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Activist Psychological Study - Please Participate!
by PSU Undergrad Thursday June 05, 2003 at 05:55 AM

An exploratory study is begin done to determine if there are unique psychological attributes of people working for social change which differ from the general population.

An exploratory study is begin done to determine if there are unique psychological attributes of people working for social change which differ from the general population. Three measures are used, as shown below. The survey takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete; participation is voluntary and anonymous; no IP addresses or other personal information is logged. Results of the survey will be posted at a future time. Any partially filled out surveys will be disregarded; only complete surveys with every question answered (except for gender) will count.

Your gender (optional):

Male
Female

For each of the following pairs of questions,
choose the one that is most consistent with your view of the world.

Children get into trouble because their patents punish them too much.
The trouble with most children nowadays is that their parents are too easy with them.

Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck.
People's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make.

One major reason why we have wars is because people don't take enough interest in politics.
There will always be wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent them.

In the long run people get the respect they deserve in this world.
Unfortunately, an individual's worth often passes unrecognized no matter how hard he tries.

The idea that teachers are unfair to students is nonsense.
Most students don't realize the extent to which grades are influenced by chance.

Without the right breaks one cannot be an effective leader.
Capable people who fail to become leaders hive not taken advantage of their opportunities.

No matter how hard you try some people just don't like you.
People who can't get others to like them don't understand how to get along with others.

Heredity plays the major role in determining one's personality.
It is one's experiences in life which determine what they're like.

I have often found that what is going to happen will happen.
Trusting fate never turns out as well as making a decision to take a definite course of action.

In the case of the well-prepared student, there is rarely if ever such a thing as an unfair test.
Many times exam questions are so unrelated to course work that studying is really useless.

Becoming a success is a matter of hard work, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.

The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.
The world is run by a few people in power, and there isnít much everyone else can do about it.

When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.
It is not wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn out to- be a matter of luck.

There are certain people who are just no good.
There is some good in everybody.

In my case getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.
Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin.

Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first.
Getting people to do the right thing depends upon ability, luck has little to do with it.

Concerning world affairs, most of us are victims of forces we canít understand or control.
By taking an active part in political and social affairs the people can control world events.

Most people don't realize the extent to which their lives are controlled by chance events.
There really is no such thing as "luck."

One should always be willing to admit mistakes.
It is usually best to cover up one's mistakes.

It is hard to know whether or not a person really likes you.
How many friends you have depends upon how nice a person you are.

In the long run the bad things that happen to us are balanced by the good ones.
Most misfortunes are the result of lack of ability, ignorance, laziness, or all three.

With enough effort we can wipe out political corruption.
It is difficult for people to have much control over the things politicians do in office.

Sometimes I can't understand how teachers arrive at the grades they give.
There is a direct connection between how hard 1 study and the grades I get.

A good leader expects people to decide for themselves what they should do.
A good leader makes it clear to everybody what their jobs are.

Many times 1 feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me.
It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.

Select the description that best fits you.

I feel downhearted, blue, and sad...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

Morning is when I feel the best...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I have crying spells or feel like it...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I have trouble sleeping through the night...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I eat as much as I used to...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I enjoy looking at, talking to, and being with attractive women/men...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I notice that I am losing weight...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I have trouble with constipation...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

My heart beats faster than usual...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I get tired for no reason...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

My mind is as clear as it used to be...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I find it easy to do the things I used to do...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I am restless and can't keep still...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I feel hopeful about the future...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I am more irritable than usual...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I find it easy to make decisions...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I feel that I am useful and needed...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

My life is pretty full...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I feel that others would be better off if I were dead...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

I still enjoy the things I used to do...
Never Sometimes Good Part of the time Most of the time

In the past 30 days, have you had...

An upset stomach or nausea?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

A backache?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Trouble sleeping?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

A skin rash?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Shortness of breath?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Chest pain?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Headache?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Fever?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Acid indigestion or heartburn?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Eye strain?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Diarrhea?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Stomach cramps (not menstrual)?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Constipation?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Heart pounding when not exercising?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

An infection?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Loss of appetite?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Dizziness?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Tiredness or fatique?
No Yes, but did NOT see a doctor Yes, and I DID see a doctor

Bullshit
by billy the kid Thursday June 05, 2003 at 08:34 AM

Activisten zijn toch een vreemd ras. Er moet toch wel iets anders aan hun zijn. Want normale mensen doen zo'n rare dingen, 'sociale verandering', niet.
Naar mijn mening is er geen enkele goede reden om aan dit soort onderzoekjes mee te doen.

verdorie toch
by lize Thursday June 05, 2003 at 01:48 PM

Onderzoek de psychologische toestand van de slachtoffers van de globalisering eens ipv dit soort bezigheidstherapie, en post het resultaat daarvan op deze site, dan hebben we er ook iets aan.

Wat wil je met dit onderzoek bereiken ? Indien 'ja' ze verschillen 'significant' van de rest, wat dan ? Is het psychologisch 'gevaar' dat deze groep betekent voor de in slaap gewiegde massa dan 'gemeten' ?

jesus toch. gebruik uw academische statistische spitstechnologie toch eens voor iets anders.

zucht.

Is it pathologic to be activist?
by calispera Thursday June 05, 2003 at 02:41 PM

This approach seems to me far too psychiatric, and I don’t trust such kind of approach at all. It tries to fit you in a "label", to make you enter in a norm or in a pathology (in psychiatry you’re never really normal, just a balance of pathologies). And what after? This is not constructive.

Further, there is no information given about the origin of this enquiry, who made it, for who, in which aim, with how many people, from which basical hypothesis, etc.

I prefer the approach of Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson, (sociologic and psychological one) who tried to make a common definition of all the people trying to make something better of the world they’re living in. They did it with the aim of rassembling those people, giving them the conscience they are much more than expected, and that they have much more potential impact that they tehmselves dare to believe.
They explain all this in the book "The Cultural Creatives; How 50 million people are changing the World" (édité en français sous le titre : "L’émergence des créatifs culturels - enquête sur les acteurs d’un changement de société")

This book is made bye American people for American people (from USA) but can be understood by a Belgian, European or anywhere else’s point of view. One has not to agree with the totality of the approach, but it’s the worth while to read it.

Quelles questions!
by Dominique Thursday June 05, 2003 at 02:43 PM
dominique_pifpaf@hotmail.com

Il y a tellement de questions auxquelles je ne peux répondre par aucune des réponses proposées que j'ai laissé tomber. Que veulent-ils prouver?

La terre est ronde et elle tourne.
C'était peut-être mon IP qu'ils voulaient, mais là cela devient de la parano. C'est comme ces gars qui mettent défense d'entrer sur leur porte, c'est à qui qu'ils font peur, à ceux qui lisent l'écritaux ou à ceux qui sont à l'intérieur et qui se sentent rassuré par la présence de l'écritaux qui leur rapelle leur parano?