A Number of Explanations for How Hostility Predisposes People to Heart

question 8

Multiple Choice

A number of explanations for how hostility predisposes people to heart disease and other health problems are presented in your textbook. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• A)Hostile people tend to react more intensely than other people to a stressor and experience increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and the production of stress-related hormones.
• B)Hostile men and women do not express their anger outwardly but instead bottle up their emotions and hide their true feelings.
• C)Because of their cynical attitudes and aggressive behavior hostile people experience more frequent and more severe negative life events and daily hassles.
• D)Because hostile men and women are prone to get angry more often than others, they also experience stress more frequently.

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