The Health Risk Factor of the Type a Personality, with Regard

question 206

True/False

The health risk factor of the Type A personality, with regard to heart disease, is high reactiveness to stress.

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Definitions:

Thrombus

A blood clot that forms within a blood vessel or the heart and may cause vascular obstruction.

Thrombocytes

Another term for platelets, the blood cells that play a critical role in blood clotting.

Platelets

A type of blood cell that helps prevent bleeding by forming clots.

Lymph

A clear fluid that circulates through the body via lymphatic vessels, carrying white blood cells and removing bacteria and other waste products.