MORPHOPSYCOLOGY: Scientific study of personality through the face

 Dear friends,

Today I want to introduce you to a very interesting subject, Morphopsychology. Who wouldn't like to know by looking at the face of a person, your interlocutor, and know what they think and their attitudes at first glance? In recent years I have studied various techniques and sciences but this as well as body language are double-edged swords for me. Knowledge spoils the surprise of life. 

 Morphopsychology is a human clinical science, which studies in a very precise way, the character, the way of knowing and understanding people, their attitudes through the observation of the face and the elements that compose it.

It has been demonstrated that the face is the terminal of our neurophysiology and consequently in it we can see the behavior of human beings with unparalleled precision.

Morphopsychology starts from the postulate that there is a close relationship between the shape of the human being and its interiority: the shape reveals the interiority. It is, therefore, a discipline that allows us to understand the laws that regulate the relationship between forms and psychic life.  

The shapes of the face are the materialization of the movement made visible to our eyes.

 At all times there have been rapprochements between forms and psychology. The ancient Greeks already knew the relationship between the visible and the invisible. At that time, morphological types allowed Greek doctors to establish a more complete diagnosis. Later Louis Corman, psychiatrist, established that this movement of the body which goes from dilatation to retraction according to changes in the environment corresponds to a movement of the soul. A force of expansion that pushes us to grow, to develop (infancy), and a force of conservation that pushes us to close ourselves off, to protect ourselves (old age). Since then the studies have been clarified, passing through Physiognomy or Characterology, up to Morphopsychology, this being a complete Science that is interested in vitality,

BASES OF MORPHOPSYCOLOGY: The 4 movements

Dilatation exteriorizes everything that the frame symbolizes. It is at its peak in the child, a sign of easy expansion and extensive exchanges with the environment. The dilatation is recognizable by a dense series of bones, whose casings are large and fleshy, with a rounded shape (reminiscent of that of a child). It is the welcoming face, which breathes optimism; he does not resist what surrounds him and lets himself be penetrated by all external impressions. Quality-Hyposensitivity-Potency.

Retraction internalizes everything that the frame symbolizes. It is conservation, protection, but it cannot be considered against expansion. It is an expansion movement in a chosen environment. It manifests itself in a narrow face, with very thin eyes, nose and mouth. To expand, it needs privileged conditions. He has a lot of finesse and sensitivity, difficult to perceive through a cold and distant demeanor. Quality-Hypersensitivity-Safety.

Active Projection dynamizes the contents of the skeleton and speeds up its application. It is an outward movement that manifests itself with the inclination of the profile and the projection of the different elements of the face. This forward motion reflects the outward push, whether at the level of ideas and thoughts, feelings or results. It connects you to the outside world. Quality- Accelerator-Conquest-Improvisation 

Containment holds the contents of the skeleton. Before any stimulus, the first reaction is to stop any possible responses or behaviors that may emerge from the contents of the skeleton. It is an inward movement that manifests itself in a straightening of the profile and the retreat of the different elements of the face. It is a backward movement that reflects a contention on the level of ideas, feelings or actions. It connects you with the inner world. Quality-Prevention of slower retention .

Observing where these movements occur in the planes of our face indicates where we are most optimistic and open, or most sensitive and defensive. The interaction of these 4 complementary elements results in our character, and therefore our face .

 Psychological content

The frame: it is the bone structure, the skeleton of the face, it represents our vital reserve. 

The receptors: eyes, nose, mouth: exchange information between the person and his environment. They inform us if we are introverted or extroverted, the ability to concentrate, to observe and if we waste our strength or control it.

Modeling informs us of the way in which the subject's contacts with the outside world are established: the degree of adaptation.

Tone , which is like gasoline for an engine or electricity for an electric motor, informs us if the force is on, if there is an excess of current, if it is on (adequate current) or if it is off (little electric current).

The three levels: Physical, Psychological and Mental

Another subdivision of the face, this time in three levels: Upper, Middle, Lower. Its three zones represent the three great biological functions of digestion, respiration and cerebralization, which, by predominance, guide us towards three types of temperaments and three forms of intelligence (concrete, relational and abstract).

The lower area (mouth, jaw and chin). In the lower area we find the strength of the impulses, i.e. anchoring to reality and the ambition to achieve. 

The central area consists of the facial mass, cheekbones and the width and depth of the nose. They condition the expression of emotions. 

The Upper Zone is formed by the forehead. This area gives us information about mental life. 

Each of these parts is intrinsically related. It is not possible to speak of a partial aspect without taking into account the others. The global vision of the face is nothing other than the manifestation of the unity of the person.

 

It is not a matter of correlation but of simultaneity of forces and functions. In summary, there is no simple relationship between form and function, since it will be necessary to observe whether the dominance is qualitative or quantitative, depending on the modeling and vivacity of the receptor located in this area, as well as the harmony of the three areas.

Finally, the other components of the study: Asymmetries, Antagonisms, Polti and Gary Cross, Sensitivity and Activity, Male – Female Component… 

 

The morphopsychological portrait (method of analysis)

INTUITIVE FIRST IMPRESSION 

 

DETECTS THE MOVEMENTS OF THE BASE AND SECONDARY: The basic movements are those of the frame and we see the secondary ones in the receivers, we define these movements.

SHAPE AND TONE: Relationship with frame and receptors

EXPANDING AND DOMINANT AREA: Motivations and profound needs (Expansion). It directs the personality of the subject and how others perceive him (Dominant). Relation between them with included receptors (see if there is homogeneity).

ASYMMETRY

SENSITIVITY-ACTIVITY

MALE-FEMALE COMPONENT

ANTAGONISM: Problems of adaptation.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONES

mental zone: forehead (size, shape, differentiation), temples, eyebrow, eyebrows, eyes, tone, modeling, gaze, frame-receptor relationship, modeling and tone (Way of thinking, Memory, Curiosity, Perception of the world).

Emotional zone: cheekbones, nose, RLN, fins, holes, tone, modeling (perception, sensitivity, teamwork).

Physical area: neck, jaw, chin, mouth, tone, modeling, receptor framework relationship (energy, resistance, will to action, dynamism).

SYNTHESIS

STRONG POINTS AND WEAK POINTS

CONCLUSION 

This small introduction does not claim to be exhaustive but I hope it can intrigue you from another point of view. As mentioned at the beginning of the article, these disciplines are widely used in various fields of our society, but as I always say, there is no right or wrong knowledge, only the way they are used.