History of True Colours
For centuries, man has studied his fellow man. Through medicine, doctors and researchers have studied the physiology of the body and its functions. Through psychology, psychiatry, and related fields, countless studies have considered the behaviors, personality, and temperament of man. Some of these studies have focused upon the unique characteristics of individuals and those that are common among groups. Twenty-four centuries ago, Hippocrates identified four different types of human beings. Carl Jung described these differences in 1921 in his publication Psychological Type. For the past 35 years, Dr. David Keirsey has been refining the work of Katherine C. Briggs and Isabel Briggs-Myers who developed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Through the MBTI, its authors show that human behavior is orderly and can be characterized by different personality types. Dr. Keirsey, in his book Please Understand Me, described personality types in four groups. His work provides the basis for the True Colors™ metaphor.
The origin of True Colours
In 1978 founder Don Lowry became interested in the work of clinical psychologist David Keirsey. Keirsey, author of the best-selling self-help book Please Understand Me, studied the work of psychologists Carl Jung, Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers who theorized that all people fit into one of four broad categories of personality.
The concepts instantly rang true with Lowry, who quickly recognized their potential to improve people's lives, careers and relationships. So he set about developing a fundamental and universal way to package the information into practical guidelines that could be understood and easily applied by both children and adults alike.
The result is True Colors, which expands upon Keirsey's four temperament types, and translates complicated personality and learning theory into "one of the easiest, most convenient ways of understanding and appreciating human behavior."
The True Colors program asks participants to identify their "color spectrum" using four cards that represent key personality types: Blue, Gold, Green or Orange. Each color has particular strengths and each analyzes, conceptualizes, understands, interacts and learns differently. But these differences, if not acknowledged and understood, can become barriers to interpersonal communication, making understanding between people of different types difficult.
Lowry believed that entertainment offers the most broadly appealing and universal context for communicating messages; so he specifically designed the program to be as entertaining and fun as possible. When people are entertained and relaxed, Lowry realized, their resistance to new ideas diminishes, allowing them to fully experience and become aware of their own True Colors, and those of the people around them.
So what's your colour....
Today we are going to explore more about colour theory and how it relates to your personality and career choice
Colour has been used to shape and describe our lives, our habits, our values, and our feelings throughout the ages. Research into the physiological effects of color has shown that it truly has an impact on our lives, often in unconscious and mysterious ways. Color can relieve tension and stress. Blue, for instance, is associated with tranquil surroundings. Thus, it is fitting that color provides the "association" between a temperament type and learning tools. How much better it is to refer to and connect with color than with the highly technical formulas, symbols, words, and numbers generally associated with temperament/personality/learning theory.
After reviewing the research data, colors for True Colors were chosen for their direct association with the psychological and physiological needs of people.
Orange represents energy, action, consuming physiological potency, power, and strength. Orange is the expression of vital force, of nervous and glandular activity. Thus, it has the meaning of desire and all forms of appetite and craving. Those with Orange as a Primary Color feel the will to achieve results, to win, to be successful. They desire all things that offer intense living and full experience.
Orange generates an impulse toward active doing: sport, struggle, competition and enterprising productivity. It stimulates enthusiasm and creativity. Orange means vitality with endurance .In temporal terms, Orange is the present.
Gold is the body's natural perceptions. It represents a need to be responsible, to fulfill duties and obligations, to organize and structure our life and that of others. Those with Gold as a Primary Color value being practical and sensible; they believe that people should earn their way in life through work and service to others.
Gold reflects a need to belong through carrying a share of the load in all areas of living. It represents stability, maintenance of the culture and the organization, efficiency, planning and dependability. It embraces the concepts of home and family with fierce loyalty and faithfulness.
Green expresses itself psychologically as human will in operation: as persistence and determination. Green is an expression of firmness and consistency. Its strength can lead to a resistance to change if it is not proven that the change will work or is warranted. Those with Green as a Primary Color value their intellect and capabilities above all else. Comfort in these areas creates a sense of personal security and self-esteem.
Green characteristics seek to increase the certainty of their own values through being assertive and requiring differences from others in intellectual areas. They are rarely settled in their countenance, since they depend upon information rather than feelings to create a sense of well-being. Green expresses the grounding of theory and data in its practical applications and creative constructs.
Blue represents calm. Contemplation of this color pacifies the central nervous system. It creates physiological tranquility and psychological contentment. Those with Blue as a Primary Color value balance and harmony. They prefer lives free from tension... settled, united, and secure.
Blue represents loyalty and a sense of belonging, and yet, when friends are involved, a vulnerability. Blue corresponds to depth in feeling and a relaxed sensitivity. It is characterized by empathy, aesthetic experiences, and reflective awareness.
Blue is the color of inspiration, sincerity and spirituality. Blue is often the chosen color by conservative people. Using Blue to relax will encourage feelings of communication and peace.
Today's Lesson
Introduction: Group Dynamics
Activity: Booklets
Video: Success
Activity: When I am ….25/45/65
- Career (same/new/training)
- Where I am living
- Single/Married/Children
- Hobbies/Interests
- Accomplishments
Lesson: True Colours
Activity: Discuss your colours
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