Personality Types

Question 1

What are some characteristics of personality type A?

Answer 1

Hostile - easily angered and irritated
Competitive - orientated towards achievement
Time pressured - always working to deadlines, unhappy doing nothing, multitasking

Question 2

What are some characteristics of personality type B?

Answer 2

Calm, relaxed, easy-going

Question 3

What are some characteristics of personality type C?

Answer 3

Denial, emotional repression, self-aggression

Question 4

Are type A prone to develop a stress-related illness? Which one? Why?

Answer 4

Yes - CHD -> their importance and hostility cause a raised physiological stress response which in turn makes them prone to CHD

Question 5

Are type B prone to develop stress-related illness? Which one? Why?

Answer 5

No - they are calmer and more relaxed

Question 6

Are type C prone to develop stress related illness? Which one? Why?

Answer 6

Yes - cancer -> They avoid expressing negative emotions which leads to accumulation of stress which can lead to an increase risk of cancer due to increased cortisol production