As a result of personality classifications, it has been seen that some diseases such as coronary heart diseases and cancer are more common in individuals with certain personality types. Let’s take a look at which diseases are seen more in personality types.
Psychologist Alice Miller in her book “The Body Never Lies” because our body keeps track of our emotions mentions. In his examinations, he realizes that individuals with physiological diseases are actually traumatized, stressed or traumatized individuals. Therefore, according to him, no matter how much we try to hide our feelings and thoughts, our body keeps a record of them and when the day comes, those records come to light.
Cardiologist Meyer Friedman and her colleague Ray H. Rosenman, who set off from similar thoughts, in the 1970s, in individuals with Type A personality. more heart ailments seen they came up with the theory. Later, C and D personality types were added, and related diseases were tried to be found. As a result of the examinations, it was seen that the risk of cancer is high especially in individuals with personality type C.
How many types of personality are there according to this theory?
Friedman and Rossman Although he talked about Type A and Type B personality structures, later on, Type C and Type D personality types were added to this theory by other scientists.
Type A: Competition is in my soul!
In general in leaders This personality type is known for its competitiveness. in men It is thought to be seen more. There are different research results about the diseases thought to be associated. For example, Friedman and Rosenman, as a result of their 8-year research, found that having Type A personality structure 2-fold increase in heart disease they had reached their conclusion. Moorhead and Griffin, on the other hand, concluded in their research that there is no relationship between type A personality structure and heart diseases, but that this personality type may be associated with depression and anxiety disorder.
Personality characteristics: They walk fast, eat fast, talk fast, are impatient, deal with many things at the same time, have no spare time, race against time, constantly measure success and use numbers in this measurement process, are aggressive, competitive, egocentric, have a busy to-do list .
Diseases thought to be associated with: Coronary heart diseases, heart attack, anxiety disorder, depression, diabetes, blood pressure
Type B: The world is empty lo!
Individuals with type B personality structure enjoying life are individuals. They stand out with their calm nature. No relationship was found between it and any health problem. These individuals are perfectly healthy.
Personality characteristics: They are not competitive, they do not have concerns about being liked, the important thing in games is not to win, but to have fun, they are comfortable, they do not have a problem with finishing the job, they are soft, they do not have the spirit to hurry.
Diseases thought to be associated with: It is not thought to be associated with any disease.
Type C: I can’t offend people.
Although it is thought to show similar features to Type A, Type A says “the harder you work, the better”, while Type C says that the work you do. to be of good quality is also important. They are people whom society sees as kind and gentle.
Personality characteristics: They tend to hide their negative emotions and tend to express positive emotions. They are patient, passive, try to solve problems in peaceful ways, not in anger, they are harmonious.
Diseases thought to be associated with: Cancer
Type D: It’s my job to be anxious.
Generally anxious and stressed they are known to be. This personality type is more docile rather than dominant.
Personality characteristics: They are anxious, stressed, and reluctant to share their feelings.
Associated diseases: Studies conducted on individuals with heart disease, not as a co-morbid disease, have shown that the disease progresses with a 3-fold worse prognosis in individuals with this personality type. In other words, although it does not cause disease, it has been seen that it increases the disease even more.
Note: Physiological factors are also effective in the formation of diseases, as well as psychological factors. These two are more complementary to each other. Although having one of these personality types may not make you sick on its own. can increase your risk of getting the disease. In sick people, it can adversely affect the course of the disease.
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