Essays on Type B

Type A Behavior Pattern

Individuals with the type A personality are aggressive, impatient and have a hurrying sense of urgency. They have an excessive urge for competing against other people. They have a deep-seated insecurity and have a well-rationalized form of hostility.

Type B Behavior Pattern

People with this type of personality are opposite from those with the type A behavior pattern. These people are not aggressive and do not have a free-floating hostility like their type A counterparts. As a result, they tend to be stress free most of the time and are not prone to heart diseases as compared to the type A personalities.

Type C Behavior pattern

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Immunizations in Children

According to World Health Organization (WHO), “Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine” (World Health Organization). This definition of WHO can be further elaborated by saying that the concept of immunization works by stimulation of the immune system. The immune system performs the function of protecting the body against disease causing agents. In its healthy condition, the body’s immune system has the ability to recognize any invading microbe. The leucocytes identify the microbes and produce antibodies against them. These antibodies are capable ...

Hepatitis type B viral infection is a common and serious disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV is a DNA virus with partial double strands and belongs to the Hepadnaviridae family. One-third of the world’s population is believed to have been infected by HBV of which 6% have chronic HBV infection. Depending on the rate of infection and carrier rate, the world is divided into low, medium and high endemicity regions (Franco et al. 75). The HBV resides in the bodily fluids of an infected individual and is transmitted via the same (Aspinall et ...