Choose the statements which are not true for Friedman and Rosenmen’s typology of personality

A. Type-D personalities are more susceptible to problems like hypertension and coronary heart disease.
B. Type A personality seem to possess high motivation, lack patience, feel short of time, always feel burdened with work.
C. Type B personalities can be best understood as the absence of Type-A traits.
D. The risk of developing CHD with Type A personality is sometimes even greater than the risks caused by high blood pressure.
E. Type-C personality is prone to covid and colic pain.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A and E only

The correct answer is Option 1: Statements A and E are incorrect.

In recent years, Friedman and Rosenman have classified individuals into Type-A and Type-B personalities. The two researchers were trying to identify psychosocial risk factors when they discovered these types.

People characterised by Type-A personality seem to possess high motivation, lack patience, feel short of time, be in a great hurry, and feel like being always burdened with work. Such people find it difficult to slow down and relax. 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.