What are the three components of a Type A behavior pattern as it was originally formulated? How is it related to coronary heart disease (CHD)?
What will be an ideal response?
Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? Type A behavior pattern-a sense of time urgency, easily aroused hostility, and competitive striving for achievement
? Studies have linked Type A behavior to heart disease in both men and women
? Type A behavior is also correlated with the severity of coronary artery blockage as determined by autopsy or in X-ray studies
? The crucial variable in predicting coronary heart disease may be hostility, particularly a cynical form of hostility characterized by suspiciousness, resentment, frequent anger, antagonism, and distrust of others
? Hostility leading to CHD-over-arousal of the sympathetic nervous system plays a key role
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