chachi 0 #1 July 8, 2004 I know I should have just PM's Ivan but he may not be around. I am looking for that article where they took race car drivers and skydivers and ran the whole test thing and diagnosed us all nuts and all the same traits we share and stuff. I did a search but couldn't find it. Thanks... I am almost positive it was possted here. ~Chachi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #2 July 8, 2004 Were you referring to this thread? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1130100#1130100 QuoteI was searching for the entire study conducted by Bruce Ogilvie, professor emeritus of psychology at San Jose State University. I at least found the abstract included in this web site. Scroll about 3/4 way down the page. Quote"Why we jump. The explanation use to be simple: jumpers were crazy! Some psychologists talked of Freudian death wishes while others believed in fear displacement or denying one fear in their lives by directing their attention to another more manageable one. Others theorized that participants in high risk sports were acting out psychopathic fantasies in an attempt to make up for feelings of inadequacy or to demonstrate omnipotence. So much for the non-jumping ground hog, whuffo head shrink community. Fortunately, in the last 25 years, the shrinks have decided that pursuing a high risk sport is not all that bad. Perhaps more of them have tried skydiving. Bruce Ogilvie, professor emeritus of psychology at San Jose State University conducted a study of 293 high-risk competitors including skydivers, race car drivers, fencers and aerobatic pilots in 1973 using psychological batteries and personal interviews. Ogilvie found risk-takers to be success oriented, strongly extroverted, above average in abstract ability and superior in intelligence when compared to the general population. He found these athletes are rarely reckless in their risk taking; their risk-taking is cool and calculated. He estimates that 6% of the athletes compete out of anger or out of deep feelings of inferiority or because they are trying to prove something about themselves. The other 94% are emotionally stable." ltdiver Editted to add: This wouldn't really show us as "all nuts", though...just 6% of us. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chachi 0 #3 July 8, 2004 you rock the house out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #4 July 8, 2004 Well, I do what I can. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymut 0 #5 July 8, 2004 QuoteEditted to add: This wouldn't really show us as "all nuts", though...just 6% of us. -C. So that means out of 100 people we run into on this site, 6 are going to be seriously certifiable? By most of the threads that I read, I would have guessed that percentages were MUCH higher than that! Matt A well-informed person is somebody who has the same views and opinions as yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #6 July 8, 2004 You're neglecting the probable statistic that the posters here represent 6% of the worldwide skydiving community. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #7 July 9, 2004 So that means out of 100 people we run into on this site, 6 are going to be seriously certifiable? By most of the threads that I read, I would have guessed that percentages were MUCH higher than that! *** actually a study suggests that in america 3 out of 4 individuals need psychiatric help.........think of your 3 best friends.......if they are normal.....its YOU........ RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymut 0 #8 July 9, 2004 Quoteactually a study suggests that in america 3 out of 4 individuals need psychiatric help.........think of your 3 best friends.......if they are normal.....its YOU........ However, 'normal' is a realitive theory. You see, if there is a group of 'crazy' people hanging out, then 'crazy' is normal. Then, if a 'normal' person comes into the group, the 'normal' person isn't normal anymore. Actually, to the 'norm' of that group, the 'normal' person is 'different' and thus has become the one who is crazy. Of course, it's all very circular, because now that the 'normal' person has been deemed 'crazy', they are now a part of the 'norm' and have become 'normal'. I better stop....my head is spinning. It's too early to think this deeply I think that might explain this community quite right... Matt A well-informed person is somebody who has the same views and opinions as yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #9 July 10, 2004 I think that might explain this community quite right...*** I think you got it !!! RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
