.
Purple: Has a deep effect on the pyshce and is used in asylums(No I'm not in one although it feels like it sometimes) to help patients calm and be pacified when they are sugffering from mental and nervous disorders. The colour apparently helps to calm the mind(mine is constant chaos)...and also helps to transform obsessions and fears. It is a colour of transformation at a very deep level and brings peace and combats shock or fear(in my case usually cause it!)
It has a cleansing effect in emotional disturbances(really???). It is also associated with artistic or musical impulses(am tone deaf!), mystery, and sensitivity to beauty(my cats) and high ideas....stimulating creativity, inspiration, sensitivity(as a sledgehammer) and compassion????
So I dont think there is much accuracy there, how about you????


Supplement from 07/05/2007 09:50am:

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Conflict and dissatisfaction of one sort or another enforce the need for the compensations indicated by the + group
Your Stress Sources
Unfulfilled hopes have led to uncertainty and apprehension. Needs to feel secure and to avoid any further disappointment, and fears being passed over or losing standings and prestige. Doubts that things will be any better in the future and this negative attitude leads her to make exaggerated demands and to refuse to make reasonable compromises.
Your Restrained Characteristics
Distressed by the obstacles with which she is faced and is no mood for any form of activity or for further demands on her. Needs peace and quiet, and the avoidance of anything which might distress her further.
Egocentric and therefore quick to take offense. Able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity but tends to hold aloof emotionally.

Feels trapped in a distressing or uncomfortable situation and seeking some way of gaining relief. Able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity providing no turmoil or emotional agitation is involved.

Your Desired Objective
Wants to make a favorable impression and be recognized. Needs to feel appreciated and admired. Sensitive and easily hurt if no notice is taken of her or if she is not given adequate acknowledgment.
Your Actual Problem
Disappointment and the fear that there is no point in formulating fresh goals have led to anxiety. Desires recognition and position, but is worried about her prospects. Reacts to this by protecting at any criticism and resisting any attempt to influence her. Tries to assert herself by meticulous control of detail in an effort to strengthen her position


Supplement from 07/05/2007 09:51am:

which i have to state is completely inaccurate and I am very open minded about this stuff"!

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rasputin1309

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94 minutes after the question was opened (07/05/2007 08:43am)

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of course not - absolute cobblers

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rainchild

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Rank: PhD (2,984) | psychology (35), personality (13)

3 hours after the question was opened (07/05/2007 09:16am)

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Have you seen the colour test? It's amazingly accurate.
http://www.colorquiz.com/ copy


Supplement from 07/05/2007 09:20am:

IT scares me how right on it is. I took it a year ago and it was exactly right. Now I took it again, dead on. And it's not the parts of me I like and talk about, it's the tough stuff.

Your Existing Situation

Readily participates in things that provide excitement or stimulation. Wants to feel exhilarated.


Your Stress Sources

Has lost the resilience and strength of will necessary to contend with existing difficulties. Feels overtaxed and getting nowhere, but continues to stand her ground and still pursues her objectives with a fierce intensity. This subjects her to intolerable pressure from which she wants to escape, but she cannot bring herself to make the necessary decision. As a result she remains firmly involved in the problem and can neither view it objectively nor get rid of it--he cannot leave it alone and feels she will only be at peace when she has reached her objective.


Your Restrained Characteristics

Remains emotionally unattached even when involved in a close relationship.

Circumstances force her to compromise and to forgo some pleasures for the time being. Capable of achieving physical satisfaction through sexual activity.


Your Desired Objective

Needs a change in her circumstances or in her relationships which will permit relief from stress. Seeking a solution which will open up new and better possibilities and allow hopes to be fulfilled.


Your Actual Problem

The fear that she may be prevented from achieving the things she wants leads her into a relentless search for satisfaction in the pursuit of illusory or meaningless activities.


Your Actual Problem #2

The tensions induced by trying to cope with conditions which are really beyond her capabilities, or reserves of strength, have led to considerable anxiety and a sense of personal (but unadmitted) inadequacy. She reacts by seeking outside confirmation of her ability and value in order to bolster her self-esteem. Inclined to blame others so that she may shift the blame from herself. Anxiously searching for solutions and prone to compulsive inhibitions and compulsive desires.

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Neko2

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3 hours after the question was opened (07/05/2007 09:52am)

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I doubt it. I think we can judge a person's character if they are obsessed by a colour... like some people I have known.

Put it this way, I don't have a favourite colour, because it's all down to the context. I might like a red car, but I wouldn't paint my bedroom red. I might think that I look better in black, (I know... it's the slimming effect,) but would I want black ash furniture? No.

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Dabblefish

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21 hours after the question was opened (07/06/2007 04:01am)

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Rainchild's "quizz" is a modification of the Lüscher test which is said to be accurate in predicting a person's psychophysical state based on colour preference. It is purportedly accurate.
Here is an interesting link:
http://www.luscher-color.com copy
and there is also a smaller test:
http://www.colourtest.ue-foundation.org/kolory/kolor-index2.html copy

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