Type A, B & C Personalities
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This document discusses Type A, B, and C personalities. Type A individuals are aggressive, impatient, and constantly striving for more. They are at risk for stress-related health issues. Type B personalities are relaxed, patient, and easy-going. Type C personalities suppress emotions and avoid conflict. The document also discusses personality hardiness and its relationship to stress resistance. Research found those with hardy personalities experience less stress impact. While Type A/B theory was influential, it is an oversimplification and better models are needed to predict health conditions. Effective intervention considers an individual's personality patterns and mechanisms.
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- 1. Type A and Type B Personality Nayab Arshad Roll no. 1263
- 2. Personality has been conceptualized as a pattern of behavior that includes attributes, traits and mannerism distinguishing one individual from another. Introduction
- 3. Theoretical Background Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman (1974) Two distinct patterns of personality traits The type B – Common Type A – Outliers
- 4. The Type A Personality “An action-emotion complex that can be observed in any person who is aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time.” (Friedman and Rosenman, 1974)
- 6. Hard work and Overachievement Try to account for insecuritie s Low self‐estee m
- 7. Characteristics Of Type A Personality
- 8. Problems associated with Type A Personality Aggression Hypertension Heart Disease Job Stress Social Isolation
- 9. Assessment Personality type test by Dr. Howard Glazer
- 10. Management of Type A Characteristics Behavioral Strategies i. Breathing Exercises ii. Self management training iii. Gardening Cognitive Strategies i. Journaling ii. Thought diaries iii. Written ventilation iv. Problem solving training v. Constructive alternativism
- 11. Strategies for others to deal with type A individuals i. Assertiveness ii. Conflict resolution techniques iii. Healthy boundaries
- 12. Type B individuals are patient, relaxed, and easy- going, generally lacking any sense of urgency. They are often described as apathetic and disengaged by individuals with Type A or other personality types. Type B Personality
- 13. Characteristics of Type B Personality Calmness Creativity Job satisfaction Emotional stability Compassion Even temperament
- 14. Management of Type B Personality Motivation building Collaboration Social acceptance
- 15. Individuals with type C personality pattern have difficulty expressing emotion and tend to suppress emotions. Such individuals display pathological niceness, conflict avoidance, high social desirability, over compliance and over patience. Type C Personality
- 16. Underlying defense mechanism Pathological niceness
- 17. Characteristics of Type C Personality Vigilance Sophistication Concern Concrete
- 18. Management of Type C Personality Cognitive restructuring Detail-oriented tasks Autonomy to solve complex challenges Data-driven activities
- 19. Personality Hardiness A set of personality characteristics that allow the individual to defend against the negative effects of stress
- 20. The 3 C’s of hardiness Control Commitment Challenge
- 21. Research into the ‘hardy’ personality To investigate whether a ‘hardy’ personality impacts on an individuals ability to defend against the negative effects of stress Findings Hardy personality type is linked to stress levels Defends against the negative effects of stress Encourages resilience and helps an individual to cope with stress (Kobasa, 2006).
- 22. Empirical Research on Type A/B Theory Friedman & Rosenman (1976) - longitudinal study to test hypothesis that type A personality predicts incidents of heart disease. Type A participants were twice as likely to develop heart disease as Type B’s Type A behavior makes individuals more prone to stress-related illnesses. (Friedman & Rosenman, 1976)
- 23. Critical Evaluation Description of complex human experiences within narrowly defined parameters. Type A behavior is not a good predictor of coronary heart disease. A much more sophisticated model is needed to predict coronary heart disease.
- 24. Conclusion The distinction of type A and B personality - not entirely supported by professionals Significant in terms of the characteristics that can help understand the underlying mechanisms Effective intervention plans, keeping in view pattern of individuals dealt in the spectrum of health psychology.
- 25. References Baum, T. A. Revenson & J. E. Singer (Eds.) Handbook of Health Psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Friedman, M. (1996). Type A Behavior: Its Diagnosis and Treatment. New York, Plenum Press (Kluwer Academic Press), pp. 31 ff. McLeod, S. A. (2011). Type A Personality. Retrieved on April 26th, 2015 from http://www.simplypsychology.org/personality-a.html. Scott, E. (2004). How To Soften Type A Traits. Retrieved on April 26th, 2015 from http://stress.about.co/od/understandingstress/a/type_a_person_2.ht ml. Type A and Type B personality theory Retrieved on April 26th, 2015 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=463058306.
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