Character accentuation is a special term that was introduced into scientific practice by specialist Karl Leonhard. Accentuation refers to a special emphasis on individual character traits that form a personality. No matter how tautological it may sound.
Emotive accentuation of character is classified according to Leongaord. In Lichko’s classification, this type of personality does not exist. The closest thing to it can only be called psychasthenic, and then very approximately.
The emotive personality type is distinguished by a group of traits: humanity, kindness, kindness. Some fearfulness towards people and situations. This situation is very disturbing
them to realize themselves in life, especially if no one told the motive in which direction they should move.
What do you need to know about the emotive type of accentuation, and what are its main features? Let's try to figure it out.
Why is emotive accentuation of character formed?
Accentuation of character as a whole is not an innate personality trait. Rather, predisposition plus external circumstances. Certain personality characteristics are most actively formed in the first 3-5 years of life. A little slower for the next 6-8 years. Thus, the personality and its approximate features are formed by the age of 13-14. Plus or minus. The rest of the time you can only slightly adjust the general situation.
We can talk about several factors in the development of this psychotype and psychotypes in general. In particular, the following points influence emotivity.
- Features of higher nervous activity
Genetically determined. This is an innate characteristic that cannot be controlled. Emotives have a weak type of nervous system. And in this they are very similar to psychasthenics. Such individuals quickly get tired of active social interaction. At the same time, they are strongly drawn to him. Thus, the innate characteristics of the central nervous system determine the development of typical character traits.
- Overprotectiveness
Emotives tend to be overprotected in their early years. This is a situation when a parent, especially a mother, devotes all their time to their child, sometimes forgetting about themselves. They literally put life on the altar of a newborn child. In this case, three outcomes are possible. First, the individual will become tough, selfish and self-obsessed, which is quite logical. Secondly, the child will become shy, which is called “stuck” and closed. This is possible if the mother constantly focuses on her sacrifice, often imaginary. The third option is that the child will become an emotive. This is a fairly rare situation, but anything is possible.
- Insufficient guardianship
The lack of parental love and attention affects. In particular, mothers. Especially in the first few years. Not receiving this in childhood, the individual strives to get what is missing in adulthood or adolescence. At the same time, selflessly giving what he receives. But this happens extremely rarely. Most often, with insufficient parental love, it is not emotives that grow, but schizoids and paranoid psychopaths. Less common are narcissists who are fixated on their own personality. Various options are possible.
- Personal example of parents
The first person a newborn baby sees is its mother. Less often other people. Especially if there were no parents. The first years of life are based on imitating the behavior of parents. That is, the child tries to repeat everything that adults do. Mainly focuses on the mother, then the father gets involved. Therefore, if the mother behaves selfishly, then the child is likely to behave the same way. And, on the contrary. But there are two main options. The first is that the child will really give his feelings and positive emotions to the world. The second is to secretly suck out all the juice, being a hidden narcissist. Both options are equally possible.
- Environment
Emotive accentuation of character, like no other, is formed under the influence of the social environment. The same one in which the child is most of the time. These include parents and relatives. The same principle comes into play here. Close people play a major role in the development of accentuation. Because they provide an example to follow, they influence the child in a certain way. The more love a young man receives, the higher the likelihood that the result will be an emotive one. Or its opposite is a narcissist, a hysterical. This is why it is so important to maintain balance when raising children of both sexes. Regardless of the role, father or mother.
- Heredity
An individual is not born a blank slate. Experts and scientists are increasingly coming to this conclusion. The fact is that some personality traits are inherited. More likely even a predisposition. Character is still “forged” in the process of education. However, the role of heredity should not be discarded. It makes up almost half of the overall picture.
- Health status
Especially during the teenage years. In this case, we are more likely talking about restrictions that may be imposed on a teenager. On his social activities. Because a lack of communication is more likely to create a schizoid, a paranoid personality, or a social phobia that is formally healthy, but afraid of society. Therefore, health status plays a big role.
- Social activity
The picture is crowned by the level of social activity. The higher it is, the greater the likelihood of developing an emotive personality type. Although this is not an axiom. There are plenty of exceptions to the rule in both directions.
A personality with emotive accentuation is not formed all at once. A large group of factors is involved in the development of this psychotype. Only the main ones are named. In fact, there are many more of them.
What it is
In psychology, emotivity means a high level of emotional reactivity. In other words, this term means increased sensitivity. A person with this quality will deeply experience negative and positive events.
