TYPE A AND

TYPE B
PERSONALITY
Sushabhan sarkar
Type A and B
Personality

This type of personality

concerns how people
respond to stress.
Type A Behaviour
1. Ty p e A i n d i v i d u a l s t e n d t o b e ve r y c o m p e t i t i ve a n d s e l f -
critical.

2. T h ey s t r i ve t ow a rd g o a l s w i t h o u t f e e l i n g a s e n s e o f j oy i n
t h e i r e f f o rt s o r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s.

3 . I n t e rre l a t e d w i t h t h i s i s t h e p re s e n c e o f a s i g n i f i c a n t l i f e
imbalance. 

4 . T h i s i s c h a ra c t e r i z e d by a h i g h w o r k i n v o l ve m e n t .  

5 . Ty p e A i n d i v i d u a l s a re e a si l y ‘ w o u n d u p ’ a n d t e n d t o
ove rre a c t .

6 . T h ey a l s o t e n d t o h a ve h i g h b l o o d p re s s u re ( h y p e r t e n s i o n ) .
Type A
Behaviour
Ty p e A p er sona li ti es ex pe ri e nce a
constant sense of urgency:

Ty p e A p eop l e seem to b e i n a con sta nt

struggle against the clock.

Often, they quickly become impatient

with delays and unproductive time,
s c h e d u l e c o m m i t m e n t s t o o t i g h t l y, a n d
try to do more tha n one thing at a time,
such a s read ing while ea ting or
watching television.
Type A
Behaviour
Ty p e A i n di vi du al s te nd to b e ea si l y
a r o u s e d t o a n g e r o r h o s t i l i t y, w h i c h
t h e y m a y o r m a y n o t e x p r e s s o v e r t l y.

Such individuals tend to see the worse

i n o t h e r s , d i s p l a y i n g a n g e r, e n v y a n d a
lack of compassion.

When this behavio r is exp ressed overtly

(i.e., p hysica l b ehavio r) it generally
involves aggression and possible
b u ll y in g ( Fo rs h a w, 2 0 1 2 ) .
Type B
Personality
P e o p le w ith Ty pe B pe r s o nal ity
te nd to b e mo re to l e rant o f
o the rs, are m o re re laxe d th an
Ty p e A in di vi du als , mo re
re fl e cti ve , expe ri e nce low e r
lev e ls o f an xi e ty an d di s pla y a
hig he r lev e l o f i mag in at io n an d
cre ativ i ty.
Type C
Personality
T h e Ty p e C p e r s o n a l i t y h a s
d i f f i c u l t y ex p re s s i n g e m o t i o n a n d
t e n d s t o s u p p re s s e m o t i o n s ,
particularly negative ones such as
a n g e r.   T h i s m e a n s s u c h i n d i v i d u a l
a l s o d i s p l a y 'p a t h o l o g i c a l
niceness,' conflict avoidance, high
s o c i a l d e s i ra b i l i t y, ov e r
compliance and patience.
 Do you feel guilty if you use
Questions spare time to relax?
Do you need to win in order to
To Ask to derive enjoyment from games
and sports?
Check Type Do you generally move, walk and
eat rapidly?
A
Do you often try to do more than
Personality one thing at a time?
Type A Vs
Type B
Type A behavior:
competitive, ambitious,
impatient, aggressive, fast
talking.

Type B behavior : relaxed,

non-competitive.
 K e y D i ff e r e n c e s B e t w e e n Ty p e A a n d Ty p e B P e r s o n a l i t y

The fundamental differences between Type A and Type B personality

are given as under:

1.T y p e A p e r s o n a l i t y i s o n e w h i c h i s s t r e s s - p r o n e , i n a h u r r y , i m p a t i e n t

Type A Vs and fast in whatever they do. Type B personality is one which is less
stress-prone patient, relaxed, easy-going and lacks time-urgency.

2.T y p e A i n d i v i d u a l s t e n d t o b e s e n s i t i v e a n d p r o a c t i v e . O n t h e o t h e r
Type B hand, type B individuals tend to be reflective and creative in nature.

3.T y p e A i n d i v i d u a l s a r e i m p a t i e n t w h i l e T y p e B p e o p l e a r e j u s t t h e
opposite of it.
Type A Vs Type B
1.W h e n i t c o m e s t o t e m p e r a m e n t , t y p e A p e r s o n a l i t y i s s h o r t - t e m p e r e d , w h e r e a s
type B personality is even-tempered.

2.T y p e A i n d i v i d u a l s a r e h i g h l y c o m p e t i t i v e . I n c o n t r a s t ,   T y p e B i n d i v i d u a l s
focus more on enjoying the game rather than winning and losing.

3.T h e p e r s o n w h o p o s s e s s e s a t y p e A p e r s o n a l i t y c a n d o s e v e r a l t h i n g s a t a t i m e .
Unlike, type B personality individuals who can do one thing at a time.

4.T h e s t r e s s l e v e l o f t y p e A i n d i v i d u a l s i s t y p i c a l l y h i g h e r t h a n t y p e B
individuals.

5.T i m e c o n s t r a i n t s s t r o n g l y a f f e c t t y p e A i n d i v i d u a l s a s t h e y a r e p r e s s u r i s e d b y
it. As opposed to type B individuals who are not affected by it.
 T he c on c ept o f Ty pe A a nd Ty pe B P ers on a l i t y w as c oi ned by
t wo  A merican Card iolog ist Me yer F ried man  a n d  R ay
H. R os e nman , i n t h e y ea r  1976 . I n t hei r s tu dy , th ey
Background d i s co vered th a t p eopl e wi t h Ty pe A pers on a l i ty a re l i kel y t o
s uf f er  coronary art er y d is e as e  i n th ei r l at er l i f e.

of The F u rth er, i n  2 0 12 , t h e A merican Jou rnal of Pu b lic

Heal t h  pub l i s hed a pap er by  M ark P at tr ic rew  a n d o th ers
o f th e  UK t h at t he pre vi o us s t ud y wa s f un d ed by  T ob acco

Concept com panies  a n d t he per s on a l i t y t y pes h av e n ot h i n g to do

wi t h h ea rt d i s ea s es .
A, B, C & D
TYPE C VS
TYPE D