Morris has suggested _____ personality, which is prone to cancer.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Type C
Option (1) Type A — Incorrect. Type-A people have high motivation, lack patience, feel short of time and are always in a hurry. They are more prone to hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Option (2) Type B — Incorrect. Type-B personality is understood as the absence of Type-A traits; it is not linked to any illness.
Option (3) Type C — Correct. Extending the Type A and Type B typology, Morris suggested a Type-C personality, which is prone to cancer. Such people are cooperative, unassertive and patient; they suppress their negative emotions, such as anger, and show compliance to authority.
Option (4) Type D — Incorrect. The Type-D personality, suggested more recently, is characterised by proneness to depression.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 23-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Type Approaches … People with Type-A personality are more susceptible to problems like hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD). The risk of developing CHD with Type-A personality is sometimes even greater than the risks caused by high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, or smoking. Opposite to this is the Type-B personality, which can be understood as the absence of Type-A traits. This typology has been further extended. Morris has suggested a Type-C personality, which is prone to cancer. Individuals characterised by this personality are cooperative, unassertive and patient. They suppress their negative emotions (e.g., anger), and show compliance to authority. More recently, a Type-D personality has been suggested, which is characterised by proneness to depression.…” |