Type A Personality
"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Type A Personality" by people in Profiles.
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Sims J, Boomsma DI, Carroll D, Hewitt JK, Turner JR. Genetics of Type A behavior in two European countries: evidence for sibling interaction. Behav Genet. 1991 Sep; 21(5):513-28.
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Brunner RL, Maloney MJ, Daniels S, Mays W, Farrell M. A controlled study of type A behavior and psychophysiologic responses to stress in anorexia nervosa. Psychiatry Res. 1989 Nov; 30(2):223-30.