What Qualities of Type a Behaviour Are Most Likely to Be

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Essay

What qualities of Type A behaviour are most likely to be associated with illness? Describe the findings of the longitudinal study in which individuals were tested as young medical students, and then were retested 25 years later in order to determine risk factors.

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theoretical model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, incorporating stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Exhaustion Stage

The third stage of the general adaptation syndrome, which occurs if the organism fails in its efforts to resist the stressor.

Primary Appraisal

A cognitive evaluation of a potentially stressful event to determine whether its effect is positive, irrelevant, or negative.

Potential Stressor

Any event, situation, or condition that has the possibility to cause stress.