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Tot everyone feel things the same way, i.e., that there exist many different ways of ‘feeling’ things. Indeed, we all have different feelings about life’s situations and, consequently, the things we learn from the different situations that we are confronted with are very different. Hence, the way to feel and react to stimuli from our environment will differ considerably from one individual to another, and will have an impact on our ways of learning. Therefore, it is important for the teacher to recognize a few notions related to personality traits in order to know how to apply them to emotional pedagogy.

Neuropsychiatrist Robert Cloninger has been working specifically on the psychobiological basis of personality . Although, his model is relatively complex in its entirety, the elements that we have kept are easy to understand. Thanks to Cloninger’s precious work, we were able to develop nine personality profiles*.  These profiles rely on three personality components*:

Need to seek novelty, i.e., seeking new stimulations;
Need to avoid punishment and pain, i.e., tendency to respond intensely to aversive stimuli or adopt behaviors designed to avoid punishment;
Need for reward and affection, i.e., tendency to respond intensely to reward stimuli and learn to maintain a reinforced behavior or remain firm when it is no longer there.

*Cloninger, C.R., D.M. Svrakic et T.R. Przybeck, «A psychobiological model of temperament and character», Archives of General Psychiatry», vol. 50(12), 1993, p. 975-990.

Bold
He is carefree and sometimes aggressive. It is generally somebody of calms who is not afraid of nothing. He can find a malicious pleasure to provoke.

Theatrical
He likes to draw the attention to him, speaks much and is inclined with sudden changes of mood. He can become a positive element in a class because he is very dynamic.

Extreme
He presents a mixture of great desire of innovation couples with a high need for safety. Thus he likes the challenges, but is very careful. He needs to be reassured, but is dynamic.

Cliver
He is particular because it has the three components very present. He is wily, because  he likes adventure, but he needs to feel that he will not lose anything.

Meticulous
Dominated by the avoidance of the pain and the suffering, he feel insecurity with excess. His works with obsession. He is very sensitive to criticism or the remarks. He is not very sociable.

Affective
He is the pleasant person who needs to be loved by all and at any costs. He is very cordial and nice with everyone.

Docile
He is generally very passive. He needs to be liked, but he is afraid of the rejection. He is generally a person who not only will be alone, but also who will suffer from it.

Hermit
He is most difficult of all because he is practically impossible to seize. It is passive and seems to be interested by nothing.

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