THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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achieve raises
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more likely to have heart attacks
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less likely to have heart attacks
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more likely to suffer infections
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Detailed explanation-1: -Friedman and Rosenman (1976) labeled this behavior Type A personality. They subsequently conduced research to show that people with type A personality run a higher risk of heart disease and high blood pressure than type Bs.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to this theory individuals with Type A personality were considered to be excessively time-conscious, insecure about their status, highly competitive, hostile and aggressive, and incapable of relaxation and were considered to have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (Rosenman & Friedman 1974).
Detailed explanation-3: -The type A behavior pattern (TABP) was described in the 1950s by cardiologists Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman, who argued that TABP was an important risk factor for coronary heart disease. This theory was supported by positive findings from the Western Collaborative Group Study and the Framingham Study.
Detailed explanation-4: -Friedman and Rosenman’s theory of Personality is a type theory. Type theory of personality examines certain broad categories of personality and then groups individuals based on the similarity with the group.