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“” ( episode) “Airborne” (House episode) Hero’s Journey, 296 lying, 155–156, 169 power, 231 political psychology, 281 social support, 101–102 social support, 99 accommodation, 69 akinetopsia, 241–243 Acton, Lord, 224 alcohol, addiction and, 183–184 “Act Your Age” (House episode), Alex, 244–245 73–74 “Alone” (House episode) addiction, 169–188 conformity, 197 compulsive use and, 174–176 lying, 165 Hero’s Journey, 299–300 altruism, helping behavior and, 9–13, neuroadaptation, 171–172, 174, 16–18 180 Alvie, 302 neuroeconomics of, 176–181 Amber as self-medication, 181–187 addiction and, 176 tolerance and, 170–172 death of character, 149 withdrawal and, 172–174 happiness, 88–89 adultery, 137 COPYRIGHTEDHero’s MATERIAL Journey, 299 “Adverse Events” (House episode) narcissism, 144, 149 happiness, 87 personality, 263–264 lying, 158, 165 social support, 98, 99 affiliative humor, 129–130 amnesia, 244–245 agency, 209 amygdala, 178, 180 aggressive humor, 129–130 anterior superior temporal gyrus, agreeableness, 255–262, 267, 272–273 53–54

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anterograde amnesia, 245 “Big Baby” (House episode) Anton’s syndrome, 243 brain, 251 anxious-ambivalent attachment, 60–61 conformity, 205–206 aphasia, 247–249 happiness, 82–83 Aristotle, 38, 78, 254 humor, 120 Asch, Solomon, 200 social support, 106 association, creativity and, 48–49, 52 Big Five, defined, 255–262, 272–273. atheism, 89–90 See also personality attachment, 59–62 “Birthmarks” (House episode) attraction, 62–65 authenticity, 35 Augustine, Sister humor, 131–132 creativity, 44 narcissism, 145, 148 humor, 129 social support, 109 authenticity, 20–36 “” (House episode) Authenticity Inventory, 30 narcissism, 145 awareness and, 24–26 personality, 265–266 characteristics of, 22–23 relationships, 70–71 congruence and, 23–24 blindsight, 243 defined, 20–21 “” (House episode) dispositional authenticity, 22, 24, authenticity, 25 29–33, 35–36 creativity, 53 relational orientation, 33–35 personality, 268 role authenticity, 21–22 Boyd, 89 self-view of, 28–29 brain, 236–252 unbiased processing of, 26–28 addiction and, 171–172, 177, 178– “” (House episode) 180, 184–185 Hero’s Journey, 298 behavior determined by, humor, 130 236–237 power, 228–229 creativity and, 53–54 avoidance, 61–62, 173 executive functioning and, 249– awareness, authenticity and, 24–26 250 language and, 247–249 “Babies and Bathwater” (House memory and, 244–247 episode) sensation and perception, 238–243 addiction, 169 Brandon, 158–159 political psychology, 273 “” (House episode), Batson, Dan, 11–13 183–184 behavior, brain and, 236–237 Broca’s area, 248–249, 250 Bell, Kathy, 159 “” (House episode) better-than-average effect, 145–146 authenticity, 25

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Hero’s Journey, 300 conformity, 191, 197, 204–205 Buraku creativity, 38 Hero’s Journey, 293 happiness, 81–82 political psychology, 276 helping behavior, 14 Hero’s Journey, 296–297, 298 Cameron humor, 122, 123–124, 126, 129 addiction and, 175, 176, 177, 181, interpersonal circumplex, 215, 217 183 lying, 156, 167 authenticity, 23, 34–35 personality, 254 brain and, 237 political psychology, 277 conformity, 191, 204–205 power, 227, 231 happiness, 81–82, 87 relationships, 56, 57–58, 60–61, happiness and, 78–79 62–64, 73 helping behavior, 7–8, 16 social support, 98, 100, 106, 107, 109 Hero’s Journey, 296–297 closure, psychological need for, 41–44 humor, 119, 123–124, 131 “” (House episode), 71 interpersonal circumplex, 208, 213, Cole, Jeffrey, 227 215 commitment, 68–70 lying, 154, 167 communion, 209 narcissism, 140, 143–144 compulsiveness, addiction and, personality, 257 174–176 political psychology, 277–278, 281 conduction aphasia, 248–249 power, 228 confabulation, 243 relationships, 56, 57–58, 60–62, conformity, 189–207 71–72, 73 costs and benefits of social support, 99, 100, 101–102, nonconformity, 206–207 107, 109 defined, 191–194 Campbell, Joseph, 290, 291, 292, 297 as good, 204–206 cannabis, 174 groupthink, 194–197 Celebration of Life, The (Campbell), Hero’s Journey, 297 291 informational influence, 198–199 character, helping behavior and, 13–14 normative influence, 200–202 Characters, The (Theophrastus), 254 political psychology and, 274–280 Charles, Sebastian rebellion and, 193, 202–204 Hero’s Journey, 297 congruence, authenticity and, 23–24 political psychology, 280 conscientiousness, 255–262, 272–273 “conservatism,” 271–272 addiction and, 177 “Control” (House episode) authenticity, 27 conformity, 201–202 brain, 243, 244–245, 247–249 narcissism, 140

