Sensation Seeking Score: A Test Needing Revision Zuckerman defines sensation seeking as a personality trait characterized by the need for various and complex sensations and experiences- this includes taking physical and social risks for the experience (1994). The sensation seeking scale was used on individuals to predict differential response to sensory deprivation (Zuckerman, 1979), it has now changed to include four subscales like: boredom susceptibility, disinhibition, experience seeking, thrill and adventure seeking. When I took the Sensation Seeking Scale Form V, I scored as an Experience Seeker, which meant that I have an interest to pursuit an unconventional lifestyle via unplanned activities/ or hallucinatory drugs. From my answers I …show more content…
For example I would love to learn to fly a plane, but due to the fact that I am completely blind in my right eye, I am not suitable to fly a plane. I find it odd that artists are considered “far out” groups, and I am a very artistic individual. I could see that possibly most artists are liberal, but that does not determine that they are “high risk.” For a preference like this there should be more elaboration on the meaning of an artist. For example a “high risk” kind of artist would be a street artist that spray paints on public property and risks being caught.
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This version of the Sensation Seeking Score should be considered to be revised in the future. It may be simple, and it is suggested to takers to find the best preference suited for them, but the test is best taken for people who are older with more conservative values. The test is heteronormative in that it assumes a person is straight, and that it is “high risk” to consider becoming friends with a homosexual. For some preferences the situation needs to be elaborated to make sense on what is risky because a simple artist group is not “far
In this paper, I interviewed 3 different people about their opinions on the gay and lesbian representation in the Musical Television show Glee. All the three people I interviewed have at least some familiarity with the show (they all watched at least 5 episodes of the show.) The first people I interviewed was my roommate Qiu, who has been watching the show over and over again for years. I also interviewed my boss Herman, a middle age male (around 30 years old) who watched the show occasionally for fun; and my friend’s eleventh-grade sister Lily, a big fan of musical shows.
Sexuality is very diverse, in some instances normality is based on the cultural context of the individual 's society. In "The other side of desire" by Daniel Bergner, the author goes in depth into the lives of four individual 's whose lust and longing have led them far down the realms of desire. The current paper addresses the four individual 's Jacob, the Baroness, Roy, and Ron each exhibits a paraphilia that may or may not meet the full criteria in the DSM-5. Furthermore, each person’s specific paraphilia is conceptualized and explained in depth. Countertransferential issues anticipated before working with these individuals is analyzed and clarified. Also, the apprehension of sexual arousal and sexual behaviors is conceptualized into normality
Paranoia has always been an enemy to me in the darkness. This irrational fear has accounted for many sleepless nights, and horror only fuels the fire. Yet, I am still captivated by something that produces such unpleasant results. The culprit just might be one thing-- the characteristics, events, and situations that humans all share that are the ingredients to what makes things such as emotions and ambitions exist; otherwise known as the human condition. Based on these two notions, it is safe to say that in the article “Why We Crave Horror,” Stephen King is correct in claiming that humans crave horror to display some sort of bravery, to reassure feelings of normality, and simply for the fun of it.
German psychologist Hans Eysenck’s Model of Nervous System Temperament links temperament traits, specifically introversion and extraversion to the Central Nervous System. Introverted people are typically quiet, reserved, and timid whereas extraverts are active, sociable, and outgoing (151). According to Eysenck, introverts have high levels of brain arousal, which is controlled by the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS). Therefore, introverts do not need to seek external arousal leading them to be more reserved. Contrastingly, he argues that extraverts have lower levels of brain arousal and therefore are more sensation seeking in order to make up for it. In this paper, I will aim to synthesize and summarize some of the research regarding introversion and extraversion and their link to the central nervous system and states of arousal. I will synthesize this information to support the idea that while introversion and extraversion are on some level linked to states of arousal, Eysenck’s arousal hypothesis is not alone sufficient to explain the biological differences between introverted and extraverted individuals and their behaviors as such.
