The greatest minds of psychology have long proven that there is a relationship between physique and character of a person. This article will mainly consider an asthenic (this is a type of character) and the corresponding physique.
Asthenic character
The term asthenic comes from the Latin Asthenia - weakness. Such people are also called defensive (from Latin defenso - to defend, or in our case, to defend). A person whose character is of this type will not go on the offensive in a difficult situation, preferring to take a defensive position. He will never enter into an open confrontation, trying to avoid conflict. Often such people underestimate themselves and are afraid to actively participate in any enterprise. Well, what can I say? Asthenic! This is due to the fear that others will not be delighted with the result of his activities or, even worse, ridicule his shortcomings and worthlessness. At this stage, a conflict arises between self-esteem and a sense of inferiority,fear of being misunderstood and the desire to show oneself, one's abilities.
Most often, an asthenic, whose character manifests itself in periods of fatigue or failure in a hysterical form, quickly "deflates", repents and asks for forgiveness. Especially often this manner of behavior is manifested in the family circle. Loud and stormy outbursts of emotions are in no way connected with the desire to express one's position or "stand in a pose." They are associated with the inability to independently experience shocks and hardships inside. It is unbearable for an asthenic to restrain discomfort and negative emotions, especially those that have been accumulated for a long time.
So, an asthenic is a person who is more characterized by quiet irritability, excessively low self-esteem and unwillingness to restrain discomfort and negative emotions inside himself.
Body type
Each type of figure has its own unique differences. Asthenik is a person with a special body constitution. As a rule, a lean physique is adjacent to high growth and angular forms. They say about such people: not for horse food. Happy people! They can eat anything and still not gain weight. The metabolism of such people is fast enough, which helps them not to get better and not to limit themselves in food at all. But building muscle mass is not easy. To do this, the asthenic will have to load himself with power sports.
Asthenic is not the only type of figure. There are also normosthenics and hypersthenics. The former seem to be denser, but not due to fat deposits, but to muscle mass. Toto maintain a normal figure, such people have to somewhat limit themselves in food, without exhausting, however, with strict diets, but still paying a lot of attention to nutrition. Hypersthenics, as a rule, have a "wide bone" and rounded shapes. They quickly gain weight, despite a measured diet and exercise.
Asthenic, normosthenic, hypersthenic! How to determine what type a person belongs to? The most common way is to cover the wrist. In women: up to 15 cm - asthenic, 15-18 cm - normosthenic, more than 18 cm - hypersthenic. For men, the boundaries of the intervals are 17 and 20 cm.
