Type a Behavior
Author | : Meyer Friedman |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1996-10-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 0306453576 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780306453571 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Friedman (Meyer Friedman Institute, U. of California) first related the type A behavior (TAB) personality to widespread coronary problems in 1959 and in 1979 began the recurrent Coronary Prevention Project (RCPP). This volume describes the diagnosis and treatment he has used to successfully modify TAB in post infarction patients, presenting for the first time a therapeutic procedure for mitigating the effects of TAB, assessing its severity, and changing life threatening behavior patterns. Includes photographs, illustrations, and appendices of behavior modification "work" sheets. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR