Psychologist Alice Miller in her book “The Body Never Lies” because our body keeps track of our emotions mentions. In his researches, he realizes that individuals with physiological diseases are actually traumatized, stressed or traumatized individuals. That’s why, according to him, no matter how much we try to hide our feelings and thoughts, our bodies keep track of them and when the day comes, those records come to light.

Cardiologist Meyer Friedman and her colleague Ray H. Rosenman, who used similar thoughts in the 1970s in individuals with type A personality. more heart disease seen they came up with the theory. Later C and D personality types were added and an attempt was made to find related diseases. As a result of the studies, it was found that the risk of cancer is high, especially in individuals with personality type C.

How many personality types are there according to this theory?

Friedman and Rossman Although he 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!

In general in leaders This personality type is known for its competitiveness. in men It is thought to be seen more. There are several research findings on the diseases that are thought to be associated with it. For example, as a result of their 8-year research, Friedman and Rosenman found that having Type A personality structure 2-fold increase in heart disease they had come to their conclusion. Moorhead and Griffin, on the other hand, concluded in their study that there is no relationship between type A personality structure and heart disease, but that this personality type can be associated with depression and anxiety disorder.

Personality traits: They walk fast, eat fast, talk fast, are impatient, do a lot at once, have no free time, race against the clock, measure constant success and use numbers in this measuring process, are aggressive, competitive, self-centered, have a busy to-do list.

Diseases thought to be related to: Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Diabetes, Blood Pressure

Type B: The world is empty see!

Persons with type B personality structure enjoy life are individuals. They stand out because of their calm nature. No association was found between it and any health problem. These individuals are perfectly healthy.

Personality traits: They are not competitive, they are not worried about being liked, the most important thing in games is not to win, but to have fun, they are comfortable, they have no problem getting the job done, they are soft , they do not have the mind to hurry.

Diseases thought to be related to: It is not thought to be related to any disease.

Type C: I can’t insult people.

Though it’s thought to have similar characteristics to Type A, Type A says “the harder you work, the better” while Type C says the work you do. be of good quality is also important. They are people who are considered by society to be kind and gentle.

Personality traits: They tend to hide their negative emotions and tend to express positive ones. They are patient, passive, try to solve problems in a peaceful way, not in anger, they are harmonious.

Diseases thought to be related to: Cancer

Type D: My job is to be anxious.

Generally anxious and stressed they are known. This personality type is more docile than dominant.

Personality traits: They are anxious, stressed and reluctant to share their feelings.

Diseases thought to be related to: Studies conducted in individuals with heart disease, not as a comorbid disease, have shown that the disease progresses with a threefold worse prognosis in individuals with this personality type. In other words, while it doesn’t cause disease, it has been found to make the disease even worse.

Remark: 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. may increase your risk of getting the disease. In sick people, it can adversely affect the course of the disease.

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