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This 3 page paper analyzes an article about a psychological test of Type A employed women. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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are not inclined to consider family members as an important part of their social network; in spite of this, they did not "close themselves off from their social network" (Vroege
and Aaronson, 1994, p. 169). They did report, however, that they felt insufficiently cared for and loved (Vroege and Aaronson, 1994). The Type A personality, as is well known,
is the person who is driven to get ahead. He or she is a workaholic, usually under a great deal of stress, and prone in many cases to heart
disease, heart attack or stroke. While these conditions are mentioned in this article, the actual focus of the research was on the relationship between "Type A behavior and social
support among working women" (Vroege and Aaronson, 1994, p. 169). The authors tell us that "[T]ype A behavior and lack of social support are among the best studied
psychosocial risk factors in epidemiological research. A number of investigators have posited a link between these two constructs" (Vroege and Aaronson, 1994, p. 169). Type A individuals appear to
be involved in a "never ending conflict" that they wage on their own, "unrecognized by family and colleagues" (Vroege and Aaronson, 1994, p. 169). The conflict mentioned is not,
it would seem, an actual problem or argument, but a metaphor for the way in which Type A people live their lives: always under stress, always hurrying, always short on
time and frequently rude and demanding with those who dont measure up to their exacting standards. Such people "rarely seek help or counsel from health professionals" and the "hostility exhibited
by those who are Type A may interfere with their developing an adequate social network" (Vroege and Aaronson, 1994, p. 169). As to this, it has been suggested that
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