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corruption, power and, 232–233 , 72–73 Cottages, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109 “Deception” (House episode) creativity, 37–55 addiction, 169 brain and, 53–54 conformity, 193, 202 disadvantages of, 44 personality, 257 giftedness and, 37–38 political psychology, 283 insight and, 49–53 defense mechanisms, 147 instinct and, 45–48 defensiveness, authenticity and, 29–33 logical reasoning and, 44–45 denial, 147 psychological need for closure and, dependence, 170 41–44 depression, 91 risk taking and, 39–41 destiny belief, 57–59 unconscious and, 48–49 “Detox” (House episode) Cuddy addiction, 171, 172, 175–176, 185 addiction and, 171, 173, 175, 177, narcissism, 145 178, 184–185 power, 229 authenticity, 22, 23, 25, 27–28 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of conformity, 190, 193, 195, 197, Mental Disorders 201–202, 203, 205–206 on addiction, 170, 174, 175, 176 creativity, 39, 45–47 on narcissism, 143 happiness, 81, 82–83 Dibala Hero’s Journey, 292, 297, 299, 301, addiction, 183 302–303 relationships, 73 humor, 118–119, 126, 127 displacement, 147 interpersonal circumplex, dispositional authenticity, 22, 24, 212–213, 214, 216, 217 29–33, 35–36 lying, 155–156, 160–161, 167 divorce, 111 narcissism, 139, 143, 144, 148, 150 “DNR” (House episode) personality, 257, 258–260, 264 addiction, 170 political psychology, 273, 275, 282 relationships, 75 power, 221–222, 226, 229, 231, 234 Dominic, 42 relationships, 58, 59–60, 61–62, 68 “Don’t Ever Change” (House social support, 97, 101–102, 107, episode) 108, 109 narcissism, 143, 144 personality, 263 “Damned If You Do” (House relationships, 58, 69–70 episode), 232 social support, 101 creativity, 45 “Down Low, The” (House episode) happiness, 89 addiction, 182 Deborah, 237 humor, 115–116

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Duchenne, Guillaume, 121 interpersonal circumplex, 212–213, Duchenne displays, 121 217 Duncker candle problem, 43–44 “” (House episode) “Dying Everything” (House happiness, 80 episode), 102–103 personality, 257 Fletcher, 247–249 egoism, helping behavior and, 9–13, flow, happiness and, 87–88 16–18 “Fools for Love” (House episode), Elizabeth, 248 259–260, 266 Ellemer, Naomi, 203 forecasts, 47 emotional social support, 96–101, Foreman 112–113 addiction and, 169, 173, 175, 177, empathy, power and, 230–231 182 ethics, political psychology and, authenticity, 31–32 276–278 brain, 242, 249–250 eudaimonia, 78–79 conformity, 191, 193, 197, 199, 202 “Euphoria” (House episode) creativity, 38, 40, 42–43, 50, 53 brain, 242–243 happiness, 80, 85, 87 humor, 117 Hero’s Journey, 296 “Euphoria, Part 2” (House episode) humor, 117, 119, 122, 124, 126 Hero’s Journey, 294 lying, 167 humor, 126–127 narcissism, 139, 145 Eve, 185 personality, 260, 261, 265–266 evolutionary biology, 15–16 political psychology, 277, 283 exceptionalism, 284 power, 224, 230 executive functioning, 249–250 relationships, 56, 60–61 executive system, 177 social support, 100, 102, 103, 106, “exploratory treatment,” 39 107, 108, 109 extraversion, 255–262, 272–273 Fran, 99 freedom of expression, power and, factor analysis, 265 231–232 “” (House French Revolution, 271 episode) Freudian defense mechanisms, 147 brain, 247–249 friendship, happiness and, 83–84 personality, 258 power, 227 Gage, Phineas, 178–180 “Family” (House episode), 72 Galinsky, Adam, 226–227 “” (House episode), 275 “” (House episode) “Finding Judas” (House episode) addiction, 181 conformity, 204–205 interpersonal circumplex, 216

