Psychology / Unit 9 Psych 1053 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Type A and Type B Patterns
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The idea
The Type A pattern describes competitiveness, urgency, and hostility; the Type B pattern describes a more relaxed style.
In practice
Early studies linked the Type A pattern to elevated cardiovascular risk.
Where people slip
Later work found hostility to be the component carrying the risk. The broad typology has not held up.
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