The Four Behavioral Profiles

1. The Four Behavioral Profiles In Outlook

DiSC Behavioral Styles provide a powerful method for better understanding yourself and others. The DiSC Behavior Styles that are so popular today are based on theories developed by the Harvard educated psychologist, Dr. William Moulton Marston.

His theory recognizes four basic, predictable behavior patterns observed in human beings.D i S C is an acronym for the four behavioral styles of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. The science behind DISC Behavioral Styles suggests that all people possess these four basic behavioral tendencies to differing degrees. DiSC Behavioral Styles for greater Personal and Career SuccessDiSC Behavioral Styles can provide you with the insights and skills necessary to enhance your career status.

The Four Behavioral Profiles In Outlook

The D, i, S and C personality types. All DISC tests, including the Everything DiSC ® assessments, are built upon the foundation of what William Moulton Marston identified as four primary emotions and associated behavioral responses. We identify them today as D (dominance), I (influence), S (steadiness), and C (conscientiousness). How did this simple concept of four behavioral styles, defined by Hippocrates and Galen, grow so large and confusing? To find out, we have to fast forward from ancient history to the 1970's. This is the second in a series of four articles about the DiSC model, Everything DiSC Management, the history behind it all and how it applies.