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giftedness, creativity and, 37–38 as egoistic vs. altruistic, 9–13, Giles, John Henry, 170 16–18 Goldman, B. M., 24 evolutionary biology and, 15–16 “good guy” archetype, 17 Hero’s Journey, 295–298 “Greater Good, The” (House episode) as situational, 13–14 happiness, 85–87 “” (House episode) helping behavior, 10 Hero’s Journey, 302–303 personality, 266 interpersonal circumplex, 216 “Great” (House episode), 161 Heppner, W. L., 29 Greenwald, Nick, 178–179 “” (House episode), 79–81 Greta, 238–240 Hero’s Journey, 289–303 groupthink, 194–197 House and, 289, 292–303 growth belief, 58–59 myth and, 290–292 Guinness Book of World Records, high-validity environment, 47 165 hippocampus, 245 “Histories” (House episode), 296 “Half-Wit” (House episode) “Honeymoon” (House episode) personality, 262 authenticity, 26, 29 power, 234 lying, 163 social support, 100, 112 personality, 265 Hank, 66–67 House Hannah, 302 addiction of, 25, 102, 169–182, happiness, 77–94 299–300 causes of, 83–90 authenticity, 20–36 claims of, 79–83 brain and, 236–240, 241–243, defined, 78–79 245–251 as goal, 90 conformity, 190–191, 192–197, long-term, 91–92 198–199, 200–207 pursuit of, 77–78 creativity and, 37–38, 39–50, 51–54 striving for, 91 father of, 131, 185, 293 Harlow, John, 179 happiness, 78, 80–81, 83–85, 87, Harvard Medical School, 179 88–90, 91, 92–93 Heather, 158–159 helping behavior, 8, 11, 13–14, “Heavy” (House episode) 15–19 addiction, 185 Hero’s Journey, 289, 292–303 personality, 260 humor, 114–117, 118–119, 120, relationships, 62 121–123, 124–127, 130–132 hedonia, 78–79 interpersonal circumplex, 208–218 helping behavior, 7–19 leg injury of, 140–141, 184–185, defined, 7–9 293–295

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lying, 152, 153–154, 155–157, 159, Ian, 46 160–176 “Ignorance Is Bliss” (House episode) narcissism, 135–137, 138–150 addiction, 184, 186 personality, 253–255, 256–266, Hero’s Journey, 289, 297–298 267–268 relationships, 58 political psychology, 269–270, illusion of control, 146 273–283 incubation, 50, 52 power, 221–223, 225–234 inequality, political psychology and, relationships, 56, 59–60, 61, 63–64, 280–283 65, 66–67, 68, 72–74 informational influence, 198–199 social support, 97, 99–101, 102– informational social support, 96–101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 112–113 110, 111 “” (House episode) House, 1–3. See also individual names creativity, 49–50 of characters; individual names happiness, 88 of episodes political psychology, 275 “House Divided” (House episode), ingratiation, 64 231 “Insensitive” (House episode) “House’s Head” (House episode), humor, 123–124 143–144 interpersonal circumplex, 214 “” (House episode) political psychology, 282 addiction and, 177 relationships, 57–58 interpersonal circumplex, 214 insight, creativity and, 49–53 personality, 258 instinct, 45–48 “House vs. God” (House episode), 89 interpersonal circumplex, 208–218 “Human Error” (House episode), 108 agency and communion, defined, “humanness,” humor and, 118–119 209 humor, 114–132 complementarity and similarity, defined, 115–117 211 “humanness” and, 118–119 defined, 209–210 medical value of, 119–121 interpersonal dynamics and, psychological benefits of, 121–123 210–215 ridicule and, 128–129 personality and, 210–211, as social facilitator, 123–127 215–217 styles of, 129–132 intimacy, 68–70 “” (House episode) Iowa Gambling Task, 179–180 political psychology, 282 “Itch, The” (House episode), power, 222 150 “” (House episode), 181 “It’s a Wonderful Life” (House hydrocodone, 171 episode), 157

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Jagger, Mick, 44, 126 Lammers, Joris, 233 jealousy, 73–74 Lance, C. E., 29 Jeff language, brain and, 247–249 addiction and (“Painless”), laughter, 118–119 171–172 left brain, 53–54 brain and (“No More Mr. Nice left-right dimension, of politics, Guy”), 236–237 271–272 social support (“Painless”), 105 Le Moal, Michel, 174 “Jerk, The” (House episode), 258 “Let Them Eat Cake” (House Jill, 115–116 episode), 178 Jodi, 246–247 “liberalism,” 271–272 Joe, 243 limbic system, 250 Joseph, 129 “Lines in the Sand” (House episode) “” (House episode), 182 creativity, 42–43 “” (House episode), interpersonal circumplex, 212 72–73 Lipa, Stevie, 81–82 “” (House episode) Kalvin, 176, 181 happiness, 87, 91 Kernis, M. H., 24, 29 helping behavior, 9 Khantzian, Edward J., 182 narcissism, 142 “Kids” (House episode) power, 226, 227 conformity, 192–193 “” (House episode), 223 political psychology, 279–280 locus coeruleus, 184 “” (House episode), 160– logical reasoning, 44–45 161, 162 Lola, 66–67 “” (House episode), long-term memory, 245 190 love, relationships and, 67–70 Koob, George F., 174 “” (House episode) Korsakoff’s syndrome, 246–247 authenticity, 34–35 Kutner narcissism, 141–142 addiction and, 176 relationships, 61 happiness, 92–93 Lucas helping behavior, 11, 16 conformity, 203–204 Hero’s Journey, 298 relationships, 58, 68 humor, 122 social support, 107, 109 lying, 165 “Lucky ” (House episode) personality, 262, 264, 266 addiction and, 177 Kyle, 241–243 personality, 261 Lupe, 177 Lakey, C. E., 29 Lydia

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authenticity, 23 Mickey, 182 Hero’s Journey, 300 Miller, Dana, 85–86 lying, 152–168 “Mirror, Mirror” (House episode) consequences of, 166–167 personality, 262, 265–266 detection of, 164–166 power, 232 effectiveness of, 162–164 mirth, 121 motives for, 159–162 money, happiness and, 79–81 nature of, 157–159 Monin, Benoît, 203 personality and, 154–157 motion blindness, 241–243 study of, 153–154 muses, 49–53 myth, Hero’s Journey and, 290–292 Machiavellianism authenticity, 33 name-letter effect, 146 interpersonal circumplex, 215–217 narcissism, 135–151 Madoff, Bernie, 217 interpersonal circumplex, manipulation, lying and, 155–156 215–217 Mark, 26, 29 narcissistic personality disorder, Marquez, Matthew J., 203 142–145 marriage, happiness and, 81–82 perception of, 137–142 Martin, Rod, 129 self-enhancement and, 145–149 Maslow, Abraham, 23 social comparison theory and, 136 matching hypothesis, 65 Nate, 258 “Maternity” (House episode) “Needle in a Haystack” (House humor, 115–116, 126–127 episode), 81–82 interpersonal circumplex, 215 “” (House episode) power, 230 addiction, 186 McNeil, Richard, 51, 52 happiness, 91 , happiness and, 85–87 Hero’s Journey, 296 “Meaning” (House episode) social support, 109 creativity, 51, 52 negative reinforcement, 173 helping behavior, 8 negative state relief hypothesis, 11–13 humor, 131 Neil, 79–81 narcissism, 150 neuroadaptation, 171–172, 174, 180 Melanie, 129 neuroeconomics, 176–181 memory, brain and, 244–247 neurology. See brain “Merry Little Christmas” (House neuroticism, 255–262, 267, 272–273 episode), 233 Newton, Sir Isaac, 50–51 addiction, 174–175, 180 “” (House episode) helping behavior, 18 personality, 257 interpersonal circumplex, 213–214 political psychology, 274

