Psychological Human Classification Into Binary Categories

Within psychology people are often divided into Type A personalities vs. Type B. Type A people are scribed as outgoing, ambitious, rigidly organized, highly status-conscious, sensitive, impatient, anxious, proactive, and concerned with time management. People with Type A personalities are often described as high-achieving “workaholics”.  Type B people are described as they do not get irritated or angry easily. They are laid back and relaxed. They rarely tend to be aggressive or frustrated, and are not anxious to complete tasks. These oversimplifications are a metaphor for the larger way that we constantly classify people into binary groups.