AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Friedman and Roseman referred to competitive, hard-driving, impatient, and easily angered individuals as ____ personalities.
A
Type A
B
Type B
C
Type C
D
Type D
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Personality types A and B are two contrasting personality types originating from a theory developed by cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman. Type A personalities from these theories are more competitive, better organised, more ambitious, more impatient and more aware than personalities labelled as Type B.

Detailed explanation-2: -The phrase “Type A” refers to a pattern of behavior and personality associated with high achievement, competitiveness, and impatience, among other characteristics. In particular, the positive traits of a Type A personality include: Self-control. Motivation to achieve results.

Detailed explanation-3: -Type A and type B are two main personality categories. People with type A personalities may be ambitious, competitive, and aggressive. People with type B personalities may be patient, flexible, and laid-back. Personality refers to the pattern of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that make each individual who they are.

Detailed explanation-4: -Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people (p.532) Two-Factor Theory. The Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.

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