What are some of the physiological effects of anger, hostility and anxiety?
What will be an ideal response?
Anger and hostility may play a role in acute myocardial infarctions (MI's) or lethal arrhythmias. As Futterman explains, anger increases catecholamine levels, blood pressure, heart rate, the likelihood of vasospasms, as well as platelet aggregation thus making it more likely that there will be a disruption of vulnerable areas of plaque resulting in occlusive ischemia followed by an MI or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Futterman also points out that, "emotional or psychological stress, specifically anger or hostility, are significant and independent risk factors in ischemic heart disease and can precipitate an acute myocardial infarction (MI) or lethal arrhythmias." A recent meta-analysis also concluded that "anger and hostility are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) outcomes both in healthy and CHD populations." Trait anger is associated with both an increased risk for hypertension and CHD in men although anxiety may be a better CHD predictor than hostility for women.
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