Circle the number closest to where you belong between the two extremes:

Don't mind leaving things temporarily unfinished	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Must get things finished once started
Calm and unhurried about appointments	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Never late for appointments
Not competitive	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Highly competitive
Listen well, let others finish speaking	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Anticipate others in conversation, interrupt, finishing their sentences
Never in a hurry, even when pressured	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Always in a hurry
Able to wait calmly	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Uneasy when waiting
Easy-going	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Always going at full speed
Take one thing at a time	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Try to do more than one thing at a time. What's next?
Slow and deliberate in speech	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Vigorous/forceful speech, use a lot of gestures
Relaxed	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Hard-driving
Express feelings openly	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Hold feelings in
Have a large number of interests	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Few interests
Satisfied with life	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Ambitious
Never set own deadlines	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Often set own deadlines
Feel limited  responsibility	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Always feel responsible
Never judge things in terms of quantity, just quality	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Quantity is more important
Casual about work	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Take work very seriously
Not very precise	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Very precise, careful about detail
Concerned with satisfying yourself, not others	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Want recognition from others for a job well done
Slow doing things	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Fast doing things

 Stress and Personality Type - Answer Sheet

Score:          110 – 140 Type A	Clients in this category, especially if they are over 40 and smoke, are likely to have a high risk of developing cardiac illness and should take strong measures to reduce stress.
Score:          80 – 109 Type A	Clients are in the direction of being cardiac prone, and should take strong measures to reduce stress.
Score: 60 – 79 Type AB	Clients in this category are a mixture of A and B.  This is a healthier pattern, but they have the potential to slip into A behaviour and should recognise this.
Score:          30 – 59 Type B	Clients are generally relaxed and cope adequately with stress.
Score:          0 – 29 Type B	Clients are relaxed and cope well with stress, they are unlikely to develop any stress related illness.