Distressed Personality Type or "Type D" individuals, suppress powerful negative emotions as a means of coping with stressful events or situations. These individuals suppress feelings of anger or sorrow even when they are in an environment that is supportive of emotional expression, such as suppressing anger when clearly justified, or refusing to cry at a funeral. This chronic suppression of emotions is believed to produce a suppression of the immune system, which can cause an increased susceptibility to illness and diseases such as cancer.

See also

• Psychology

References

• Baron, R. A., Earhard, B., & Ozier, M. (2001). Psychology (3rd Canadian ed.). Scarborough,ON: Allyn & Bacon.