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Type A and Type B Patterns

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The Type A pattern describes competitiveness, urgency, and hostility; the Type B pattern describes a more relaxed style.

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Early studies linked the Type A pattern to elevated cardiovascular risk.

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Later work found hostility to be the component carrying the risk. The broad typology has not held up.

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