Type A Behavior and Your Heart [Hardcover]

Meyer Friedman (Author), Ray H Rosenman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 1974

Do you have a habit of (a) explosively accentuating key words in your ordinary speech . . . and (b) finishing your sentences in a burst of speed?
Do you always move, walk, eat rapidly?
Do you get unduly irritated at delay -- when the car in front of you seems to slow you up, when you have to wait in line, or wait to be seated in a restaurant?
Do you often try to do two things at once?
Do you almost always feel vaguely guilty when you relax and do absolutely nothing for several days (even several hours)?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you may be falling into the dangerous TYPE A pattern.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Do you have a habit of (a) explosively accentuating key words in your ordinary speech . . . and (b) finishing your sentences in a burst of speed?
Do you always move, walk, eat rapidly?
Do you get unduly irritated at delay -- when the car in front of you seems to slow you up, when you have to wait in line, or wait to be seated in a restaurant?
Do you often try to do two things at once?
Do you almost always feel vaguely guilty when you relax and do absolutely nothing for several days (even several hours)?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you may be falling into the dangerous TYPE A pattern. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 286 pages
• Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (March 12, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394480112
• ISBN-13: 978-0394480114
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,268,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Type A Behavior and Your Heart - Great Read, April 18, 2011

By 

JMar - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Type A Behavior and Your Heart (Hardcover)

Drs Friedman & Rosenman did a great job so many years ago writing this book. Still best I've read on the subject today. So many clear ah-ha moments in reading this it was scary how well they knew me. Wished I had read it 20 years ago. If you're a hard driving individual (no matter your vocation), always looking to get ahead or meet the next challenge; trying to do too much, with too little time or resources; dealing with work place stress from down sizing and outsourcing, read this book. It may save your life when you realize how you are reacting to these external stimulus and what its doing to your heart. A must read.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars from the back cover, April 5, 2005

By 

Monika Gordon "booklover" (Nebraska, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Type A Behavior and Your Heart (Hardcover)

From the Type A Behavior Test:
Do you have a habit of explosively accentuating key words in your ordinary speech and finishing your sentences in a burst of speed?
Do you always move, walk, eat rapidly?
Do you feel impatience with the rate at which most events take place? Do you find it difficult to restrain yourself from hurrying the speech of others?
Do you get unduly irritated at delay?
Does it bother you to watch someone else perform a task you know you can do faster?
Do you often try to do two things at once?
Do you always feel vaguely guilty when you relax and do absolutely nothing for several days or several hours?
If your answer to any of these questions is "YES" you may be falling into the dangerous type A pattern. You need to read this book, take the complete test and change your behvior to prolong your life.