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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > biopsychosocial interactions > anger and hypertension
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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > anger and hypertension
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > anger and hypertension
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > applied social psychology > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > anger and hypertension

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anger and hypertension  

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  • The causes of chronically elevated blood pressure, formally known as hypertension (HT), are not well understood by medical scientists and practitioners although there has been a long-standing belief that mental or emotional factors may be involved. During the 1930s-1950s, psychoanalytically oriented practitioners and researchers, representing the psychosomatic movement, emphasized that mental and emotional distress can contribute to the development of physical disorders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Anger and Hypertension]

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