title: Type A behavior pattern and illness other than coronary heart disease.
abstract: The paper presents three independent studies. Two are retrospective and one prospective. In the first study three equal groups of subjects participated: 30 myocardial infarction patients, 30 peptic ulcer patients and 30 healthy controls. The second study was run on three groups of military pilots: 36 had diverse cardiological problems, 47 were peptic ulcer patients and 64 were healthy control pilots. The prospective study included military pilots too. The Jenkins Activity Survey, Form C was used to assess the Type A behavior pattern in all subjects. The results of all three studies show high consistency. Persons with circulatory disorders obtained similar scores on Subscale A as those with digestive disorders, and both groups of patients scored significantly higher than the healthy controls. A similar pattern of data was found for the Speed and Impatience Subscale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Warsaw Medical Academy, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wrześniewski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wonicki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turlejski
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014434:Type A Personality