personality (causes of stress)

Question 1

role of personality

Answer 1

• people do not respond to stress in the same way; there are individual differences

Question 2

hardy personality (type b)

Answer 2

• can protect against stress and illness
• 3 components
• suzanne kobasa (1979)

Question 3

commitment (hardy)

Answer 3

• throw themselves into life
• have a strong sense of purpose

Question 4

challenge (hardy)

Answer 4

• welcome a change as an opportunity rather than a threat
• view change as an opportunity for development

Question 5

control (hardy)

Answer 5

• prefers to make things happen rather than sitting back

Question 6

key study (hardy)

Answer 6

• maddi (1987)
• studies the stress of managers and supervisors at a telephone company

Question 7

type a and type b personality

Answer 7

• friedman and rosenman (cardiology) noticed heart patients shared a similar pattern of behaviour
• type a: suggested it was closely associated with the development of CHD

Question 8

competitiveness

Answer 8

• ambitious, motivated by achievement and view life in terms of goals, challenges and targets

Question 9

time urgency

Answer 9

• fast talking, impatient and view artistic and creative activities as a waste of time

Question 10

hostility

Answer 10

• aggressive, intolerant of others and easily angered

Question 11

strength (eval)

Answer 11

• type A: support from research into its role in illness
• support between type A and cardiovascular disorder suggests that personality is a valid predictor of stress-related illness

Question 12

weakness (eval)

Answer 12

• ignores other causes of stress
• e.g: how workplace stress looks at environmental and organisational factors