"Type A Personality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Established behavior pattern characterized by excessive drive and ambition, impatience, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, and poorly contained aggression.
| Descriptor ID |
D014434
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.747.880
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| Concept/Terms |
Type A Personality- Type A Personality
- Personalities, Type A
- Personality, Type A
- Type A Personalities
- Personality Type A
- Type A, Personality
Coronary-Prone Personality- Coronary-Prone Personality
- Coronary Prone Personality
- Coronary-Prone Personalities
- Personalities, Coronary-Prone
- Personality, Coronary-Prone
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Type A Personality" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of intense lifestyle modification and cardiac rehabilitation on psychosocial cardiovascular disease risk factors and quality of life. Behav Modif. 2006 Jul; 30(4):507-25.
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Can cardiorespiratory fitness moderate the negative effects of stress on coronary artery disease risk factors? J Psychosom Res. 1994 Jul; 38(5):451-9.
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The importance of physical fitness versus physical activity for coronary artery disease risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1993 Dec; 64(4):377-84.
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Selection, training, and quality control of Type A interviewers in a prospective study of young adults. J Behav Med. 1990 Oct; 13(5):449-66.
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Stressful life events, Type A behavior, and the prediction of cardiovascular and total mortality over six years. MRFIT Group. J Behav Med. 1990 Jun; 13(3):263-80.
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Health behavior change at the worksite: cardiovascular risk reduction. Prog Behav Modif. 1986; 20:161-97.