Buzz Inside the Minds of Thrill-Seekers

FROM PLEASURE TO AVOIDANCE People try drugs like methamphetamine out of curiosity, to see if it makes them feel the way they’ve ...

that’s not always the best way of thinking. But [sensation-seeking means] being able to...create that happiness for myself, or m ...

Stephen McDaniel and Marvin Zuckerman noted that high sensation-seekers had an increased interest in gambling, had larger bet si ...

In extreme cases, Internet gaming can cause problems more severe than a few missed days of class and a stinky room. Some people ...

been rightly concerned. Who we hang out with can influence dis- ruptive behaviors. We tend to choose friends who are like us, a ...

Using a series of four studies involving 573 women and 272 male college students, Jeff Joireman and his research team investi- g ...

are often okay with their decision to act aggressively, at least until the consequences sink in. Remember Devin from earlier? He ...

The researcher struck the deal, then left. What happened next was fascinating. Some kids gobbled down the marshmallow even befor ...

substances, and behave aggressively, you are setting the stage for problems physically, socially, and otherwise. Icarus got the ...

8 SUPER POWER OR SUPER PROBLEM When I first began my journey to understand high sensa- tion-seekers, I honestly wondered what wa ...

Like pretty much every other personality trait, high sensa- tion-seeking can help or it can get in the way. And like pretty much ...

when you are in free fall during a skydive, or the explosion of sensation you experience when you eat a new unexplainable flavor ...

The amygdala is a bit of brain matter in the temporal lobe. Neurons in the amygdala are linked to emotions such as fear. Fear is ...

“I locked eyes with the conductor. He looked at me and his face said ‘You’re about to die.’ It was the fear in his eye. I believ ...

“Years ago,” she starts, “when my three sons were small, I was walking to the store, and I saw this man on a park bench. He said ...

with them. They even attempted to condition a fear response by exposing her to loud horns and other harsh sounds – but even that ...

“reckless and self-destructive behavior” has been added as a symptom of PTSD in the fifth edition of theDiagnostic and Statistic ...

finally settled in the field of counseling psychology all because he has a deep desire to help people. But what stands out about ...

throughout the day. “I’ll run out of gas on the way to work.” “I’ll forget my friend’s birthday next week.” “They’ll run out of ...

Most people are decent and not capable of hurting each other. These people are the sheep. We probably don’t like to think of our ...