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ANDREU, Y.. Algunas consideraciones conceptuales y metodológicas en la investigación sobre el patrón de la conducta Tipo C . Aná. Psicológica [online]. 1998, vol.16, n.4, pp.569-579. ISSN 0870-8231.

This paper reviews some conceptual and methodological issues present in the research about type C behavior pattern. It raises the inherent complex fields of a chronic disease, such as cancer, of the personality scope, and the relationship between them. It also discusse the key question about the nuclear concept in the type C behavior pattern: is the subject consciously inhibiting the expressive component of his emotional response or is he not conscious of the physiological component in his response? Lastly, it' s shows the advantages and disadvantages in the different designs used in the type C behavior pattern investigation.

Palavras-chave : Type C personality; cancer.

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