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Descriptor English: Type A Personality
Descriptor Spanish: Personalidad Tipo A
Descriptor personalidad de tipo A
Entry term(s) personalidad predispuesta a la enfermedad coronaria
personalidad proclive al riesgo coronario
personalidad tipo A
Scope note: Patrón de conducta establecido caracterizado por un deseo y ambición excesivos, impaciencia, competitividad, sensación de urgencia de tiempo y agresión mal contenida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Personalidade Tipo A
Descriptor French: Personnalité de type A
Entry term(s): Coronary Prone Personality
Coronary-Prone Personalities
Coronary-Prone Personality
Personalities, Coronary-Prone
Personalities, Type A
Personality Type A
Personality, Coronary-Prone
Personality, Type A
Type A Personalities
Type A, Personality
Tree number(s): F01.752.747.880
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014434
Scope note: Established behavior pattern characterized by excessive drive and ambition, impatience, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, and poorly contained aggression.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Coronary Disease (1966-1984)
Personality (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
DeCS ID: 21076
Unique ID: D014434
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 1991/06/11
Type A Personality - Preferred
Concept UI M0022183
Scope note Established behavior pattern characterized by excessive drive and ambition, impatience, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, and poorly contained aggression.
Preferred term Type A Personality
Entry term(s) Personalities, Type A
Personality Type A
Personality, Type A
Type A Personalities
Type A, Personality
Coronary-Prone Personality - Narrower
Concept UI M0022184
Preferred term Coronary-Prone Personality
Entry term(s) Coronary Prone Personality
Coronary-Prone Personalities
Personalities, Coronary-Prone
Personality, Coronary-Prone



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