A group of nursing students is reviewing information about maladaptive anger. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they identify which physical condition as being linked to suppressed anger?
A) Coronary heart disease
B) Arthritis
C) Hypertension
D) Breast cancer
Ans: A
Suppressed anger is related to arthritis, breast and colorectal cancer, and hypertension. Excessive, outwardly directed anger is linked to coronary heart disease, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and myocardial infarction.
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