Type A behaviour and our lifestyles
In 1976, two cardiologists, Mayer Friedman and Ray Rosenman set out to find the different risk factors that can predict coronary heart diseases. After dedicating 8 and a half year on studying patients of age 35 and 59, the two doctors concluded that Type A behavior doubled the risk of coronary heart disease in otherwise healthy individuals. People with type A behavior are characterized as highly ambitious, competitive, highly organized, impatient, and excessively aware of time management. Type B behavior, on the other hand, refers to being relaxed, easy-going, and less competitive. Notwithstanding the fair share of criticism, it has invited, the research has had a significant impact in the world of physiology and psychology alike. And I believe that, even if it does not fulfill the standard of a well-thought study, there are things we got to learn from it. In today’s world coronary heart diseases have met new heights with none of the age groups being an exclusion. Likewise,...