Personality Flashcards
Who introduced the concept of type A and type B personalities and when?
Cardiologists:
- Meyer Friedman
- Ray Rosenman
1950s
What are the characteristics of type a personalities?
Highly competitive, ambitious and achievement oriented.
Impatient aggressive in time conscious often rushing through tasks and feeling a sense of urgency
What health risks are type a personality types at more risk of?
High risk of heart disease and hypertension linked twist stress and aggressive behaviours
How to type a personalities tend to respond to stress
Have higher stress levels and heightened physiological response to stress including increased heart rate and blood pressure
Who identified type C and type D personalities and when?
Johan Denollet
Type C - 1970s/1980/s
Type D - 1990s
What are the characteristics of type B personalities?
More relaxed, easy-going, less competitive
Laid-back less driven by time pressures and more reflective and patient
How to type B personalities tend to respond to stress
Approach to stress
Less likely to react to aggressively.
Generally handle stress better
What are the characteristics of type C personalities?
Detail oriented
Passive
Inclined to suppress their emotions particularly -ones.
Tendency to be compliant, Avoid conflicts and seek harmony
How to type C personalities tend to respond to stress
They often suppress emotions such as anger or frustration which can lead to chronic stress and difficulty coping with emotional challenges
What’s the health risks associated with type C personalities?
Increase risk of cancer, possibly
Immune suppression
What are the characteristics of type D personalities?
The experience high-level of negative emotions and social inhibition.
They often avoid social interactions parent feelings of insecurity and pessimism
How to type d personalities tend to respond to stress
Experience high-level are stress and negative emotions but less likely to express this due to social inhibition which can lead to an internalisation of stress
What are the health risks associated with type D personalities?
Increase risk of cardiovascular disease
What are the two main types of personality test?
Projective and objective
What is the difference between projective and objective personality test?
Projected test assess unconscious material, they present subjects with ambiguous pictures or phrases in an attempt to sit an unconscious response.
Objective test have very structured and clear questions and aim
Give examples of projective personality tests
Rorschach inkblot
Thematic apperception test
Draw a person test
Sentence completion tests
Give examples of objective personality tests
- Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory
- 16 personality factor questionnaire
3NEO personality inventory - Esyenck personality test.
