Morphopsychology: your facial features? do they indicate your personality?

We explain the relationship between certain facial features and personality.

The Morphopsychology is the discipline without scientific endorsement that investigates about the character and personalitythe way of facing life, the capacities and attitudes of people by means of the observation of the particularities and generalities of their face.

Morphopsychology: towards a Face-Personality Theory

At the morphological level, and according to the theory of Morphopsychology, the human face can be divided into three differentiated areasThe prevalence of one or another area with respect to the others can be a good indicator of the person's temperament and personality. It can also give us good clues as to what type of intelligence a person has: cerebral, sentimental or instinctive..

Types of intelligence according to the shape of the face

• CerebralThe most pronounced region is the one comprising the skull and the forehead; also including the eyebrows and the eyes and temples. This area tells us about the person's thinking. Generally speaking, the larger the upper area of the head, the greater the subject's ability to process information and the better he/she will perform in activities that require will perform better in activities that require reflection and calculation..

• SentimentalSentimental: the most prominent area is the area comprising the cheekbones, cheeks and nose. They tend to be people whose emotions overwhelm them, very empathetic and with skills related to affection and care for others. This middle area of the face indicates the degree of emotionality. degree of emotionality.

• InstinctiveThe dominant morphological area is the lower jaw, mouth and chin. They are people who tend to attitudes and behaviors dominated by impulses and instincts. In general terms, the greater prominence of this facial region is usually associated with a more aggressive and temperamental personality. aggressive and temperamental.

• DilatedThe face with a dilated shape is reminiscent of a grape that has just been cut: round, convex. On the other hand, a slightly dilated face is more reminiscent of a raisin, with the skin tighter around the facial bone structure.

• The dilated are usually more open and communicative, docile, cordial, helpful and kind, according to the postulates of Morphopsychology. They seek physical contact with others.

• The withdrawnon the other hand, seek security and protection, are more adaptable to their environment and to any way of life and are not very sociable. Rather, they are characterized by being solitary and cautious. Their way of being makes them be perceived as somewhat sullen.

Other morphopsychological indicators

The frameMorphopsychology experts use the frame as a synonym of the bony construction of the face, and its amplitude reveals the degree of vitality and energy of the subject. This variable informs us about the physical power of the subject.

The receptorsThe nose, mouth and eyes are intimately linked to the frame. If, as we have seen, the frame predicts the person's energy reserves, the size of the receptors indicates which of them expends more or less energy.

The tone: Refers to the firmness and degree of muscularity present in the facial features. It is associated with the level of vitality of the subject, and serves to predict whether the person's vital predisposition is active or passive.

The modelingThe contour of the face indicates the degree of socialization. socialization of the person, and if his predisposition is more associated with intransigence or adaptation:

• Dented

They tend to have problems adapting to their environment and can be unpredictable in their reactions. They are extreme in their feelings and emotions, and live life with passion to love as well as to hate.

• Wavy

It indicates that the subject tends to socialization and work, being a mixture of affability and willingness to activity, personal effort and tenacity.

• Flat

Very characteristic of sensitive and vulnerable people, they have difficulty relating to others and can be nervous and rebellious.

• Round

This type of face suggests a high receptivity and ease in personal relationships, as well as an approachable and benevolent character.

Areas of application of Morphopsychology

Morphorpsychology can be a good source of information, especially for those who work professionally in the field of human relations and direct contact with the public:

- In the corporate and business sector.

It facilitates the process of personnel selection according to the needs of the corporation and can be used to achieve greater harmony among the professional team. It allows to have notions about the personality of the individual (whether partner or client), in order to employ the best communicative strategies.

- In the field of Psychology

It facilitates the understanding of the preliminary notions of the patient's personality, helping to establish pre-diagnoses that can make the therapeutic process smoother.

- In the field of education and teaching

It provides teachers with indicators for an optimization of the capabilities of each student and the motivational strategies to be employed. Knowing some keys related to the face and the personality derived from these traits, teachers and professors can detect some deficiencies and strengths of each of their students, being able to offer a teaching style more adapted to each student.

- In social activity specialists

Social workers and educators, sports coaches, journalists... can benefit from Morphopsychology in the sense of being able to anticipate reactions and attitudes of the people they have to work with on a daily basis.

Criticisms of Morphopsychology

As it happens with all pseudosciencesits principles and laws are based on observation, intuition or, in the best of cases, on scientific research that has revealed a certain amount of information. correlation between two variables (in this case, a specific characteristic of the face and a personality trait).

Since it would be completely absurd to affirm an absolute relationship between possessing a physiognomic trait and presenting a personality trait, most defenders of Morphopsychology support its veracity in these correlations, which, being obtained by means of scientific analysis, should not be disdained. In any case, the veracity of this type of theories is very limited and their thesis is usually based on axioms and their theses are usually based on axioms rather than on data studied by means of the scientific method..

However, the authenticity of Morphopsychology is based on conceptions of genetic determinism of character, a theory totally refuted by countless studies that show the decisive influence of education and the social and cultural environment on the personality, tastes and attitudes of the individual, as we could see in the article by psychologist Adrian Triglia "Are we slaves of our genes?