| Description |
ix, 326 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: an ailment-free primer -- The good : unlimited vicodin -- In the patients' best interests? : perspectives on why we help others / Ted Cascio -- Authenticity in the House : will the real house please stand up? / Brian M. Goldman and Samuel J. Maddox -- The creative side of House : it's the last muse on the right / Lile Jia and Edward R. Hirt -- Love, liking and lupus : House and relationships / Lindsey M. Rodriguez and C. Raymond Knee -- House and happiness : a differential diagnosis / Nancy L. Sin, Katherine M. Jacobs, and Sonja Lyubomirsky -- Not even Gregory House is an island : the role of social support in House / Megan L. Knowles -- The psychology of humor in House / Arnie Cann and Adam T. Cann -- The bad : psychological malpractice -- House and narcissism : why are flawed heroes simply irresistible? / Mark Alicke -- Everyone lies / Bella DePaulo -- "An addict, is an addict, is a -- " : defining addiction / Haran Sivapalan -- Rebellion at Princeton-Plainsboro : House and conformity / Jolanda Jetten and Fiona Kate Barlow -- Casting the House characters on the values circumplex / Delroy L. Paulhus & Miranda L. Abild -- The ugly : "is that my EKG?" -- Power in House / Joris Lammers and Anne Gast -- House on the brain / Antoinette Miller -- A hospital full of people but only five personality dimensions : the big five personality factors / Peter J. Rentfrow & Jennifer A. McDonald -- "You are not as special as you think" : the political psychology of house, M.D / Jesse Wynhausen, John T. Jost, and Gregory L. Murphy -- "The awe-inspiring" : House rocks! -- House : hero, anti-hero, or just an as -- who likes to get his way? / Leonard L. Martin & Matthew Sanders. |
| Summary |
Presents psychological profiles of the fictional characters from the television series "House." |
| Subject |
Helping behavior.
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Personality.
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House, M. D. (Television program)
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| Added Author |
Cascio, Edward V., 1981-
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Martin, Leonard M., 1952-
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| ISBN |
9780470945551 (pbk.) |
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0470945559 (pbk.) |
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