| Repressive/defensive coping, blood pressure, and cardiovascular rehabilitation. | |
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PMID: 17362665 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The emotional style of repressive coping in relation to blood pressure and cardiovascular disease has received increasing attention during the past 25 years. Repressive coping describes the capacity to render events and feelings inaccessible to consciousness. Intrapsychic conflicts involving unacceptable wishes, fantasies, and impulses can be hidden from conscious awareness. Repressive (or defensive) coping has been associated with elevated blood pressure levels, essential hypertension, and paroxysmal hypertension. Cardiovascular patients who use a repressive style have shown mixed results during recuperation. The repressive coping style is easily assessed with two pencil-and-paper measures, which clinicians could administer. Knowledge that a patient uses repressive emotional coping could help physicians better treat this unique group. For patients recovering from cardiovascular events, intervention styles can be adopted that fit the repressive personality. More research in this area will be a challenge to psychologists and internal medicine specialists. |
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Authors:
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Lillian Gleiberman |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current hypertension reports Volume: 9 ISSN: 1522-6417 ISO Abbreviation: Curr. Hypertens. Rep. Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-03-16 Completed Date: 2007-08-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888982 Medline TA: Curr Hypertens Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 7-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0739, USA. lillig@umich.edu |
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Adaptation, Psychological Blood Pressure* Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology, psychology, rehabilitation* Defense Mechanisms Emotions Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Hypertension / physiopathology, psychology, rehabilitation Repression* |
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