House and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated
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.
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Book details
- Author
- Ted Cascio
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 336
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Psychology
- Topics
- human psychology · human behavior · addiction · medical drama · television criticism · brain science · House MD · misanthropy
- ISBN-13
- 9780470945551
About the authors
TED CASCIO is a psychologist and writer who teaches psychology at Universidad de Deusto in the Basque region of northern Spain. He is the co-editor of House and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated.
Cascio writes for the Hollywood PhD blog in Psychology Today and contributed a chapter on altruism to House and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated.
LEONARD L. MARTIN is Professor Emeritus of social psychology at the University of Georgia in Athens, where he has been on faculty since 1985. His recent books include House and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated, Theories of Mood and Cognition and Striving and Feeling.
Martin earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1983 and contributed a chapter to House and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated.