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Type A personality refers to a Personality style marked by a competitive orientation, impatience, urgency, anger and hostility.

Type A person is characterized as highly motiva

Type B Behavior pattern refers to a cluster of behaviors including a relaxed attitude, indifference to time pressure, and less forceful ambition; originally Thought to promote low ris

Type B personality refers to a Personality style marked by relatively relaxed, patient, easygoing, amicable behavior.

Type B Personality is characterized by calm, relaxed, patient

Type C (cancer-prone) personality refers to a behaviour pattern marked by co-operativeness, unassertiveness, patience, suppression of negative emotions, and acceptance of external authority; supposedly associated with an increased likelihood of cancer.

Type C personality refers to cancer-prone Personality where the person is cooperative, appeasing, unassertive, and compliant and someone who does not express negative emotions.

Type I fibers refer to fibers that contain large numbers of oxidative enzymes and are highly Fatigue resistant.

- Type II (Type B) alcoholism : Type II (Type B) alcoholism refers to severe Alcohol abuse with a strong genetic basis and rapid onset early in life; much

Type II alcoholism refers to the type of Alcoholism that is indicated by severe Alcohol abuse with a strong genetic basis and rapid onset early in life and much more common in men