PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 27: Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Androgyny, Coronary Artery Disease
17 May 2016
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Original place of publication: journal of the american medical association: questions addressed in original study: (list the 2 5 most important questions addressed in the original study) How and why are some people more likely to have positive coping/behaviors compared to others: findings of original study: (list the 2 5 most important findings of the original study) Personality consists of various groups of traits, such as androgyny or locus of control. Insight into your unique profile of traits will allow us to predict various behavioral outcomes for you now and in the future. People exposed over long periods of time to chronic stress stemming from excessive drive, pressure to meet deadlines, competitive situations, and economic frustrations are more likely to develop heart disease. Two cardiologists developed a model, set of characteristics, for a specific overt behavior pattern that they believed was related to increased levels of cholesterol and consequently to coronary heart disease. (pattern a)
