The results of psychological testing of healthy young men and with a family history of coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus

Current study was designed to investigate the frequency of the incidence of type A personality and high levels of neuroticism in groups of healthy young men and women with a family history of coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus (DM). The study was performed using psychological questionnaires of Jenkins and Aizenk. The high frequency of type A behavior, high levels of neuroticism, as well as the combination of the two, was established in the groups of healthy men with family history of CAD and DM. Women's groups were characterized by a lower frequency of type A personality and also lower incidence of the combination of type A personality with high levels of neuroticism. Thus, among the groups of healthy young men with a family history of CAD and DM, a sufficient number of individuals with a high risk of CAD, who need preventive measures with involvement of professional psychologists was found.