STRESS: Ind - Type A/B A03

Question 1

Type A/B :)

Answer 1

Research support:
Friedman et al. - confirmed suspected differences in type A/B people
Myrtek - Meta-analysis of heart disease and hostility

Question 2

Type A/B :(

Answer 2

Conflicting research:
Ragland & Brand - Type A/B likelihood of surviving a heart attack
Gender Bias:
Baker

Question 3

Type A/B :) Friedman et al.

Answer 3

Unsolvable puzzle in noisy setting
Type A = outwardly more stressed & annoyed by the task than type B
Type A = higher adrenaline during competition -> no difference during rest

Question 4

Type A/B :) Myrtek

Answer 4

Meta-analysis of 35 studies: association between hostility & coronary heart disease
Hostility = trait of type A personality

Question 5

Type A/B :( Ragland & Brand

Answer 5

Followed up on 257 original cohort of WCG study: type A = more likely to survive heart attack than type B
CV: type A may have altered reaction after publication of initial study

Question 6

Type A/B :( Gender Bias

Answer 6

Type A traits = more masculine (competitive) - women may not show the same traits

Baker - women showed similar traits of type A traits to men & suggested they would experience same negative health effects