Why we need people with #highsensationseeking personalities

While #highsensationseeking can seem like a huge problem, it's not all about people neglecting their kids and jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. We need people high sensation seeking personalities (especially the low sensation seeking people like myself) in our society. 

Crew repairing the Graf Zeppelin

Crew repairing the Graf Zeppelin

Dr. Ken Carter
Dr. Kenneth Carter received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1993 and in 2007 finished a postdoctoral masters in clinical psychopharmacology from Farleigh Dickenson University. Before joining the faculty at Emory University, Dr. Carter served as a Senior Assistant Research Scientist in the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where he researched smoking as a risk marker for suicidal behaviors in adolescents. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Oxford College of Emory University where he is actively involved in research and teaching. Dr. Carter has been a psychotherapist and researcher for over 17 years and his work has garnered awards from the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the University of Michigan. In addition to research, Dr. Carter’s is actively engaged in translating research in psychology to everyday language. He has appeared in magazines such as mental_floss and Readers Digest, and well as in news programs such as Connect With Kids and NBC’s Today Show.
www.drkencarter.com
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