性格與健康

你聽過性格與健康有關係嗎？曾經有學者提出A型人格與B型人格，相較於B型人格，A型人格者更容易罹患心血管疾病。A型人格的特徵包括急躁、好競爭、缺乏耐心及敵意；B型人格則涉及隨和、放鬆、有彈性，較不在意成敗。較少為大眾所知的是，後來有其他學者提出C型人格與D型人格，C型人格特質包括謹慎、克制、服從權威、壓抑情緒，根據過去研究，C型人格者更容易罹患癌症。D型人格特質則包括悲觀、易感擔憂、缺乏自信及負向自我對話，亦與較高機率的心臟血管疾病有關。

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