Joe is unhappy, insecure, anxious, and irritable. He tends to keep his negative feelings bottled up out of fear saying anything that could lead people to disapprove of him. He sounds most like someone with a ______ personality.

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Type D personality is characterized by negative affectivity (the tendency to experience negative emotions) and social inhibition (the tendency to inhibit self-expression in social interactions), which aligns with Joe's description of being unhappy, insecure, anxious, irritable, and fearful of disapproval.

Joe Is Unhappy, Insecure, Anxious, and Irritable