Type: A B C

• Friedman and Rosenman theory?

  cardiologists who suspected patient has similar traits
• Type A?


  time conscious, hostile and competitive. traits increase adrenaline, more susceptible to heart disease.
• Type B?


  not time conscious, easy-going and non-competitive. less susceptible to heart disease
• Ragland and Brand (1988)?

  found 214 of Freidman and Rosenman's participants had died of CHD. but not more likely to be type A.
• Myrtek (2011)?


  found hostility was the factor that led to heart disease, this challenged of the validity of the concept of type A.
• Friedman and Rosenman?


  carried out a longitudinal study and found that out of the 257 ppts who developed heart disease, 70% were Type A
• Type C?


  patient, unassertive, people pleasers who avoid conflict which leads to repression of emotions. This has been linked to the development of depression.
• Morris et al (1981)?


  double blind study, researchers assessed participants with breast lumps for type C. those with cancerous lumps were more likely to be type C
• Dattore et al (1980)?


  75 cancer patients vs 125 control. cancer patients more likely to report suppressing emotions.
• weakness?


  cause and effect.