According to Kretschmer, the characteristics of an individual of Pyknik type of personality-

Options

A. (a) Sociable, introvert and shy
B. (b) Sociable, extrovert and shy
C. (c) Sociable, extrovert and friendly
D. (d) Sociable 'introvert and friendly

Answer

C

Explanation

Kretschmer believed that pyknic persons were friendly, interpersonally dependent, and gregarious. In a more extreme version of these traits, this would mean for example that the obese are predisposed toward manic-depressive illness. a body type characterized by a short, thickset, stocky physique. According to Kretschmer typology, such individuals tend to be jovial, extraverted, and subject to mood swings (in extreme cases, manic depressive).