was a personality type attributed to a non-existent physiological substance named black bile.
MELANCHOLIC TYPE: "The melancholic type is attributed to an excess of black bile according to Galen."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "MELANCHOLIC TYPE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/melancholic-type/ (accessed June 29, 2022).
