Regarding the Type a Personality, Which of the Following Statements

question 300

Multiple Choice

Regarding the Type A personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The best way to avoid the self-made stress of a Type A personality is to adopt the opposite characteristics.
• B) While Type A behavior appears to promote heart disease, time urgency and overwork may be what actually triggers the heart attack.
• C) Because our society places a premium on achievement, competition, and mastery, it is not surprising that many people develop Type A personalities.
• D) The most damaging patterns of Type A personalities may occur in hostile persons who keep their anger "bottled up" but don't express it outwardly.

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