Why Might Type a Personalities Have an Increased Risk of Heart

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why might Type A personalities have an increased risk of heart attacks?

• A) Hostile people have elevated white blood cell counts, which can lead to inflammation of bodily tissue.
• B) Hostile people have elevated red blood cell counts, which lead people to exert more energy than they need to.
• C) Hostile people tend to be lower in conscientiousness, and so eat poorly and drink too much.
• D) Hostile people become ensnared in just-world syndrome, where they get what they deserve.

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