Eysenck and Grossarth-Maticek found that

A. no relationship existed between personality factors and disease.
B. people who regarded their own autonomy as important had high death rates from both cancer and heart disease.
C. people with a helpless, hopeless attitude tended to die more from cancer than from heart disease.
D. people who reacted to frustration with anger and emotional arousal tended to die more from cancer than from heart disease.


Answer: C

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