What Physiological Factors of Those with Type a Personalities Seems

question 98

Multiple Choice

What physiological factors of those with type A personalities seems to be related to their increased level of heart disease?

• A) The fact that type A appears mostly in men, and the XY chromosome type has genes that make a man more susceptible to heart disease than women.
• B) The genetic cause of type A personality is highly linked to the genetic cause of heart disease.
• C) The increased physiological reactivity to being harassed, challenged, or threatened.
• D) The fact that type A personality cause increased serotonergic activity in the brain, which leads to increased blood flow through the heart. This flow leaves excess deposits that lead to heart disease.

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