Japanese Type a Behavior Pattern Is Associated With "Typus Melancholicus": a Study From the Sociocultural Viewpoint

An examination of the relationship between Type A behavior pattern (TABP) and "Typus Melancholicus" (TM) in 212 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in Japan revealed that: CHD patients with TABP were significantly more likely to have a depression-prone personality, what Tellenbach calls...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 1992, Vol.38 (4), p.251-256
Main Authors: Fukunishi, Isao, Hattori, Masaki, Hattori, Hirotaka, Imai, Yasuhiro, Miyake, Yuko, Miguchi, Masahiro, Yoshimatsu, Kazuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Behavior
Behavioural disorders
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Disease - psychology
Culture
Depression
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Diseases
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human behaviour
Humans
Illness and personality
Japan
Male
Melancholia
Mental health
Mental illness
Middle Aged
Personality
Psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Relationship
Social Behavior
Social psychiatry
Social research
Sociocultural aspects
Type A behaviour
Type A Personality
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Summary:An examination of the relationship between Type A behavior pattern (TABP) and "Typus Melancholicus" (TM) in 212 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in Japan revealed that: CHD patients with TABP were significantly more likely to have a depression-prone personality, what Tellenbach calls "Typus Melancholicus"; this tendency was observed not only in CHD patients but also among healthy Type A subjects; and TM is positively correlated with Type A. The results of our studies from a comparative sociocultural viewpoint indicate that TM may be involved in Japanese TABP, suggesting the possibility that driving, self-sacrificing and obsessional traits are related to Type A behavior in a variety of different cultural contexts.
ISSN:0020-7640
1741-2854
DOI:10.1177/002076409203800402