This is not an acquired character trait. It appears as an innate personality trait that is inherited from parents. At the same time, not all psychologists agree with this. Some are of the opinion that the development of emotionality is influenced by events from early childhood.
The emotive psychotype of personality is distinguished by its inability to hide its experiences, and they are literally “written” on its face. If events develop unfavorably, a person develops depression and thoughts of suicide appear.
Important! At the same time, emotivity only indicates external manifestations. Within himself, the individual soberly evaluates everything and clearly makes a decision. He has a chance to achieve success in medicine, psychology, and religious activities.
How to identify an emotive person, what traits are inherent in such a personality
Emotive is distinguished by a large group of typical features that are unique to it. Exactly in this combination. Of course, the intensity of manifestations may be greater or less. Depends on the individual. Typically the following features appear:
Increased sensitivity
Such people know how to deeply feel the situation. They are distinguished by an increased tendency to empathy. That is, they perfectly feel the emotions of another, his mood. They make excellent psychologists and psychotherapists. Developed empathy helps you get along well with people. On the other hand, such an individual practically does not know how to say “no”. Therefore, toxic tyrants and narcissists gladly use emotive to “drain” emotional negativity, as a vest for stories about their own experiences. This is a big problem.
Tendency to depression and suicidal behavior
Emotives react extremely negatively to severe mental wounds. And these are not false attempts to attract attention, as happens with narcissists and hysterics. This is a real attempt to end one’s own life in order to get rid of intense emotional pain and emptiness. They are often impulsive, which is why they manage to save the person. Depressive episodes must be worked through with a psychotherapist in order to quickly eliminate the pathological process.
Humanity
Emotive teenager and adult are always ready to help others. They get along well with people and are altruistic. At the same time, they treat animals and nature with kindness. They do not harm others, which will be discussed further below.
Kindness
In a negative way, it manifests itself as softness. At least this is how other people may perceive the emotive. Especially epileptoids and toxic personalities, narcissists, hysterics. Since the emotive cannot say no, it is often used as a tool to realize other people's ambitions. You need to stay away from your own “antipodes”.
Compassionate
Willingness to help anyone and everyone. This is a good trait. A person is distinguished by a philanthropic attitude towards others. Loves people. Ready to help anyone and everyone. If other psychotypes help their own, and even then not always, then an individual with an emotive type of character accentuation is ready to help both his own and others. He lives by the principle “love your neighbor”, and the same applies to those “far away”.
Tendency to build long-term social relationships
An individual with an emotive personality type is prone to long-term social relationships. Not exchanged for random connections. That’s why he makes an excellent family man, husband, wife, and friend. They are loyal and devoted. Including your word, even given to strangers. They have a heightened sense of duty and responsibility. You can trust them with any secret and not be afraid for it.
Soft facial expressions
It is unique, soft and flexible. Such people do not know how to put on false smiles and do not tolerate insincerity themselves. Because they feel others, their emotions and feelings very well. Hence the ability to quickly recognize a liar and a hypocrite. Emotive will not communicate with such individuals. He carefully selects his social circle and is not ready to waste his time, as has already been said.
Taking life seriously
Since the patient has increased sensitivity, he takes everything that happens to heart. And not only with him and his loved ones, but also with other people. May worry about trifles. Therefore, most of the time he is in a gloomy mood if he is not influenced. This kind of dysthymia needs to be fought.
Some sentimentality
The tendency to get upset over trifles, to revel in one’s own emotions. Although this is not typical for the average emotional person. This trait is more typical of a hysteroid, who by nature is a real actor.
Inability to contain your feelings
May become emotional in public, when watching a dramatic film, or reading a book with a sad ending. This is not a sign of incontinence. It’s just that such individuals do not know how to restrain their own emotions, both positive and negative. They easily come into sensual movement, but stop quite quickly.
Don't hurt others
Therefore, they are much less prone to criminal activity than other psychotypes. Although such situations do occur, they are more likely due to strict necessity. For example, he stole food so as not to die of hunger or so that his loved ones would not die of hunger. The example is exaggerated, but it fully corresponds to the true intentions of the emotive and the characteristics of its behavior.
Other features include:
- Fearfulness is present at a deep level in every emotive. Sometimes even a certain cowardice is possible in relationships with others.
- Recognition of authorities. An individual with an emotive type of character accentuation recognizes authorities and tries not to argue with them. For example, he does not quarrel with his superiors about poor working conditions. Unscrupulous people often take advantage of this.
