AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND ILLNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The characteristics of the type A personality that contribute greatly to coronary heart disease are a sense of competitiveness and hard-driving
A
Right
B
Salah
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some research (e.g., Johnston, 1993) has concentrated on hostility, arguing that the Type A behavior pattern is characterized by underlying hostility which is a major factor leading to coronary heart disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -Someone who is impatient, aggressive, and very competitive, often called a Type A personality, has a higher risk of heart disease, says Ronesh Sinha, M.D., a Palo Alto Medical Foundation internal medicine doctor.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is now understood that not all of the nine characteristics of Type A personality are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Only specific components of Type A, namely urgency, impatience, anger, and hostility, are responsible for the increased risk (8-10).

Detailed explanation-4: -Recent findings: One in four patients with CHD has a Distressed (Type D) personality, which is characterized by two stable traits: social inhibition and negative affectivity. Type D personality predicts increased mortality and morbidity burden, and poorer health-related quality of life.

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