BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie
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Sheldon compared it to the skin of an orange. The hair is basically heavytextured,<br />
and baldness, usually starts at the front of the head. The extreme<br />
mesomorph is Mr. Universe or Tarzan.<br />
Women on the whole tend to have less mesomorph than men and<br />
more endomorph. Women who are primarily mesomorphs rarely show the<br />
same <strong>de</strong>gree of sharp angularity, prominent bone structure and highly<br />
relieved muscles found in their male counterparts. Their contours are<br />
smoother, yet the chest area clearly dominates over the abdominal area and<br />
both upper and lower arms and legs are well-muscled. The skin tends to be<br />
finer than in the male mesomorph, but shows some of the same<br />
characteristics in terms of tanning and wrinkling.<br />
The Extreme Ectomorph – Linear<br />
The highly ectomorph physique is fragile and <strong>de</strong>licate with light<br />
bones and slight muscles. The limbs are relatively long and the shoul<strong>de</strong>rs<br />
droop. In contrast to the compactness of the endomorph and mesomorph,<br />
the ectomorph is exten<strong>de</strong>d in space and linear. The ribs are visible and<br />
<strong>de</strong>licate and the thighs and upper arms weak. The fingers, toes and neck<br />
are long. The features of the face are sharp and fragile, and the shape of<br />
the face as a whole is triangular with the point of the triangle at the chin.<br />
The teeth are often crow<strong>de</strong>d in the lower jaw which is somewhat receding.<br />
The skin is dry and is like the outer skin of an onion. It tends to burn and<br />
peel easily and not retain a tan. The relatively great bodily area in relation<br />
to mass makes the ectomorph suffer from extreme heat or cold. The hair is<br />
fine and fast-growing and sometimes difficult to keep in place. Baldness is<br />
rare. The extreme ectomorph in our society is the absent-min<strong>de</strong>d<br />
professor.<br />
Once we had grasped these three basic elements we tried to<br />
recognize them in ourselves and our friends. We, in<strong>de</strong>ed, found some<br />
people who were extreme endomorphs, or mesomorphs or ectomorphs,<br />
with little of the other components, but there were not many of them. Most<br />
of the people we knew were a bewil<strong>de</strong>ring variety of combinations, and we<br />
practiced mentally weighing how much of each component they had.<br />
Sheldon liked to draw a body type diagram on which he plotted the<br />
different body types. Here's where he placed the extreme endomorph,<br />
mesomorph and ectomorph:<br />
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