- Performance. Willingness to do your job honestly. At the same time, an emotive is not a blunt instrument, it is a person with his own opinion. Therefore, he will not carry out criminal orders if any are received.
- Heaviness to climb - tries not to change his place of work, environment, place of residence. Because it is difficult to bear all changes on an emotional level. May get sick during changes and fall into depression.
- Changeability of mood is sharp, but not long-lasting. As a rule, patients are in a stable emotional background most of the time.
- Instability of interests. One thing or another is interesting. This often leads to the inability to complete any task.
- Lack of leadership ambitions. Reluctance to take up leadership positions. Because a person doesn't need it. Although often intellectual and moral qualities allow one to become successful bosses.
- Increased intuitiveness. Intuition is at a very high level and helps to make the right decisions.
- Emotionality. Since an individual does not know how to restrain his emotions, he may be considered immature. Accused of childishness.
- Altruism. Willingness to help anyone and everyone. This can become a big problem if a person starts helping those unworthy of it. For example, in extreme cases, the patient brings homeless people and criminals home, trying to help them.
- Tendency to work with people. Emotive does not “shy away” from people, as happens with schizoids. Therefore, he is more focused on cooperation with people and chooses the appropriate professions.
- Acute reaction to criticism. To the point of complete intolerance to it.
- Small circle of friends. Because the emotive selects them quite harshly and does not let everyone into its circle.
- Avoiding conflicts, smoothing out rough edges.
- Tendency to keep experiences to yourself. So as not to burden others with your grievances and problems.
general characteristics
Emotive people are usually considered soft-hearted and vulnerable. They feel pity for all living things and worry for a long time if they were unable to provide help and support to those who needed it. They are the ones who feed the pigeons in the park, stray cats and dogs.
They love nature, art and intimate conversations.
This personality type is the most sincere and honest. Perhaps because he does not know how to hide his feelings, which is why he says what he thinks.
Facial expressions are very rich, and anyone who is completely unfamiliar with non-verbal manifestations of emotions can easily guess what their interlocutor is really experiencing at the moment. Any event hurts him and leaves its mark.
If something sad happened, he will give himself up to experiencing grief, not trying at all to hide his tears, even if he is ashamed of his tearfulness. For example, a man will cry in a movie theater over a melodrama, while representatives of other types of accentuations and stingy tears will not squeeze out at such a moment.
But emotives are excellent interlocutors and faithful partners in any type of relationship. Most people are simply not able to sincerely rejoice at other people's achievements and good news, unlike them.
They, listening to your story with a happy ending, will be so inspired and joyful, as if it happened not to you, but to them personally.
Only they are not able to openly defend their rights, since they will be afraid to hurt their interlocutor with their tough position. For this reason, they rarely express their grievances, trying not to bring matters to an open conflict. Although it will be clear from their face that something unpleasant has happened.
Emotive and work
Such individuals choose work based on their interests and character traits. The following professions are generally suitable for emotive accentuators:
- Psychologist.
- Teacher.
- Art worker.
- Doctor.
These are just examples. Emotives achieve great success in jurisprudence and intellectual specialties.
Thinking
Features are manifested not in the speech itself, but in the way it is pronounced. The speech of the psychotype is smooth and in low tones; melody is clearly heard in the voice. The words chosen are more positive, while the negative ones are replaced by words of apology.
Speech has literacy and correct pronunciation, and a person’s culture is clearly demonstrated. Basically, such people are well-read and well acquainted with the literary works of many famous authors. But still, although speech meets many criteria, the emotive prefers to listen more than to speak.
Realization in personal relationships
Emotive relationships are distinguished by sincerity and willingness to give. Unfortunately, such people often do not let anyone near them after the first failure. That's why they remain lonely. After working through the problem, everything becomes somewhat simpler. The compatibility of emotives mainly manifests itself with the same accentuators. Psychasthenics, also mild hysterics. Incompatible with paranoids, rarely compatible with schizoids due to the emotional coldness of the latter. Moreover, they are incompatible with epileptoids, who by their nature are tyrannical and picky.
Nuances when communicating
You can communicate with an emotive, but you need to follow a few rules. Such people do not accept ridicule or ambiguous jokes; they may consider any treatment offensive. Therefore, it is always worth thinking through phrases.
