When we think of people with"Type A" personalities, we often think of the high-strung, stressed-out perfectionist types who seem obsessed with every detail. I questioned the extent this type of personality has on the overall health and well-being of such individuals.
I would assume that because of the stress Type-A personalities seem to endure each day, it has to affect their health. This article indicated that people with Type-A personalities have an 84% increased risk of high blood pressure. As a result of increased high blood pressure and all of the associated health problems, heart disease is almost a certainty by age 65 for Type-A personalities. That statistic was alarming to me.
As with any other person with high blood pressure health risks, Type-A personalities must find something to help control it. If Type-A personality traits are further affected by a person's environment (i.e., work-related stress issues or other factors that increase health risks), a Type-A person should incorporate a counter-action to this environment in their daily routines. This article has some interesting methods to try to "calm down" the Type-A personality individual through planned, purposeful, and specific activities, aiming to reduce risks that might otherwise raise blood pressure and negatively impact health.
http://stress.about.com/od/understandingstress/a/type_a_person.htm
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