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physiological reactivity
Destruction of hippocampal neurons
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Prolonged stress cortisol hippocampal
secretion neurons
• For this group, environmental stress plays a • first suggested by Friedman (1969) and Friedman
critical role in development of hypertension and Rosenman (1974)
• first considered as a fixed set of traits – may • High percentage are white middle income,
be more appropriate to think of it as middle class males
RESPONSE STYLE • embedded within social context of
competitive occupational careers in US and
• not invariant overt behaviour pattern – similar cultures
situational • in this setting may be highly adaptive
• differs between populations - not all response style leading to desired material
environments induce it goals