Discuss the role of personality on the experience of stress and three personality traits associated with stress.

Personality can affect both the extent to which potential stressors are perceived as stressful and the types of stress reactions that occur.Three personality traits associated with stress are locus of control, Type A behaviour pattern, and negative affectivity.Externals are more likely to feel anxious in the face of potential stressors and prone to simple anxiety-reduction strategies.Type A individuals encounter or perceive themselves as encountering more stressful situations and they exhibit adverse physiological reactions in response to stress.People high in negative affectivity report more stressors in the work environment and feel more subjective stress.