Psychology A-Level
Type A
What Type A means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Type A
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Reference: AQA
A personality sorted by manner as competitive, time-urgent and hostile, contrasted with the relaxed and tolerant Type B.
Topics that use Type A
- Stress (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
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- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system
- Life changes
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- social desirability
- Sympathomedullary pathway
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