a personality type described by Johan Denollet and his colleagues (1995). Type D personalities have a tendency to psychological distress (hence the name type “D” – distress) and are characterized by the interaction of two factors: negative affectivity (a general tendency to experience negative emotions (dysphoria, depressed mood, anxiety, hostility, anger and irritability) and social inhibition (avoidance of expressing these negative emotions, as well as behaviors associated with these dysfunctional emotions). Suppression of emotions occurs mainly in social Situations; As a rule, the individual is aware that he is suppressing emotions. The presence of type D personality, as well as type A personality, can provoke and affect the progression of cardiovascular diseases.