Type A

'Type A' personalities might not even exist.


BBC.COM

The problem with ‘Type A’ personalities
Is the famous label for ambitious people a misnomer? According to psychologists and recent research, there's a better way to analyse your personality - and to put it to your advantage.

Type A

NOUN

• A personality type characterized by ambition, impatience, and competitiveness, and thought to be susceptible to stress and heart disease.

  as modifier ‘teaching people with Type A personalities to keep their anger in check’

  ‘the old Type A would have savagely ripped the package into many pieces’