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Stress and Cigarette Smoking: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk

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Biological and Psychological Factors in Cardiovascular Disease

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We have previously argued in the literature that coronary-prone behaviors can be usefully divided into two categories — consumatory behaviors which directly or indirectly insult the cardiovascular system, and stress-inducing behaviors or traits which act to promote inappropriate, excessive, and protracted bouts of sympathetic nervous system and neuroendocrine arousal in the person’s daily interactions with the environment (Dembroski and MacDougall 1982). The former category includes smoking, immoderate alcohol consumption, excessive intake of high calorie, fat-laden diets, failure to maintain medication regimens, and the like. The latter includes trait characteristics such as Type A and hostility, as well as overt maladaptive behaviors, such as excessive social aggressiveness and inappropriate ways of dealing with anger.

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  1. University of Maryland at Catonsville, MD, 21228, USA

    T. M. Dembroski

  2. Stress and Cardiovascular Research Center, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, 33733, USA

    J. M. MacDougall

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  1. Abteilung Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Konstanty-Gutschow-Straße, 3000, Hannover 61, Germany

    Thomas H. Schmidt

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Cantonsville, MD, 21228, USA

    Theodore M. Dembroski

  3. Klinik Roderbirken, 5653, Leichlingen/Rhld. 1, Germany

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Dembroski, T.M., MacDougall, J.M. (1986). Stress and Cigarette Smoking: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk. In: Schmidt, T.H., Dembroski, T.M., Blümchen, G. (eds) Biological and Psychological Factors in Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71234-0_15

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