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Gigi
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07-22-2005

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gigi a private message Print Post    
like any random sample of our population, they are oozing neuroses. i think that is why we watch, right?!!

Stacey718995
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07-06-2007

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 8:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
I am a school psychologist, but I tend to think I need more analyzing on a personal level for the kicks I get out of all of this.

I am a high school teacher with my degree to be a school psych, but I am haven't moved on to that office yet. I tend to compare all the house guests with high school cliques and it makes me silently cuss when I realize how short the summer really is!

Tobor7
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07-19-2002

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 9:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tobor7 a private message Print Post    
Stacey has perfect qualifications for this task.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Spunky
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10-08-2001

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 11:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spunky a private message Print Post    
To better understand them I visualize myself in that house and (yep, it's creepy) I see myself acting a lot like them, paranoia sets in very easily in that house and so I can understand their obsession with lying, backstabbing, thinking the worst when looking others talking, all this would create a certain level of anxiety, 'altered states', we're really not ourselves there.
All of this I can understand, but I do agree that sometimes the true nature of the individuals there comes through all too clear, we may be influenced by the unusual surrounding and the following cameras make us self-conscious and may restrain us, but watch them after a month in the house, cameras will be forgotten and their true nature will become more clear and that's when we usually begin to either despise or like some of them.
Let's see how I feel about them in about a month.

Great topic!

Zmanl28
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07-06-2007

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 3:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zmanl28 a private message Print Post    
I have a psych degree with a minor in sociology, and have worked as a mental health service coordinator.

Everyone falls somewhere on the spectrum of mental health, and IMO this is how the HG line up, from the most mentally fit at the top to the least mentally fit at the bottom:

Kail
Nick
Dustin
Mike
Eric
Jessica
Dick
Jameka
Daniele
Amber
Joe
Jen
Zack

My two most important criteria were general productivity (competition performance, and strategic decision making) and social competence.

I predict that the winner will come out of the top five.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
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Katiebug41800
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01-22-2006

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 1:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Katiebug41800 a private message Print Post    
That is a really interesting perspective Zmanl28. I'm surprised at a few of your observations, but that's why I find the whole BB experience fascinating.

Kep421
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08-11-2001

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kep421 a private message Print Post    
I think your assessment is spot on Zman...

...I'd be interested to see how the HG's finish in comparison to your list!!

Patty9755
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07-18-2006

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 2:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Patty9755 a private message Print Post    
Armchairing is such fun! Who is the biggest name dropper? I think Jen and Dick are running neck and neck. When did she say she was nanny to Vanna White's kids? I missed that.

Caprica
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02-10-2007

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Caprica a private message Print Post    
Nick is too damaged right now to play a strategic
game. He should be a little lower on the list also I feel Daneile is a good manipulator and should be placed higher.

Mummy35332
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09-09-2005

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 1:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mummy35332 a private message Print Post    
After what I just saw on the feeds, MAYBE Danile is borderline personality disorder. We need to know know more about her life between 1 and 3.


To sum up boderline personality disorder......."I hate you...........don't leave me." Regarding her parents and other people the person loves.

It is a breakdown of bonding between a mother and child at an early age. Either the Mother leaves or the Father takes the child way (even for the child's best interest}.

This can make the person latch on to someone that can tolerate their mood swings and instability. It makes it hard for them to keep most long term relationships. It also make it hard for them to keep jobs.

Most mature out of it after 40.

No degrees here, just knowledge.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 1:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
attachment disorder is likely....

Zmanl28
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07-06-2007

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 2:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zmanl28 a private message Print Post    
From my armchair, I have noticed signs of two psychiatric disorders:

Anorexia Nervosa and Gender Identity Disorder.

After watching the Tuesday show on Tivo, I'm genuinely concerned about Daniele's weight (I‘m aware I‘m not the only one who's noticed.) There was a shot of her back as she was walking away that really alarmed me. Youth has a way of mitigating the effects of distress on the body and I'm sure all the HG are monitored closely, but I’m wondering if in the coming weeks, she will have the physical well-being to stay in the house.

I don’t care what they have to do, she should never be restricted to slop -- I wonder if she would be ok with PBJ like in previous seasons. The last thing they should do is discourage someone with an aversion to food from eating. She should have constant access to ice cream, or whatever her favorite food is.

I believe that if she met the diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder, she would not have been allowed on the show, but I also believe the effort to find pairs of HG with “unfinished business” may have put her in the house when otherwise she would have missed the cut. If you think I’m wrong about this, I hope, for her sake, you’re right.

Until 1973 the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, used by mental health professionals, included homosexuality in its long list of mental disorders. A vestige of this earlier diagnosis, known as Gender Identity Disorder (GID), remains. So, as controversial as it may be, Joe and Dustin may fall within the parameters of this “disorder“.

Lanne
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07-17-2005

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lanne a private message Print Post    
Mummy, I 100% agree with you. There are obvious issues with Danni and abandonment. Also looking at the list with Kail on top. Last night I watched Kail loose her composure. I don't think she is as strong as she comes across. She is battling her personal ethic's and this game.