House and Psychology

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An irresistible look within the mind and behind the hit TV drama, House

While House is a smart medical drama and Gregory House faces countless ethical quandaries as a doctor, what makes the show unique is that it's much more deeply rooted in psychology than in medicine. At its core, House is a show about the mind and human behavior. Gregory House is a medical genius and a Sherlock Holmesian figure, but he's also a deeply troubled misanthrope. What's going on inside the brain of this beloved, arrogant, cane-waving curmudgeon that is so appealing? House and Psychology tackles this question and explores the latest findings in brain science research, defines addiction in its many forms, and diagnoses dysfunctional relationships, all using test cases at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital.

• Offers a revealing psychological profile of Gregory House and his team
• Uses the latest psychological theory and research to answer questions ranging from "How does House handle addiction?" to"Why does he act like such a jerk?"
• Features contributions from a group of world-renowned psychological experts who also happen to love House

Essential reading for every House fan, House and Psychology will help you discover the extraordinary mental universe of your favorite brilliant, bombastic, bile-belching doctor of medicine.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: An Ailment-Free Primer.

Part One. The Good: Unlimited Vicodin.

1. In the Patients’ Best Interests? Perspectives on Why We Help Others (Ted Cascio).

2. Authenticity in the House: Will the Real House Please Stand Up? (Brian M. Goldman and Samuel J. Maddox).

3. The Creative Side of House: It’s the Last Muse on the Right (Lile Jia and Edward R. Hirt).

4. Love, Liking and Lupus: House and Relationships (Lindsey M. Rodriguez and C. Raymond Knee).

5. House and Happiness: A Differential Diagnosis (Nancy L. Sin, Katherine M. Jacobs, and Sonja Lyubomirsky).

6. Not Even Gregory House Is an Island: The Role of Social Support in House (Megan L. Knowles).

7. The Psychology of Humor in House (Arnie Cann and Adam T. Cann).

Part Two. The Bad: Psychological Malpractice.

8. House and Narcissism: Why Are Flawed Heroes Simply Irresistible? (Mark Alicke).

9. Everyone Lies (Bella DePaulo).

10. “An Addict, Is an Addict, Is a…’ – Defining Addiction (Haran Sivapalan).

11. Rebellion at Princeton-Plainsboro: House and Conformity (Jolanda Jetter and Fiona Kate Barlow).

12. Casting the House Characters on the Values Circumplex (Delroy L. Paulhus & Miranda L. Abild).

Part Three. The Ugly: “Is That my EKG?”

13. Power in House (Joris Lammers and Anne Brain).

14. House on the Brain (Antoinette Miller).

15. A Hospital Full of People but only Five Personality Dimensions: The Big Five Personality Factors (Peter J. Rentfrow & Jennifer A. McDonald).

16. “You Are Not as Special As You Think”: The Political Psychology of House, M.D. (Jesse Wynhausen, John T. Jost, and Gregory L. Murphy).

Part Four. “The Awe-Inspiring”: House Rocks!

17. House: Hero, Anti-Hero, or Just an As#@&!* who Likes to Get His Way? (Leonard L. Martin & Matthew Sanders).

Contributors: The Ph.D.s of Princeton-Plainsboro.

Index: Anatomy of a Book. 

Sujets

• History of television
• House (TV series)
• Lists of television programs
• Psychology
• Hugh Laurie

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 09 septembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781118114605
• Langue: English

