Personality and Stress

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Created on: 16-11-14 13:58

Describe 3 personality types and thier effect on stress

type A-competitive, impatient, agressive, higher risk of CHD as result of stress type B-relaxed, non-competive, less stressed and Hardy-control, commitment and challenge, likely to be able to deal with stress better

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What was Freidman and Rosenman's study?

3200 male participants classed as either personality A or B using questionnaire, 8 years later 275 had developed CHD of which 70% were type A's

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Evaluate Freidman and Rosenman's study

good- relatively large sample size, good ecological validity. limitations- participaints men so cannot generalise, effect direct or indirect?

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What was Kobasa's evidence for hardiness?

use the SRRS to determine levels of stress and look at the illness record (due to stress) of 800 buisness excutives, high-stress low illness socred high on charcteristics of hardiness

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What study supported the idea that hrdiness reduces illness caused by stress?

Maddi et al- during phone company downsizing, 2/3rd stress reated illness, 1/3rd didnt, they showed signs of hardiness

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What were the limitations of Kobasa's study?

SRRS is self report, life changes affect people differently this is not taken into account and correlation does not mean causation

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