Regarding the Type a Behavior Pattern, Most Health Psychologists Today

question 36

Multiple Choice

Regarding the Type A behavior pattern, most health psychologists today would agree that:

• A) the Type A behavior pattern has little or no relationship with physical health.
• B) competitiveness and achievement motivation seem to be strongly linked to the development of heart disease.
• C) a sense of hostility is strongly linked to the development of heart disease, while time urgency, competitiveness, and achievement motivation are not.
• D) competitiveness and time urgency are strongly linked to poorer immune system function, while hostility seems to be linked only to the risk of psychological problems, such as major depressive disorder.

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