Chapter 3

In Jacque’s post she brought up the fact that Friedman has associated heart disease with how a person lived their lives, if they were aggressive, impatient, and had excessive motivation they were more prone to heart disease.  This was also a part of the chapter that got my attention.  From my different psychology courses I have learned about something called health psychology, which says exactly that, depending on a person’s psychological health and behaviors will determine how healthy that person is.  In Jeff’s post he wondered if he was exhibited both Type X and Type I behavior concerning his love and competition for baseball.  I say yes, because according to Pink you are born as a Type I behavior as your natural state.  Type X behavior is something you pick up from your environment at school, home, or work.  According to Pink the goal is to be just a Type I behavior by unlearning the negative Type X behaviors.  I say to Pink, “easier said than done”.  He acknowledges this at the end of the chapter, and agrees it will not happen overnight, but I think Type I behavior is contagious, and we have to start somewhere.