The Sasang typology (Hangul: 사상의학.

Hanja: 四象醫學) is a traditional Korean

medical typology, which was systematically theorized by Lee, Jae-ma in his book Dong-
eui-soo-se-bo-won (동의수세보원, The principle of life preservation in oriental
medicine) in 1894. This medical typology divides people in four types based on their
traits; Tae-Yang(Greater Yang), So-Yang(Lesser Yang), Tae-Eum(Greater
Yin) and So-Eum(Lesser Yin) type.

Enfasis on harmony on social life and building ones character (neoconfusionism)

TCM :- Taoist harmony of Man and nature

http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Revised_NEO_Personality_Inventory

Cha said people of the Taeyang type are generally ingenious and creative, while they are not accustomed
to participating in activities with others. Soyang type people are cheerful, considerate but somewhat
thoughtless (imprudente, ingenuo ). People of the Taeeum type are generous, kind and broad-minded,
meanwhile they are covetous and exclusive. While Soeum people are seemingly intellectual, neat and
sharp but narrow-minded and sensitive.
``The shape of our face and body can distinguish which of the four-types a person is,'' he said. ``The
internal energy of the two types _ Taeyang and Soyang _ shows a tendency to circulate upward and is
attributed to people with big and sharp eyes, a small mouth and narrowed jaw. They also have wide
shoulders and chest but small hips. The other two are indicated by the opposite in the shape of face and
body.''

Therefore, it was evident that the sanguine and choleric shared a common trait:
quickness of response, while the melancholy and phlegmatic shared the opposite, a
longer response. The melancholy and choleric, however, shared a sustained response,
and the sanguine and phlegmatic shared a short-lived response. That meant, that the
Choleric and melancholy both would tend to hang on to emotions like anger, and thus
appear more serious and critical than the fun-loving sanguine, and the peaceful
phlegmatic. However, the choleric would be characterized by quick expressions of
anger, while the melancholy would build up anger slowly, silently, before exploding.
Also, the melancholy and sanguine would be sort of "opposites", as the choleric and
phlegmatic, since they have opposite traits.

The Choleric's extroversion and seriousness; the Melancholy's introversion and

seriousness; the Sanguine's extroversion and sociability, and the Phlegmatic's
peacefulness.

The FIRO-B connection

These three areas of interaction are Inclusion, Control, and Affection. Note that these
areas include the two familiar scales: how you want to relate to others (called
"expressed behavior"), and how you want them to relate to you (called "wanted
behavior

A Melancholy tends to be an introverted loner, and in the area of "control" such a

person would exhibit a low need to control others, and also have a low tolerance of
control by others (i.e. "dependency"). In the areas of inclusion and affection, such
people would display a low need to include or be close to others, and a low need to be
included by others.

A Choleric, however, is an extroverted "leader"-type who, in the area of control, has a

high need to control others, but a low tolerance of others controlling him. He also has a
high need to include or be close to others, but a low level of "responsiveness" (used as
another term for "wanted" behavior) to them. He tends to be a "user", and only relates
to people according to his own terms, which are usually goal-oriented.

A Sanguine is an extrovert who has a high need to include and be close to others, but
unlike the Choleric, the Sanguine genuinely likes being around people just for the sake
of socialization. The Sanguine also "swings" between both control and dependency.

The low scores in both "wanted" and "expressed" would correspond to the Melancholy.
A high score in "expressed" with a low score in "wanted" corresponds to Choleric. A
high score on both scales corresponds to the Sanguine.
However, while the Phlegmatic is not as extroverted as the Sanguine and Choleric, nor
as serious as the Melancholy and Choleric; he is neither as introverted as the
Melancholy, nor as relationship-oriented as the Sanguine.

The Phlegmatic person is by definition, ambiverted, being capable of interaction with

people, but overall, can "take them or leave them". This left a range of people with a
high "wanted" score in the areas of control, inclusion and affection, (like a Sanguine)
but a low "expressed" score (like a Melancholy); the true "relationship-oriented
introverts". Other researchers had been suspecting that there might be a fifth
temperament, but most simply regarded it as a "passive sanguine."