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Nolan parietal lobes, 240 addiction, 299–300 passion, 68–70 authenticity, 25 “” (House episode) Hero’s Journey, 301 humor, 116 “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (House political psychology, 279 episode) perceived similiarity, 66 helping behavior, 16 perception, brain and, 238–243 political psychology, 282 personality, 253–268 normative influence, 200–202 addiction and, 183 “” (House episode) Big Five, defined, 255–262, 272– conformity, 203–204 273 social support, 108 interpersonal circumplex and, 210–211, 215–217 “Occam’s Razor” (House episode) lifestyle choices and, 265–266 conformity, 196–197 lying and, 154–157 creativity, 38 manifestations of, 264–265 Hero’s Journey, 295, 302 outcomes, 267–268 occipital lobes, 240 political psychology and, 272–274 OCEAN (openness, stability of, 262–264 conscientiousness, extraversion, trait theory, 254–255 agreeableness, neuroticism), physical attractiveness, 62–64 255–262, 272–273 “” (House episode) “One Day, One Room” (House conformity, 195 episode) creativity, 39–40, 44 addiction, 185 Hero’s Journey, 294 Hero’s Journey, 293 humor, 114–115, 126 narcissism, 140–141 personality, 266 political psychology, 276 power, 229, 230 power, 230 relationships, 72 “Open and Shut” (House episode) Plato, 224 narcissism, 139 “Poison” (House episode), 27–28, relationships, 68–69 30–33 openness, 255–262, 272–273 political psychology, 269–286 opiods, 171 conformity and, 274–280 optimistic bias, 146 defined, 270–271 inequality and politics, 280–283 “Painless” (House episode) left-right dimension of politics, addiction, 171–172 271–272 personality, 259 personality and, 272–274 parenthood, happiness and, 82–83 positive illusions, 66

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positive reinforcement, 175 happiness, 82–83 positron emission tomography (PET), humor, 119 180 relationships, 70–71 post-traumatic stress disorder rationality, 44–45 (PTSD), 183–184 reaction formation, 147 Powell, Ezra real similiarity, 66 creativity, 49 Rebecca, 40 political psychology, 276–278 rebellion, conformity and, 193, power, 221–233 202–204 change and, 223–226 reciprocity, social support and, 101– corruption and, 232–233 103, 109–110, 113 freedom of expression and, reflective system, 177 231–232 relational orientation, 33–35 goals and, 226–228 relationships, 56–76 perspective and, 230–231 attachment and, 59–62 risk taking and, 228–230 attraction and, 62–65 predictions, 47 beliefs about, 57–59 prefrontal cortex (PFC), 177, 179, 250 dissolution of, 74–75 preparation, 50 maintenance of, 66–74 Prescription: Passion, 9, 227 relationship authenticity, 21–22 prevention focus, 40–41 as worthwhile, 56–57 priming, 225 religion, happiness and, 88–90 “” (House episode) “” (House episode) lying, 156 brain, 249–250 relationships, 61, 62–64, 65, 68 personality, 264 projection, 147 remote association test (RAT), 48–49, promotion focus, 40–41 52 propinquity, 65 removal. See avoidance prostitutes, 23 repression, 147 proximity, 64–65 “Resignation” (House episode), psychopathy, interpersonal 273–274 circumplex and, 215–217 retrograde amnesia, 246–247 punitive parenting, 185 ridicule, 128–129 purpose, happiness and, 85–87 right brain, 53–54 “Right Stuff, The” (House episode), “” (House episode), 25 238–240 Quidd, Jimmy, 181 Rink, Floor, 203 risk taking R. B., 245 creativity and, 39–41 Rachel power and, 228–230

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Robin, 99 similiarity, relationships and, 65, 66 Rocco, Johnny, 202–203 “” (House episode) Rodney, 117 helping behavior, 11 Rogers, Carl, 23 power, 226 role authenticity, 21–22 “Skin Deep” (House episode) “Role Model” (House episode), 186 brain, 244–245 political psychology, 269 interpersonal circumplex, 215 power, 228 Skinner, B. F., 173 Roz sociability, lying and, 156–157 personality, 263 social comparison theory, 136 relationships, 58 “Social Contract, The” (House episode) “Safe” (House episode), 61–62 addiction, 178 Sam happiness, 83–84 lying, 160–161, 162 helping behavior, 14 relationships, 68–69 social support, 95–113 Sarah, 120 need for, 95–96 “Saviors” (House episode), 50 perceived availability of, 103–106, Sawyer, Pamela J., 203 113 Schachter, Stanley, 202–203 reciprocity and, 101–103, 109–110, secure attachment, 59 113 selective recall, 146 social networks, 106–110 self-actualization, 23 social networks, expanding, 110– self-defeating humor, 129–130 112, 113 self-enhancing humor, 129–130 types of, 96–101, 112–113 self-expansion theory, 70–71 value of, 112–113 selflessness, helping behavior and, 9, “Socratic Method, The” (House 15–16 episode), 121 self-medication hypothesis, 181–187 “Softer Side, The” (House episode) self-presentation, 64 addiction, 180 self-regulation, 185–186 authenticity, 25 self-serving bias, 146 humor, 122, 128–129 sensation, brain and, 238–243 personality, 260, 264 “Sex Kills” (House episode), 98–99 “Son of a Coma Guy” (House Shore, David, 278 episode) short-term memory, 245 brain, 241–243 Sidas, James happiness, 83–84 addiction, 186 Hero’s Journey, 293 Hero’s Journey, 297–298 political psychology, 276 similarity bias, 13–14 power, 227

