Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I Types of Personality | List - II Characteristics | ||
| (A) | Type A | (I) | Relaxed |
| (B) | Type D | (II) | Proneness to cancer |
| (C) | Type B | (III) | Proneness to Depression |
| (D) | Type C | (IV) | Hypertension |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Type A — this matches (IV) Hypertension. People with Type-A personality have high motivation, lack patience and feel always burdened with work; they are more susceptible to hypertension and coronary heart disease.
(B) Type D — this matches (III) Proneness to Depression. The more recently suggested Type-D personality is characterised by proneness to depression.
(C) Type B — this matches (I) Relaxed. Type-B personality is the absence of Type-A traits; unlike Type-A people, who find it difficult to slow down and relax, they are relaxed.
(D) Type C — this matches (II) Proneness to cancer. Morris suggested a Type-C personality, prone to cancer; such people are cooperative, unassertive and patient, and suppress their negative emotions.
NCERT (2025-26): “…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.…” |