Psychology 2035A/B Lecture 3: Psychology and Physical Effects

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Matthew Maxwell-Smith

Document Summary

Research suggests a link between coronary risk and a behavior pattern termed the. Type a personality has three components: a strong competitive orientation. Transient mental stress, and its resulting strong emotions, may tax the heart. Even brief periods of stress can trigger acute cardiac symptoms such as angina (chest pain). When interviewed after surviving a heart attack, many patients say that an episode of anger triggered the symptoms. Rumination has also been implicated: depression and heart disease. Recent studies suggest that depression is a major risk factor for heart disease, and may in fact cause heart disease (brown et al. , 2011). Overall, it seems that depression doubles one"s chances of developing heart disease: stress and cancer. Cancer refers to malignant cell growth, which may occur in many organ systems in the body. " Stress is related, but not necessarily causally linked to onset of cancer. Stress and personality factors can influence the course of disease: stress and other diseases.