Type A and Type B personality

ARE YOU TYPE A OR TYPE B PERSONALITY ?

Answering these questions accurately requires honest reflection on how you really think, and feel. Some of the questions on this test measure personality traits differently than you might guess so trying to answer the test in a way you think would be ideal is just going to screw up your results, so just focus on being honest if you want the most accurate results.

1) I am casuals about appointments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2) I am not competitive 12345678

I am never late. I am very competitive

3) I never feel rushed, even under pressure

4) I take things one at a time 5) I do things slowly 6) I express only feelings 7) I have many interests work

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I try to do many things at once 12345678 12345678 12345678 I do things fast(eating,walking, etc) I sit on my feelings I have few interests outside

Total your score:---------multiply it by 3:--------The interpretation of your score is as follows: Number of points types of personality Less than 90 B 90 to 99 B+ 100 to119 A 120 or more A+

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of type A personality. Type A personality people are aggressively competitive, hard working and restless. They are very successful and love to face challenges. They are very ambitious, very talented and very intelligent. characteristics of type B personality. Patient Plays for fun not to win Is never in hurry Relaxes without guilt.

Stress on job is costly on employers because it leads to lower employee productivity, reduced motivation and increased errors and accidents. High stress is also a major cause of employee turnover and absenteeism. Stress may be defined as a state of psychology and physiological imbalance resulting from the disparity between situational demand and the individuals ability and motivation to meet those demands.

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Physiological effects Heart attacks Paralysis Frequent cold Fever High level of stress leads to hypertension etc. Psychological effects Dissatisfaction, depression, tension etc Stress leads to frequent mood changes or loss of self esteem, inability to make decision etc. Behavioral effects Loss of sleep Drug addiction Excessive smoking Poor interpersonal relations Suicide, etc

EXTREME EFFECTS OF STRESS 4) Burnout: the employees suffering from burnout become less energetic and less interesting in their jobs. They are emotionally exhausted, depressed irritable and bored. They tend to find fault with all aspects of their work environment. Characteristics of burnout are: Physical exhaustion Emotional exhaustion Depersonalization 5) Trauma: Trauma occurs due to devastating events in an individuals life that alerts his or her attitudes, emotions or behaviors. Even such as natural disaster, sever abuse by the employee, kidnapping, death of a co-worker in the work place can cause trauma.

EXTRA ORGANISATIONAL STRESS ORGANISATIONAL STRESS

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Occupational demand Personal v/s organizational life Career concern Role conflict Work overload and under load Responsibility for others Organizational processes/ policies Working conditions Lack of team work (lack of togetherness Interpersonal, intrapersonal and intergroup conflict Frustration

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Personally fitness / wellness Social support Relaxation and meditation (yoga, deep breathing & mind concentration) Create a supportive organizational climate Reduce role conflict Proper selection, placement and training Stress management programs

Jhon Newstrom describe counseling as discussion with an employee of a problem that usually has emotional content in order to help the employee cope with it better

The benefits of counseling 1) Advice-giving is one function that the counselor fulfill. However giving advice is note an easy task because it is very difficult to understand another persons complicated problems. But most workers expect advice from managers. 2) Reassurance the purpose of reassurance is to give a person courage and confidence to face a problem. 3) Communication function helps in providing information and understanding. 4) Counseling provides an opportunity for Release of emotional tension. The individual gets a chance to express his frustrations and problems when he talks to the counselor. 5) Counseling's leads to clarifying thinking on the part of employee. The employee is encouraged to looks at the problem in a rational and realistic manner.

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Directive Counseling The main function of directive counseling is to give advice but it also accomplishes the functions of reassurance, communication and emotional release. Directive counseling is the process of listening to an employees problems, deciding with the employee what should be done, and then telling and motivating the employee to do it. Benefits: It provide the counselee with an opportunity for emotional release, help the employee to clarify his thinking and to take a helpful course of action.

Limitation: 1) The counselee may not follow the advice of the counselor. 2) Nondirective Counseling Nondirective counseling is also known as clientcentered counseling because it focuses on the counselee rather than on the counselor. The counselor listens to the counselee problems, understand them and determine the appropriate solution. The counselor does not pass any judgment and encourages the employee to express his true feelings. Takes time but long lasting. Benefits: 1) It leads to the reorientation of the employees. 2) Emotional release and clarity in thinking takes place more effectively in non directive counseling.

Limitation: 1) It is far more time consuming and costly than directive counseling. 2) Only professionally trained counselors can practice nondirective counseling. 3) Participative Counseling participative counseling is neither wholly clientcentered nor holly counselor- centered. Participative counseling is a mutual counselor counselee relationship that establishes a cooperative exchange of ideas to help solve counselees problems. Participative counseling is also known as cooperative counseling. participative counseling enjoys the benefits of both directive and non directive counseling.