In the Classification System of Friedman and Rosenman, Type a Personalities

question 221

Multiple Choice

In the classification system of Friedman and Rosenman, Type A personalities run a greater risk of

• A)hypochondriasis.
• B)cancer.
• C)heart attacks.
• D)mental illness.

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Definitions:

Mitosis

The process of cell duplication in which DNA is replicated and the resulting cell is genetically identical to the original.

Meiosis

The process by which a gamete is formed, containing one half of the cell’s chromosomes, producing ova and sperm with 23 single, unpaired chromosomes.

Fertilization

The process of a sperm cell joining with an egg cell to create a new organism.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within a gene or chromosome of an organism leading to variation.