Type A Vs Type B Quiz

Are you a Type A or Type B? Or even Type C? Take this test and find it out!

Dr. Friedman with colleague Ray H. Rosenman from San Francisco, United States, studied 10 years in this field. The result shows the risk that people with a certain type of personality suffer from heart diseases is 3 times higher than people with other types of personality. A large number of clinical experiments demonstrate that for people who suffer from diseases, they have some similar characteristics in both psychology and behavior. There is a featured behavior model among cardiac patients, which is called Type A behavior model. The opposite characteristics are defined as Type B Personality. Later on Type C Personality is added onto the theory.

Are you a type A Personality person? Take this test and find it out!

• When my conversation is interrupted by someone, I will _____.

  Feel really annoyed and I simply cannot bear it

  I won’t mention it but I will think about it over and over again

  It’s all right. I will not continue my conversation
• When walking with my friends, _______.

  I walk so fast that I often have to stop and wait for others to catch up

  I walk with a medium pace

  I walk somewhat slowly
• When I am out with friends and they bring up my job, my reaction is:

  I talk about my job with great excitement

  I talk about it briefly and then change the topic

  I say there is nothing to mention about my job. Then change the topic
• Every morning when I wake up and open my eyes, I feel like:

  There is a lot waiting to be done today

  My mood depends on the weather. I am only in a good mood when the weather is good

  A day of relaxation begins
• At work I cannot cope with people that:

  Never has a sense of urgency

  Are always indecisive when making a decision

  I actually work well with everyone
• If I have an appointment with someone:

  I am always on time

  I would be late sometimes

  I am often late
• Whenever I try to make a decision:

  I would listen to different options and change my mind if it is reasonable

  I would consider it if someone special to me gives his/her opinion

  I won’t change my mind no matter what others say to me
• At work your manager assigns a project to someone else instead of you, how do you feel?

  I feel disappointed and undervalued

  I would be disappointed at first but feel alright on second thought

  I would happy with that arrangement
• I am often described as:

  Quite aggressive and want to do everything well

  Indecisive

  Drifting along with no set goals
• Whenever there is a long queue in front of me at the supermarket checkout, I:

  Cannot bear the wait. If it takes too long I would give up and leave my shopping items

  I would constantly check which queue is moving faster

  I take it easy and just wait for my turn to come
• When I find myself not being as good as others at something, I:

  Would not satisfied and will try to beat them by all means

  Would feel frustrated but will face the facts

  Would not feel any frustration as this is quite normal
• When someone does not stand in the queue but rushes straight towards the subway gate, I would:

  Remind him nicely to join the queue

  Say nasty words inside my head

  Not make a fuss over it, he is possibly in a hurry
• Do you think you worry too much about things that do not concern you?

  Yes

  Once in a while

  Never
• Do you feel so exhausted to the point of not being able to breathe when at work?

  Yes I feel it everyday

  Every now and then

  I hardly feel this way
• Which of the following statements suit you best?

  I always want to relax after everything is done, but there are always reasons to stop me from doing so

  I always worry about my unfinished work when I take time off

  I am contented with my current life
• How do your peers at work react when they run into problems?

  They tend to hold back their opinions

  Sometimes they share their ideas

  They always bring it their problems whenever they think about it
• What do your friends think about you?

  I am decisive and resolute

  I think thoroughly, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages

  I am quiet, calm and patient
• When someone else delivers a speech/report, I will:

  Think his speech/report is bad and that I can do better than him

  I judge and criticise his speech/report to myself

  I will listen to his speech/report and compare it with mine, to see if there is anything in common
• If someone throws a nasty attitude at me, I will:

  Fight back immediately

  Treat it in an indifferent way

  Feel unhappy but keep it to myself
• When my teammate is not capable of doing something and it takes him forever to finish the work, I would:

  Take over and do it myself

  Try to send him a reminder

  Leave it up to him. It is his job after all
• If I resent someone, I will:

  Imagine a scenario where he is tortured to death

  Secretly speak nasty words on him

  I seldom resent someone, normally I just forget about it
• If my boss is inferior to me both in capability and knowledge, I will:

  Look down on him, sometimes even question his authority in public

  Talk badly of him behind his back

  Just do my own job and nothing else
• When I have my meals, I:

  Will definitely watch TV

  Will listen to music

  Enjoy my meal peacefully
• How do you explain something to others?

  I tend to give a brief introduction with few details

  I hope to explain it thoroughly and in detail

  My explanations can be quite lengthy
• You have a good impression of someone but suddenly you find some flaws within him. You will:

  Think he is good for nothing

  Feel the good impression of him is suddenly gone

  Tell yourself there is no perfect man in the world