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Spain, Dr. temporal lobes, 240 conformity, 192–193 Terzi political psychology, 279–280 conformity, 198–199 Spencer-Brown, G., 50–51 relationships, 63–64 “” (House episode), 281 Theophrastus, 254 spirituality, happiness and, 88–90 Thirteen “Sports Medicine” (House episode) addiction and, 177–178, 182 relationships, 66–67 brain, 249–250 social support, 107 conformity, 199 Stacy creativity, 53 addiction, 186 humor, 126 authenticity, 23, 26 lying, 158–159, 165 Hero’s Journey, 292 narcissism, 144, 145 Sterling, Brock (Prescription: Passion personality, 261, 263 character), 9 power, 224 Sternberg, Robert, 68–70 relationships, 56, 64 stress, humor and, 121–123 social support, 100, 102, 103, 106, stressors. See social support 107, 109 subjective well-being, 78–79 threat, political psychology and, substance dependence, 170 273–274 superiority humor, 128–129 tolerance, addiction and, 170–172 synesthesia, 238–240 trait theory, 254–255. See also personality tangible social support, 96–101, Tritter 112–113 addiction and, 172, 175, 180 Taub authenticity, 21, 25 conformity, 203–204 Hero’s Journey, 298 creativity, 53 interpersonal circumplex, 212–213 happiness, 79–81, 86 personality, 259–260 helping behavior, 11 relationships, 70 Hero’s Journey, 298–299 social support, 97 lying, 158–159, 165 Tucker personality, 260 personality, 260 relationships, 58, 70–71 social support, 97 social support, 103 “Tyrant” (House episode), 73 “TB or Not TB” (House episode) helping behavior, 16 “” (House episode) Hero’s Journey, 297 authenticity, 23–24 political psychology, 280 conformity, 198–199 temporal discounting, 181 relationships, 63–64

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unbiased processing, 26–28 conformity, 197, 199, 201–202 uncertainty, political psychology and, creativity, 46 273–274 happiness, 83–84, 88–89, 91 unconscious, creativity and, 48–49 Hero’s Journey, 292, 294, 295, “Under My Skin” (House episode) 301–302 addiction, 173 humor, 114–115, 122, 130, 131– helping behavior, 10, 16 132 social support, 104 interpersonal circumplex, 213–214 “Unfaithful” (House episode), 118– lying, 154, 156, 160–161, 162, 167 119 narcissism, 144, 148, 149 unmitigated agency, 211–212 personality, 256–257, 258, 259, 260, 263–264, 265, 267 Valerie, 249–250 political psychology, 274, 280 values. See interpersonal circumplex power, 231 ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vm- relationships, 58, 60, 63–64, 68–70, PFC), 179 72, 73–74 verification, 50 social support, 97, 98, 99, 100, Vicodin, 171. See also addiction 101–103, 104, 107, 108, 109, Vogler 110, 111, 112 addiction and, 169 “” (House episode), 260 conformity, 201–202, 205–206 “Wilson’s Heart” (House episode) interpersonal circumplex, 212–213 happiness, 78 political psychology, 273 social support, 98 relationships, 70 withdrawal, addiction and, 172–174 social support, 97 Wizard of Oz, The, 291–292 Woods, Tiger, 137–140 Wallas, Graham, 50, 270 word salad, 247–249 Warren Anatomical Museum “” (House episode), (Harvard Medical School), 179 173, 175 Wernicke’s area, 248–249 work, happiness and, 84–85 “Whatever It Takes” (House episode), Wright, Senator, 186 143 what-is-beautiful-is-good effect, 63 Yonatan, 58 “Who’s Your Daddy?” (House “You Don’t Want to Know” (House episode), 258 episode) widowhood, 82, 111 humor, 124 Wilson political psychology, 275 addiction and, 169, 180 social support, 110 authenticity, 21, 26, 29, 34 brain, 250

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