What are the Differences Between Personality Types A, B and C?
Although each one of us is uniquely different, there are a number of behavioral patterns, commonly referred to as the so-called A, B and C personality types. These labels can be useful to define the general characteristics of an individual's personality, beliefs, culture etc. According to this theory, there are 3 different types of people in the world.
The theory has been heavily criticised, as it was based on a statistical study where it is said that an insufficient sample of people was used. Others claim it is unreliable because it did not take into account the eating habits of these personality types. Nevertheless, a significant number of psychologists continue to believe in this theory.
This OneHowTo article will explain all about A, B and C personality types and the differences between them.
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What is a Type A Personality Like
Type A individuals are described as ambitious, highly competitive and impatient. All of these personality traits combined may lead to aggressive behaviour in some instances, especially when working. These individuals are workaholics, who find it difficult to relax or go on holiday.
They are more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stress, and tend to have short fuses.
What are Type B Personality Traits?
Type B individuals are virtually the complete opposite of Type A. They are relaxed and laid-back, good humored, and friendlier than their type A counterparts.
They are not described as being very successful in business, tend not to get stressed and prefer to do things calmly and slowly. Type B individuals tend to be apathetic and disengaged by other personality types.
What are Type C Personality Traits
Type C individuals are also often referred to as Type AB. They put the desires, needs and preferences of other people ahead of their own.
They don't usually express their feelings, and even if they're having a really bad time of things they may pretend that everything's going well.
They are also defined as being kind people, albeit overly concerned with pleasing others instead of tending to their own needs.
So there you have the basic concepts behind the type A, B and C personality types, but remember this is just one theory about different personality types. There are many other ways of classifying peoples personalities and characteristics. For example, do you know if you are an introvert or an extrovert? If you think you are a bit of both then you are probably an Ambivert!
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