Talk:Type A personality
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Type A people actually provoke hostility due to their indifference toward others. Their time is apparently more important than the rest of us because what they are doing is more important. Once you realize that Type A people are more important than you are its doesn't bother you as much.
The selfishness associated with someone who exibits the Type A personality disorder only derives from their actions in relation to Type B and Type C people.
Exhibiting passive-aggressive traits myself I am often provoked by Type A individuals as they cut me off on the freeway or get in the "10 Items or Less" line with their full cart of groceries.
[edit] psychopathic tendencies?
I don't have a WP:V source on it (I heard it on a BBC world service broadcast) so I can't put it on the page, but apparently lots of high power managers, who are predominantly type A, suffer from psychopathic tendencies.
perfectblue 17:21, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Improperly named
If type B personality redirects here, then this article is not named accordingly. Personality type is taken so I'm not sure what to suggest. Type A and B personalities seems too long and awkward. I'd go for splitting just as much as renaming. Cburnett 22:33, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
- Type B personality doesn't have any meaning outside of Type A theory, so the suggestion was made to put them in the same article. I see your point about the name being not quite appropriate, though, and I also agree that Type A and B personalities would be very awkward indeed. I'd go for splitting them up again, but the theory is hardly worth multiple entries, in my opinion. --Jcbutler 20:27, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
- This page is Type A centric because we're the leaders, the go-getters, and overshadow the Type B's. Get off your butts and do something about it! I'm just joking, but I think the naming of the page is quite humorous considering the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.130.7.124 (talk) 05:57, 22 February 2007 (UTC).6666
