In the Type a Behavior Pattern, High Scores on Hostility

question 45

Multiple Choice

In the Type A behavior pattern, high scores on hostility seem strongly related to which health outcome?

• A) Respiratory illness
• B) Major depression
• C) Cardiovascular disease
• D) Hearing loss

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Definitions:

Essentialist Perspective

A viewpoint that attributes fixed, intrinsic, and unchangeable qualities to certain groups or phenomena.

Homemakers

Individuals, typically family members, who manage the household's day-to-day operations, such as cleaning, cooking, and caretaking, without receiving formal wages.

Social Constructionist Perspective

A rephrased definition of the Constructionist Perspective; emphasizes how social phenomena and knowledge are constructed through historical, cultural, and social processes, questioning the notion of inherent meanings.

Macro Perspective

An approach that examines societal systems and structures as a whole rather than focusing on individual participants within those systems.