Publication details
Typ C – osobnost či copingová strategie?
| Title in English | Type C – personality or coping strategy? |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Psychosom |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Psychiatry, sexuology |
| Keywords | Type C behavior pattern; personality; coping strategy; breast cancer |
| Description | The Type C concept was first described by Dr. Lydia Temoshok in 1981. The Type C is characterized by suppression and non-expression of negative emotions, especially by suppressing anger, maintaining a facade of contentment and being more concerned about the needs of other people than about one’s own needs. The term „Type C“ has been worldwide confused with inadequate terms „Type C personality“ or „cancer-prone personality“. We only allow ourselves to postulate this statement so strongly after having consulted the issue directly with Dr. Lydia Temoshok, the author of the term. The misinterpretation of the type C behaviour pattern led to a belief that this type of behaviour can predispose development of cancer in a person. However, according to existing research, the Type C concept describes a coping strategy that causes a faster progression of cancer and HIV due to changes in the immune system. We discuss obstacles with the Type C research and we introduce the Vignette Similarity Rating Method (VSRM), a method developed by Dr. Lydia Temoshok, enabling detection of the Type C behaviour pattern in a research. |
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