Many terms or phrases get spit out each day, most people express them incorrectly, not realizing the accuracy or falsehood of each word. In the article, “Life as Type A,” the term Type A - referring to people - is challenged by James Gleick, to provide insight to show just how nonsensical the denomination is. Gleick furnishes his article meticulously with different studies to help prove his point that researching Type A people is preposterous. Gleick indicates that there are too many different factors that can change a person or situation, making the results deceptive and silently indicates that there should not be a Type A group at all. In parallel with Gleick, Type A is who we are - not just a faction among us, but all of us, coming out in …show more content…
These traits danced around the theme of impatience, some examples being aggressiveness and excessive competitiveness. As a person diagnosed with anxiety, I feel as if these traits can be found in anyone when put in certain situations, and that they are not exclusive to people that are Type A. Ever since Type A was created, Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman’s idea of a Type A person has been tweaked, and “researchers have never settled on a reliable method for identifying Type A people” (Gleick, 452). In Friedman and Rosenman’s research over Type A people and heart disease, their selection of people was not random or blind. If a man gestured rapidly, clenched his teeth, or had a feel of impatience to him, they chose him to be one of their Type A people. Along with Gleick, I believe this method of picking is invalid, because certain factors may have made them act that way, such as being nervous for the interview with …show more content…
Most people in the world are affected some sort of stress or anxiety in their life and “clearly some heart ailments do result, or at least go along with, stress, both chronic and acute” (451). Although, Gleick added that in Friedman and Rosenman’s study “the doctors' own data show that the final Group A drank more, smoked more, and weighed more than Group B. But the authors dismissed these factors, asserting, astonishingly, that there was no association between heart disease and cigarette smoking” (452). There are too many varying factors to be able to say that Type A people are at a higher risk for heart disease, and not all of them are controlled or sought
It’s not a big surprise that stress is a factor in heath, the phrase “stress will kill you” is used often enough that people get the concept quite well. However most ignore the common warning signs of high level stresses leading to endless health issues, breaking down the quality of life. In the movie “Stress of a Portrait killer”, focuses on living and work environments capable of increasing stress levels effecting health. The study by a researcher in Holland linked stress induction during fetal life from people born during the Dutch Holland Winter of 1944. Her study results concluded, during pregnancy when the mothers were exposed to high levels of stress, the fetus was negatively affected in levels that lasted throughout their lives. The
Also, nurses and single parents with a life changing medical condition need to read this memo because it shows how various stressors impact health outcome and leads to poor health. According to Denollet, J., et al. (2010), suggest stress leads to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, cancer and heart diseases. The stress of not being able to get child care services for her two children has significant contributed to her illness.
Have you ever wondered why you react to situations in the manner to you do? Whether you are calm and collect, or rigid and boisterous, the way you react to life is linked to your personality. Many different models exist to determine your personality type using answers from a series of questions or selecting between two opposing options. The most popularly used assessment is the Myers-Briggs Indicator Type test, which is based off the foundation of C. G. Jung’s work on personality types. The typology in the Myers-Briggs Indicator Type test yields results that determine if the person is introverted (I) or extraverted (E), sensing (S) or intuitive (N), thinking (T) or feeling (F), and judging (J) or perceiving (P). Each of these types corresponds
Henry’s personality type is reflective because he has a low dominance and sociability, seen when he is described as a good listener (Strout 4), people with reflective personalities let others do all the talking and leading. Olive is a directive communicator, someone with high dominance and low sociability. This is seen when Olive’s son Christopher calls her out for being a bad mother, she has the nerve to act offended and cannot believe that he would say such a thing, but she does not realize that he is right (Strout 231). Malcom’s personality is emotive, a high sociability and high dominance. Malcom exhibits it the most clearly when he goes to confront Angie for calling his house, he has the power and ability to come at her cursing and yelling with no remorse (Strout 59). Bob and Kerry are both supportive communicators, people with a high sociability and a low dominance. Bob shows his communication style when he easily plays off his wife’s confusion at him being in Miami, but is not dominant enough to come out right away and tell her the truth (Strout 132-136). Kerry displayed it for many years as she did not ever tell Marlene that she had an affair with her husband, yet she was able to remain friends with her even though she thought Marlene knew about the affair. All of these character’s get the same personality type when they have their affairs. They each get a low sociability and a
People who fit into Type A would find themselves becoming annoyed to delays, time where they are unproductive and other inconveniences very quickly compared to the other type. Following on from this Type A people would find themselves in a constant race against time rushing to get things done and don’t like waiting this makes these types of people ‘go-getters’ or people who will not settle and want to
A person’s lifestyle plays a major role in determining the chance of developing heart diseases. If people do no learn how to prevent it themselves, coronary artery diseased will remain the as the single biggest killer in the world, by far.
