Psychologist Alice Miller, in her book “The Body Never Lies,” mentions that our body keeps a record of our emotions. 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.
Based on similar thoughts, cardiologist Meyer Friedman and her colleague Ray H. Rosenman theorized in the 1970s that individuals with Type A personality were more likely to have heart disease. 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?
Although Friedman and Rossman talked about Type A and Type B personality structures, Type C and Type D personality types were later added to this theory by other scientists.
Type A: Competition is in my soul!
This personality type, which is generally found in leaders, is known for its competitive feature. It is thought to be more common in men. 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, concluded that having a Type A personality structure doubled heart diseases. 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 traits: They walk fast, eat fast, talk fast, are impatient, deal with many things at the same time, do not have free time, compete with time, constantly measure success and use numbers in this measurement process, they are aggressive, competitive, egocentric, intense. There is a to-do list.
Associated diseases: Coronary heart diseases, heart attack, anxiety disorder, depression, diabetes, blood pressure
Type B: The world is empty lo!
Individuals with B-type personality structure are individuals who enjoy life. They stand out with their calm nature. No relationship was found between it and any health problem. These individuals are perfectly healthy.
Personality traits: 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 to finish the job, they are soft, they do not have the spirit to hurry.
Associated diseases: It is not thought to be associated with any disease.
Type C: I can’t offend people.
Although it is thought to have similar characteristics with Type A, Type A says “the harder you work, the better”, while for Type C it is also important that the work it does is of good quality. They are people whom society sees as kind and gentle.
Personality traits: 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.
Associated diseases: Cancer
Type D: It’s my job to be anxious.
They are known for being anxious and stressed in general. This personality type is more docile rather than dominant.
Personality traits: They are anxious, stressed, and reluctant to share their feelings.
Associated diseases: Studies conducted on individuals with heart disease, not as a concomitant 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: While physiological factors are effective in the formation of diseases, psychological factors are also effective. These two are more complementary to each other. Having one of these personality types may not make you sick on its own, but it can increase your chances of getting the disease. In sick people, it can adversely affect the course of the disease.
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