There has yet to be any determining evidence defines the characteristics of extraversion. The experimenters in this particular experiment have hypothesized that the facets of extraversion are somehow linked by reward sensitivity. This hypothesis was also tested against a model in which they are linked by sociability. There has been much work on this topic in the past, beginning with the works of Jung and James in the early 20th century—to the work of Watson and Clark in 1997. And even after a century of study, they are still unable to truly define the characteristics of the extraversion dimension of personality. In the many attempts to define extraversion, Watson and Clark have defined six basic facets of the personality trait. These are: venturesome, affiliation, positive affectivity, energy, ascendance, and ambition. Researchers Depue and Collins, in 1999, also offered a more succinct depiction of the characteristics of extraversion, this only having three basic parts. The first being affiliation, the enjoyment and value of close interpersonal bonds, also being warm and affectionate. The second, agency, being socially dominant, enjoying leadership roles, being assertive and exhibitionistic, and having a sense of potency in accomplishing goals. The final facet being impuslivity, but this one has been argued upon whether it should be included at all in the characteristics of extraversion at all.
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Genetics, biology, and upbringing are all key aspects in determining one’s sexual orientation. Many of the factors are combined to make up how a person feels or who he or she is attracted to. There is no definite answer to why someone has a particular orientation, but there are studies that sugge...
First, I have sought new experiences because it is the teacher of all things. I yearn for the experiences that allow me to meet new people, to travel, to gain more knowledge of the world. I have sought it next because it is what allows me to grow, to build character. Finally, I sought it because it stretches my mind so far that it changes my whole outlook, my whole perspective on life, and that I believe is where the real joy in life comes from.
I am always open for new adventures, and I’m always curious about new things. I am down for an adventure any time and any day. One time I decided to ride a bull as part of a dare. I hadn’t ridden one before, so I was accepting of the idea. I didn’t think much of it and chalked it up as a new adventure that would create a good story. We ended up driving all the way to St. Petersburg, because my friend knew a guy who had bulls that could be ridden. I ended up getting very bruised up, and we ended that excursion quickly. I went skydiving over the summer as well for a new adventure to add to my list. I am not a fan of heights and figured that was the best way to conquer my fear. They say curiosity kills the cat, but I’m still alive. I’ve done some unintelligent things due to my curious nature. I had a knack for taking things apart and putting them back together. For example, when I was in seventh grade I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas. I decided to take it apart to see what the inside looked like, and I wanted to know how it worked. I got it back together, but I got in trouble for it. Another time I took apart my dad’s old push mower apart. Unfortunately I couldn’t get it back together correctly. I quickly learned that my openness would get me in trouble if I wasn’t
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The method was used in this study, half women and half men participants in the sexual orientation nonverbal test. All dyads consist of individuals of the identical sex. All homosexual participants were conscious of their own sexual
Sexual attraction is an everyday part of life that has different effects on each person. In the following paper I am going to discuss the different types of sexual attraction for adolescences ages 12-20, early adulthood ages 20-30, mature adulthood 30-65, and older adults age 65 and older. Sexual attraction: which sex are you attracted to, or are you attracted to both men and women? Then we have sexual behavior: what sex are your partners? And finally, we have sexual identity: how do you think of yourself are you gay, straight, or bisexual? Some of us develop feelings of attraction to a one type of sex before we self-label
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The sexual orientation of a person has been a critical debate over the past several centuries. For several...
In 2004, one researcher claimed that “in both sexual aversion disorder and HSDD, there usually is or was a sexual orientation toward partners of either or both genders, but there is either an aversion for genital contact with these partners (e.g., extreme anxiety when a sexual encounter presents itself) or a low sexual desire for these partners. Sexual aversion disorder and HSDD issues often arise within the context of couples—as, for example, when a ‘discrepancy of sexual desire’ is diagnosed. Asexuality, in contrast, can be defined as the absence of a traditional sexual orientation, in which an individual would exhibit little or no sexual attraction to males or females” (Bogeart, “Asexuality: Prevalence” 1). Ignoring the problematic adherence to the gender binary, this distinction does not provide for asexuals who may experience romantic attraction (commonly mistaken by both asexuals and non-asexuals as sexual attraction), but not