STRESS - Personality Factors

Question 1

What are the further behavioural consequences of Type A personalities?

Answer 1

Environmental Stressors === S.A.M
(^Fight or Flight)

Adrenal & NORAdrenaline == HBp

Question 2

What are the other further behavioural consequences of Type A personalities?

Answer 2

…Continued Stressors…
HPA
Corticosteroids —>Immunosupression

WBCs are Ineffective
-LIVER energy …Not used…
Furry Walls (Arteries) —> CHD.

Question 3

What is CHD?

Answer 3

Coronary
Heart
Disease

Question 4

What are the : main characteristics of Type B behaviour?

Answer 4

Patient
Relaxed
Easy-Going

Question 5

What are the behavioural consequences (To stress) of a Type B personality?

Answer 5

• LESS ACTIVE - Body Responses

- LESS vulnerable to Stress-Related disease

Question 6

Name the Researchers that did research into Type A & Type B behaviour?

Answer 6

Friedman & Rosenman (1974)

Question 7

What are the main characteristics of Type A behaviour?

Answer 7

Time pressured

• Deadlines
• Multi-Tasking
• Doing Nothing

Competitive
-PLAYS to WIN

Hostility

• Easily irritated
• Easily angered