Criticism must be expressed carefully, otherwise it will be misunderstood
With emotiveness, a person is distinguished by good teamwork. But he should not be involved in intrigues, conspiracies, or try to force him to behave aggressively. All this will only cause negative experiences.
The emotive psychotype is a well-known phenomenon in psychology. Thanks to a detailed study of his behavior, experts were able to identify the basic rules for raising a child with high sensitivity. He cannot be shamed for his feelings, humiliated or insulted. It is important to show ways to properly express emotions. It is definitely worth developing the ability to stand up for yourself and fight back, otherwise the child will develop the behavior of a victim, and this will hinder him in later life.
The emotive type is not good or bad. It imposes certain characteristics on a person’s personality. With the right approach, you can live peacefully with them.
How to properly raise a child with an emotive accentuation of character
We can give you some advice:
- Remain calm in any situation, do not blame or scold.
- Choose the right activities. There is no need to send such a child to the wrestling section, since emotive does not tolerate violence in any form.
- You need to be interested in the child's emotions. Because he must speak out from time to time.
- It is important to teach him to refuse and stand up for himself. So that he does not become defenseless against an aggressive world.
- Don't make unrealistic demands.
These are fairly simple recommendations that will help maintain your child’s mental health.
Focus
The main focus of emotions is avoiding failure. For emotive this is a necessity, since it:
- has low stress tolerance and tries to avoid stressful situations;
- is skeptical about some life situations;
- feels uncomfortable in the company of conflicting people;
- distrustful, and therefore tries to check everything carefully.
The special functioning of the brain makes us strive to achieve high goals and at the same time maintain family and social values.
How to help yourself and correct negative personality traits
A person with an emotive accentuation of character can be given several recommendations.
- Learn to say no in order to refuse the right situation in time.
- Learn to relax. There is no need to shoulder a load that you cannot bear.
- Don't help everyone. Get to the heart of the situation.
- Help must be adequate. You shouldn’t do everything for a person so that he doesn’t “get on your neck.”
- Don't become convenient for everyone.
- Increase your resistance to stress.
To solve the last problem, there are several trainings.
- Talk to people more. Even through force.
- Try to perceive life with humor. Work on it.
- Learn to stay calm by simply counting to 10 or through relaxation techniques.
Reasons for formation
Personality traits inherent in a person
Emotivity in psychology manifests itself in different ways. Scientists are still studying this phenomenon; they put forward several theories about why such a psychotype appears.
Initially, a person with emotiveness is born with a weak nervous system. This means that in him the processes of excitation prevail over inhibition. The more stress in his childhood, the higher the likelihood of sensitivity.
There is a theory that affects intrauterine development. It is believed that the emotive psychotype is characteristic of those children who were not wanted. If a mother worries, constantly cries, quarrels with her husband, then this affects the development of the child.
The peculiarities of Russian upbringing also overlap. It is not customary in society to develop the emotional sphere; as a result, children get used to suppressing their feelings, or they do not know how to express them.
Children are often shamed for crying, which causes even more hysteria
In an adult, emotionality can appear against the background of serious hormonal changes. Women are prone to this type of problem, as they more often experience unstable conditions. Sometimes an emotive personality develops under the influence of serious shocks, for example, getting into a disaster, death of loved ones, serious illness, etc.
General recommendations
These individuals can be advised to have a calm and measured lifestyle, in which there will be a minimum of stress and conflict situations. It is worth carefully considering your social circle and professional activities, and then, if possible, identifying and eliminating all negative aspects.
Experts sometimes give people of the emotional type recommendations to attend some specialized training, where the individual could communicate with similar people and learn about how they cope with difficulties in their lives.
Parenting Tips
As a rule, a child will blame himself in most negative situations that occur, regardless of whether he deserves it or not from an objective point of view. The task of parents will be to try to teach their child to maintain calm and presence of mind in difficult moments of life. It will also be necessary, if possible, to show a sufficient degree of participation in terms of asking various questions about the child’s life, about his feelings and experiences. However, you should not push too hard, since the emotive type of people is characterized by a reluctance to spill their own problems and emotions outward.
It is worth noting that if a child has positive qualities such as sympathy and empathy, it is not always necessary to try to develop them to an exorbitant 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 oneself in certain situations, a person will have a difficult time. Many parents often require their children to perform tasks that are beyond their ability. In reality, such action does not always build character. The same applies to enrolling a child in any sports section such as boxing or karate, because these types of activities may not correspond to internal personal attitudes.
