Tendency

They find themselves disgusted by the idea and act of homosexual acts; these insane radicals are also known as homophobic people. Recent research shows that many who would be chosen as homophobic have more homosexual tendencies than those who sincerely are unaffected by other people’s sexuality. According to a New York Times article written on homophobia, one theory is that homosexual urges, when repressed out of shame or fear, can be expressed as homophobia. Freud famously…

According to the Jung Typology Test, I have the personality type "INTJ". This indicates that I am mostly an introverted, thinking, and judging personality. While I consider these characteristics to be natural tendencies that I have, it is important for me to remember to avoid using labels as excuses for who I am in the flesh. I have a "moderate preference of introversion over extraversion" (humanmetrics.com) according to the test. I am shy and reserved around most people, and I often find a…

the class, my anxieties and my tendency to be a perfectionist about my ability to act have diminished, resulting in improvements in focus and characterization. At the beginning of the semester, my anxiety and perfectionism overtook my confidence; I allowed my inner-critic to dictate my nerves during a scene. I was so caught up in what I messed up that I held myself back from improving. This resulted in me even second-guessing my major for awhile. These tendencies found themselves ingrained…

general rule. Another important factor depends on whether the state is a democracy or not,because a democracy tends to try and spread the power throughout its population and not simply in the hands of a chosen few. These policies have a tendency to emphasize meeting the needs of the many and not just a few of the…

Leper, the outcast turn, bipolar acting character on the verge of insanity. Leper is a character with multiple personalities and views on the world. Leper in the text is a Bipolar character with Psychopathic Tendencies, thought the novel he develops innerguilt. Leper changed over the length of the novel. Leper could be considered one of the most dynamic characters in the novel. Leper, who was the stereotypical “nerd” of the group was the first to go to war. “I’m almost glad this war came along.…

2013). When an individual experienced any form of abuse as a child, it greatly increased the likelihood of developing suicidal behavior. The severity of the abuse was also a strong indicator of whether or not an individual would develop suicidal tendencies. The researchers categorized severity of abuse in four sections ranging from, no abuse, low to moderate abuse, moderate to severe, and severe to extreme abuse. The more severe the abuse the more likely the individual is to attempt…

eventually killed them and dismembered their bodies. Fred West used his wife Rosemary to his advantage to make young girls more likely to get into his car during his abductions. Fred often switched jobs, this switch caused changes in his interests and tendencies. Fred’s job as an ice cream truck driver allowed for interaction with young females and his job in a slaughterhouse opened him up to gore and blood; which is when he began to dismember the bodies…

the Flies progresses, the audience can see that in Jack as well as many of the other boys. William Golding starts to create the image of Jack as a villain, and this can be seen by his tendency towards savagery, his willingness to hurt others, and his love of power. Firstly, Jack’s villainy is seen through his tendency towards savagery. "I went on. I thought, by myself”—The madness came into his eyes again. “I thought I might kill" (Golding…

The confirmation bias occurs when an individual has the tendency to interpret information in a way that confirms ones belief while giving little to no attention to information that contradicts it. The individual actively seeks out more evidence that confirms their hypothesis and ignores the evidence that will disconfirm their hypothesis. This is an unreliable way to reason because it prevents an individual from considering important information when making decisions. Confirmation biases impacts…

that explains the human tendency of supporting those like themselves (the ‘us’) while denigrating those who are different (the ‘them’). In Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, Sapolsky goes in depth on the dichotomizing process of “us/them-ing”, claiming our mental categorizations to be innate and automatic. Sapolsky dedicates a chapter of Behave to explaining the biological and social reasons all humans, along with a few other species, have this tendency and, more importantly,…