Gee, way back in the good old days of early, early grad school, some 20 years plus ago, I started working in biological bases of personality and sensation seeking was one of those personality dimenstions we studied in some depth. Now it's been a while and I haven't given it much thought, I think whatever knowledge I acquired there is just crystallized someplace in some broad schematic base. Nevertheless, it seems to me that piercings and tattoos don't seem to catch the essence of sensation seeking. Actually bungee-jumping does it better--at least back then the thinking was that it has to do with having a relatively low tonic arousal level, very much like the thinking behing introversion and extraversion.
But while we're on the topic, it seems to me that I heard or read someplace within the last several years that piercings and tattoos reflect a mild form of addiction for the natural endorphins that are released during the pain experience of these bodily mutilations..... Annette Quoting tasha howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I discuss sensation seeking quite a bit and show slides from the book > "The Customized Body" -- it shows people with meat hooks through their > nipples, huge metal posts through their faces and chests, and a > general > "tattooing and piercing" feast beyond students' wildest imaginations. > > -- > *********** > Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D > Assistant Professor of Psychology (Developmental) > Transylvania University > 300 N. Broadway > Lexington, KY 40508 > Phone: (859) 233-8144 > FAX: (859) 281-3507 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.transy.edu/homepages/thowe/ftpdpages/index2.html > Another website I created: http://www.scbwi-midsouth.com/ > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Taylor, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University of San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
