‘While some psychologists argue that certain personality profiles, such as Type A and Type C, inherently predispose individuals to physical illnesses like cardiovascular disease or cancer under pressure, others suggest that personality traits like hardiness can act as a powerful buffer against stress.’
Discuss psychological research into the relationship between personality types (such as Type A, Type C and/or Hardiness) and stress-related illness.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Stress with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 100 questions covering Physiology of stress, Role of stress in illness, Sources of stress, Measuring stress, Individual differences in stress, and Managing and coping with stress, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.