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toc **Definition:** People who exhibit chronic emotional distress combined with a tendency to suppress negative emotions. p.333 Gen Psych, Chapter 10 pp.332-333

= Examples: = People with this profile exhibit a chronic patern of emotional distress combined with a tendency to suppress negative emotions.

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= Mnemonics: = "D" for distress (Denollet, 1997)

=In the News:= [|Type D Personality Associated With Higher Future Heart Risk] Heart patients with the "distressed" (Type D) personality profile may face a higher risk of future cardiovascular problems, according to a summary article published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

[|Type D Personality & Heart Risk] Heart patients with "distressed" (Type D) personality profile may face a higher risk of cardiovascular problems.

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