When does having a Type A personality increase a person's risk for cardiovascular disease?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: When people with Type A personalities have a "toxic core" with a cynical attitude and disproportionate anger, they are considered hostile. This component of Type A increases their risk for CVD.

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A. 0.10 B. 0.06 C. 0.08 D. 0.05

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This could be the sole reason why a person has hypertension. This reduces perfusion to kidney due to obstruction.

a. Renal artery stenosis b. SLE lupus c. Chronic GN d. Polycystic kidney disease

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Which of the following is true regarding the parallel elastic component (PEC) of muscular elasticity?

A. This component provides resistance when a muscle is passively stretched. B. This is the component primarily responsible for the elasticity of muscle. C. Both this component is provided by the muscle membranes and this component provides resistance when a muscle is passively stretched. D. This component is provided by the muscle membranes. E. All of these answers are correct.

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The psychotherapy that involves a child using toys such as dolls and puppets to express thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and conflicts, is ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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