HLTC22H3 Chapter 9: Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 the interface between physical and mental health. In the 18th century, ren descartes, eponymous author of the famed. Hostility y there are two primary ways of assessing tabp (type a behavior pattern). The first is through the structured interview (si). The second way of assessing tabp is through self-report questionnaires, such as the jenkins. Cooke-medley (1954) hostility index from the mmpi, began to be used to predict chd. y one study even suggests that hostility in very late life may be protective. Older adults who were perceived b y the staff as ornery or cantankerous were likely to live longer than more passive patients. Their negative behavior resulted in greater attention from the staff and perhaps served to stave off feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, which may have deleterious consequences for health, especially in later life. This is especially true in those with underlying ischemic disease.

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