Chapter 11: Health Psychology - Module 36: Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-Being Flashcards
1
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Describe the Type A and B behavioural patterns
A
Type A - Hostility, aggressiveness, compeditiveness, time-urgency
Type B - patient, cooperative, concompeditive, nonagressive
(p. 427, 428)
2
Q
Which type behavioural pattern(s) has/have a high correlation with heart disease, and why?
A
Type A, because of hostility (p. 429)
Type D, because of insecurity, anxiety, and negativity
3
Q
True or false: fighting optimists are more likely to survive cancer than people who resign themselves to death.
A
True, sort-of. Trick question. There are conflicting studies.
4
Q
What proportion of Canadians smoke?
A
1 in 4 (p. 431)
5
Q
True or false: there has been a sharp decline in the frequency of smoking in Canada.
A
True (p. 433)
