KROK 1 2019 – Question 1 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
On examination the patient was determined to have a strong, balanced, inert type of higher nervous activity according to Pavlov’s classification. What temperament according to Hippocrates is it?
- A. Melancholic
- B. Phlegmatic
- C. Choleric
- D. Sanguine
- E. -
Hint
Recall how Pavlov's three properties of cortical processes (strength, balance, mobility) combine in each of the four classical temperaments, paying special attention to mobility.
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