The association of impatience, hostility and hypertension: A review

Pages: 721-723
Priyanka Mishra and A.K. Srivastava (Department of Psychology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh)

In this current scenario, the two major behaviors as- impatience and hostility are expanding day by day. There is substantial evidence to denote that the impatience and hostility both are associated with an elevated risk of hypertension. Some psychological factors are here which affects the likelihood of experiencing interpersonal interactions with negative emotional valence, and the intensity of this response is correlated with increased systolic/diastolic blood pressure response during interaction. Impatience and hostility, the two main subcomponents of Type A personality, were studied in order to evaluate the link between impatience, hostility and hypertension disease. In this study we examine the relations among impatience, hostility and hypertension disease.