Type a Personality and Type B Personality Are Two Terms

question 171

Multiple Choice

Type A Personality and Type B Personality are two terms closely associated with

• A) the Self-Directed Search.
• B) the Jenkins Activity Survey.
• C) MMPI-2.
• D) contestants on Let's Make a Deal.

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Definitions:

Role Confusion

A situation in which an individual lacks clarity about his or her role, often seen in adolescence as part of identity development according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development.

Temperament

An individual’s innate style of responding to the environment, including their typical mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity, often seen as the precursor to personality.

Pruning Process

The natural neurological process in which synapses that are seldom used are eliminated, which occurs mostly during early brain development.

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group membership(s).