Essay On Friedman's Cardiologist

Back in the 1950’s a cardiologist by the name of Meyer Friedman starting piecing together some clues he observed in the waiting area of his cardiology practice. Searching for some sort of cause for so many patients having high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and determining that there hadn’t been any change in diet in the general population, he made an observation. He noticed that some of the chairs had worn in awkward locations, like the front of the armrests. He concluded that it must be from certain patients who were impatient and would stand up frequently to see how much longer it would be, or simply out of frustration. In having such complex knowledge of the heart, he pondered about the link between these types of chronic behaviors and the devastating effects it may have on the heart. Born July 13, 1910 Meyer Friedman in somewhere. Meyer received his undergraduate degree at Yale …show more content…
Rosenman, Friedman introduced the concept of Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP). This notion concluded that the personality of a person can have causal effects on health, specifically type A and cardiovascular disease. This is because the type A behaviors include anger, impatience, impulsivity, aggressiveness, competitiveness, and tendency to overwork oneself. (Palmero, Diez, & Asensio, 2001) These behaviors tend to cause a lot of stress which in turn increases blood pressure and make the heart work harder. This was the first time a mind-heart connection was introduced. They found that Caucasian men, typically in middle class, were most likely to demonstrate these qualities. One study done in 1958 involving male accountants working up to April 15th tax deadline, cholesterol levels and clotting ability were measured. In this study it was found that cholesterol levels rose and clotting time increased. Then they moved onto a study of type A men who experienced daily deadlines and high stress which yielding the same