Am I a type A personality - and should I care? | Arwa Mahdawi

A secretary's observation about chair wear in a medical office sparked the concept of "Type A" personality. She noticed coronary patients preferred rigid chairs and displayed anxious behaviors. Cardiologists Rosenman and Friedman developed this into a "Type A" personality theory. They classified competitive, workaholic individuals as Type A, linking them to higher heart attack risks. Their 1959 paper introduced the idea, later popularized in a bestselling book. This book was titled ''Type A Behaviour and Your Heart''.It is an example of a woman's insight being commercialized by men. The theory gained significant traction, influencing popular understanding of personality. However, the validity and scientific basis of this theory is now highly questionable.