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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments: Literary Health Assurance
Introduction: An Ailment-Free Primer
Part One: The Good: Unlimited Vicodin
Chapter 1: In the Patient’s Best Interests?
Isn’t All Helping Actually Egoistic?
Characterless Helping: The Influence of Situations
Our Selfish Pedigree
Tying the Perspectives Together
Chapter 2: Authenticity in the House
It Feels Good to Be Me: Perspectives on Authenticity and Well-Being
Break Out the Whiteboard: Is This Guy Authentic or Not?
I Do What I Want vs. I Own What I Am
The Doctor Will See You Now: Awareness
Give It to Me Straight. I Can Take It: Unbiased Processing
Let’s Take a Closer Look: Awareness and Unbiased Processing—the Ingredients of an Authentic Self-View
Open Up and Say Ahhh: Authentic Behavior and Not Being a Jerk
Through the Stethoscope—Heartbeats and Heartaches: An Authentic Relational Orientation
A Diagnosis Awaits: How Authentic Is House Overall?
Chapter 3: The Creative Side of House
Do (Creative) Clothes Make the Man?
Haven’t We Been Over This Already?
Uncovering the Method behind the (Creative) Madness
“Lymphoma, Tada!”: House’s Prowess in Logical Reasoning
“All You Had Was a Hunch!”: House’s Scarily Accurate First Instincts
“Rat, Blue, Cottage. Go!”: The Associative Nature of the Unconscious
“I Had a Muse”: House’s Aha! Moments
“You Owe Your Insight to the ‘Mute Loser’”: “Both Sides Now”
Chapter 4: Love, Liking, and Lupus
Relationship Beliefs: It’s All in Your Head
Fungus or Parasite: How Am I Attached to Thee?
Interpersonal Attraction
Relationship Maintenance: Keeping the Love Alive
Relationship Dissolution and Moving On
Chapter 5: House and Happiness
Happiness: What Are We Really Seeking?
Everybody Lies about What Makes Them Happy
The More Likely Culprits: What Actually Makes People Happy
Should Everyone Strive for Happiness?
Is There Hope for House?
Final Diagnosis: Happiness Has Many Sources
Stay Tuned for the Next Diagnosis
Chapter 6: Not Even Gregory House Is an Island
Optimal Types of Social Support: Comfort, Cash, or Counsel?
Giving and Receiving Social Support: The Importance of Reciprocity
Perceived Availability of Social Support: It’s the Thought That Counts
Social Networks: One (Overburdened) Friend Is Not Enough
Escaping the Island: Expanding Social Networks to Maximize Support
The Value of Social Support
Chapter 7: The Psychology of Humor in House
What Is Humor?
Humor Is Part of Being Human
Humor’s “Medical” Value
Psychological Benefits of Humor
Humor as a Social Facilitator
Humor’s Dark Side
Humor Styles: Finding Your Humor Profile
House’s Humor Profile
Part Two: The Bad: Psychological Malpractice
Chapter 8: House and Narcissism
Redemption or Rebuke?
The Narcissism Problem
Self-Enhancer or Self-Protector?
An Antihero for Conflicted Times
Chapter 9: Everybody Lies
Coming Attractions
Everybody Lies. House Is Sure of It. Yet Is He Right?
Okay, Everybody Lies—but Who Lies the Most?
The Whats and Whys of Lies
Telling Them What They Want to Hear
Is House a Good Liar?
Is House a Good Lie Detector?
House the Untouchable?
Chapter 10: “An Addict Is an Addict Is an . . .”
“How Many Pills Are You Taking?”: Tolerance
“We Can’t Take Away His Vicodin. He’ll Start to Detox”: Withdrawal
“Gimme the Script”: Compulsive Use
“What’s Life without the Ability to Make Stupid Choices?”: The Neuroeconomics of Drug Addiction
“Drugs Don’t Make Me High, They Make Me Neutral”: Addiction as Self-Medication
Chapter 11: Rebellion at Princeton-Plainsboro
How Do We Even Know If We Are Conforming?
Diagnosis = Conformity Prognosis = Not So Good
The Cure for Costly Conformity
Conforming for Clarity
Conforming for Comfort
The Personal Cost of Rebellion
All Together Now: “Conformity Is Good”
A Question of Balance
A House Is Not a Home: The Costs and Benefits of Nonconformity
Chapter 12: Values Matter
Interpersonal Dynamics
The Dark Triad of Personality
Master of the Dark Triad: A Hollywood Fiction?
Part Three: The Ugly: Is That My EKG?
Chapter 13: Power in the House
Power Changes a Person
Does Power Corrupt?
Chapter 14: House on the Brain
Do You See What I See? Sensation, Perception, and House
And Who Are You, Again? Memory and House
What’s That You Say? Language and House
Come to the Dark Side: Executive Functioning and House
So, What Does All This Brain Stuff Have to Do with Psychology, Anyway??
Chapter 15: A Hospital Full of People but Only Five Personality Dimensions
“The Down Low”: What Is Personality?
“Simple Explanation”: The Big Five
Personality Stability: “Don’t Ever Change”
“Meaning”: Manifestations of Personality
“Mirror, Mirror”: Everyday Reflections of the Big Five
Prognosis: Personality Matters
Chapter 16: “You Are Not as Special as You Think”
What’s Politics Got to Do with Psychology?
A Quick Look at the Left-Right Dimension in Political Life
Where Your Politics Meets Your Personality (and vice versa)
Tradition and Authority: Rules Meant to Be Broken?
No Bleeding Heart
“Everyone’s Different, Everyone Gets Treated Different”
Is House a Libertarian?
Final Diagnosis
Part Four: The Awe-Inspiring: House Rocks!
Chapter 17: House and the Hero’s Journey
Myth and the Hero’s Journey
House and the Hero’s Journey
Contributors
Index

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
House and psychology: humanity is overrated / edited by Ted V. Cascio and Leonard M. Martin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-470-94555-1 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-11458-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-11459-9 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-11460-5 (ebk) 1. Helping behavior. 2. Personality. I. Cascio, Edward V., date. II. Martin, Leonard M., date. BF637.H4H68 2011 791.45′72.dc23 2011024781
Acknowledgments: Literary Health Assurance
This project was truly a team effort. Please join us in expressing gratitude to those who chipped in.
First and foremost, we would like to thank our amazing contributors, without whom this book would have been impossible. Their extraordinary scholarship, literacy, and diligence rendered our work as editors about as easy as “making Scarlett Johansson look pretty” (House in “Fetal Position”). Muchas gracias a todos y todas!
For providing creative and editorial feedback, we are grateful to Laura Buffardi, Edward J. Jackson, and Patricia and Joseph Cascio, as well as to students from our adjustment and social psychology courses at the University of Georgia (and, in particular, for his extremely valuable assistance locating quotes, thanks to Timothy Pierce-Tomlin!).
Introduction
An Ailment-Free Primer
Take caution: you’re about to enter the extraordinary mental universe of the brilliant, bombastic, bile-belching doctor of medicine referred to simply as House. How’s that for a hook? No good? Okay, scratch that. Let’s get a little closer to the subject. If a real hook were to become elongated and flame-tipped, it would embody something relevant to House, namely, his cane. This book is about objects such as flame-tipped canes, giant tennis balls, monster trucks, Game Boys, and adult magazines; well . . . not really. If you believe that, then you may need to be admitted under the care of a certain eminent diagnostician (who’d frankly be happy to take your case to get out of clinic duty). Relax, you probably have time to swing by the bookstore register before you start hemorrhaging rectal blood.
Let’s try this again. You’re reading this book to gain a fresh, sophisticated perspective on House and the other members of the Princeton-Plainsboro staff, right? You’re a “smart” person. You’re an enthusiastic fan of