type B

Calm personality classification

Type B describes a personality characterized by relaxed, patient, and easygoing temperament—contrasted with the driven, competitive type A.

Someone who is type B tends not to stress over deadlines or minor setbacks: I'm too type B to get worked up about traffic.

The framework originated in cardiology research linking personality to heart disease risk.

Opposites
personality classification

type Bdriven

Intensely determined to achieve

aggressive · competitive · ambitious · high-strung · impatient

blood type classification

type Btype O

Compatible-with-all blood classification

type AB

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type, types, typed, prototype, archetype, stereotype

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