Recalled treatment by parents among college males and blood pressure-levels vs. variability.

A REVIEW of research relatmg high blood pressure and physiological charactenstlcs indicates that the high blood pressure patient IS described as anxious, sensitive, inwardly hostile, but submlsslve m social situations [1] This particular syndrome of personality characterlstlcs has led some chmclans and researchers to conclude that (1) high blood pressure patients suffered from threatening parents m then youth and (2) that the constant stress engendered by their parents acted to elevate blood pressure to persistently high levels For example, according to Malmo