Type a Personality

This test assesses whether you possess the hallmark behavioral characteristics of the Type A Personality. These include hostility, impatience, difficulty expressing emotions, competitiveness, drive, perfectionism and an unhealthy dependence on external rewards such as wealth, status, or power. The results from our Type A Personality test are intended to reveal whether your tendency is closer to the rushed, continuously stressed-out Type A, or the more laidback Type B Personality. This information will provide important knowledge about your potential for heart disease and other negative health effects known to result from certain aspects of the Type A behavior pattern (TABP).

Examine the following statements and indicate how often you feel that way. Please answer as honestly as possible in order to get the most accurate results.

After finishing the test, you will receive a Snapshot Report with an introduction, a graph and a personalized interpretation for one of your test scores. You will then have the option to purchase the full results.

This type of personality concerns how people respond to stress.
Friedman & Rosen man (both cardiologists) developed their theory based on an observation of the patients with heart conditions in their waiting room. Unlike most patients, who wait patiently, some people seemed unable to sit in their seats for long and wore out the chairs. They tended to sit on the edge of the seat and leaped up frequently.

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