"Workplace hypertension": focus on emotional and personality traits in patients

• Main Authors: Ostroumova O.D., Pervichko E.I., Zinchenko Yu.P.
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: IP Morozov P.V. 2016-08-01
• Series: Системные гипертензии
• Subjects: arterial hypertension; workplace hypertension; emotional stress; emotion regulation; emotion regulation strategies; perfectionism
• Online Access: http://syst-hypertension.ru/en/archive/2016/vol-13-3-2016/workplace-hypertension-focus-on-emotional-and-personality-traits-in-patients_1916/

This article discusses the literature data on the prevalence, diagnosis and mechanisms of development of “workplace hypertension”. The paper contains the results of our own studies indicating that patients with “workplace hypertension” are suffering from different emotional and personality traits, such as high emotionality, suppression of emotional expression, and use of inefficient emotion regulation strategies, significant perfectionism associated with socially prescribed perfectionism.