The foreword to the book comes from Dr. Charles Seashore, a faculty member at Santa Barbara’s Fielding Institute. In his foreword he presents what I feel is a major premise of this book where he says “impossible conflicts, unreconcilable differences, and personality conflicts are amenable to new types of solutions when seen through the lens of Typewatching. Our hopeless dilemmas are turned to the light in such a way that vivid colors soon replace dull and draining grays. The differences that block us can be translated into differences that empower us.”
Together, these show that chronic stress is often a result of inequality and lower status. This stress, to a great extent, is adverse to one’s health and can cause anything from obesity to mental illness and even premature
The Andrews family consists of an African American father and mother that are in their early 50s and two teenage children. This paper will focus on primary heart health for Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Andrews has a significant risk for developing heart disease, MI, and stroke. Mrs. Andrews non-modifiable risk factors include being an African American female in her 50s. Her modifiable risk factors include stress, hypertension, being overweight, and not seeing a primary care practitioner for two years. She quit smoking three years ago which is a modifiable risk factor that she has changed prior to this visit, the goal is not to sustain the change long term. According to the American Cancer Society the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CAD) is significantly reduced after quitting for year ("when smokers quit," 2014).
There are many ways to categorize illness and disease; one of the most common is chronic illness. Many chronic illnesses have been related to altered health maintenance hypertension and cardiovascular diseases are associated with diet and stress, deficient in exercise, tobacco use, and obesity (Craven 2009). Some researchers define the chronic illness as diseases which have long duration and generally slow development (WHO 2013); it usually takes 6 month or longer than 6 month, and often for the person's life. It has a sluggish onset and eras of reduction for vanishing the symptoms and exacerbation for reappear the symptoms. Some of chronic illness can be directly life-threatening. Others remain over time and need intensive management, such as diabetes, so chronic illness affects physical, emotional, logical, occupational, social, or spiritual functioning. Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, all of these diseases are the cause of mortality in the world, representing 63% of all deaths. So a chronic illness can be stressful and may change the way a person l...
Raymond B. Cattell (1906-1998) studied the personality traits of large groups of people, calling the visible features of their personalities “surface traits.” During his studies, Cattell observed that certain “surface traits” would appear simultaneously in individuals. When Cattell noticed this trend occurring frequently he renamed the group of “surface traits” “source traits”. At the conclusion of his research Cattell identified sixteen “source traits.”
Matthews, G., Deary, I. J., & Whiteman, M. C. (2009). Personality traits. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
In conclusion, society shapes our perspective on people which classifies them into various social groups. Each defined by different characteristics that can be physical, ideological or ethnical. This leads to a discrimination of them for their difference traits. For this reason in the novel social groups are represented in particular ways so the audience can reflect over stereotypical issues.
Hans Eysneck suggested that personality had three dimensions: extraversion-introversion, emotional stability - neuroticism, and psychoticism. Today, after the findings of Robert McCrae and Paul Costa, that theory has been expanded to include openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. The positives of this theory are in its clarity. Being able to pinpoint traits and tie a personality to it are very advantageous. The big disadvantage is that trait theory fails to address the development of traits, and gives no theories into personality
As a type A personality I am always on the go, seeking efficiencies in nearly every task, if not attempting to do multiple tasks at once (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 114). With high job motivation, I am at the top of my organization able to influence and control the planning and execution of daily events (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 220). I am