An ancient Greek was behaving quite aggressively and was quite short-tempered. He would likely have been diagnosed as having
A) too little yellow bile.
B) an excess of blood.
C) excess phlegm.
D) too much yellow bile.
E) an overabundance of black bile.

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According to ancient Greek medicine, personality traits were thought to be influenced by the balance of the four humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Yellow bile was associated with aggression and short-temper, so an excess of yellow bile would have led to these behaviors. Therefore, the best choice for this scenario is option D, too much yellow bile.

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