Compare the Characteristics of a Type a Personality and a Type

question 20

Essay

Compare the characteristics of a Type A personality and a Type B personality. Then describe what characteristics separate a hardy personality from a Type A, and who is more likely to have a heart attack.

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Definitions:

Persistent Depressive Disorder

A chronic form of depression where a person experiences a depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than not, for at least two years.

Major Depressive Disorder

Disorder involving a sad mood or anhedonia plus four or more of the following symptoms: weight loss or a decrease in appetite, insomnia or hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or severe guilt, trouble concentrating, and suicidal ideation; these symptoms must be present for at least 2 weeks and must produce marked impairments in normal functioning.

Hallucination

A perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception, often seen in psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.

Delusion

A strongly held belief that is clearly in contradiction with reality, often indicative of a psychological disorder.