The aim of the current paper is to utilize the case study of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) ... more The aim of the current paper is to utilize the case study of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) in order that we may illustrate some of the potentially beneficial social, cognitive and behavioral functions of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. The following paper is divided into three sections representing three spheres in Howard Hughes’ life: His personal sphere, his interpersonal relationship sphere and his work sphere. Though early in his career and in the progression of his illness, Hughes manages his illness well, and those around him are drawn to his peculiar personality, eventually, his peculiarities become too intense and those same people are driven away. Howard Hughes maintained many interpersonal relationships, had many successful exploits, and these are the focus of the current paper as well as how the literature related to our case study of Howard Hughes.
Philosophers have proposed that when people coordinate their actions with others they may experie... more Philosophers have proposed that when people coordinate their actions with others they may experience a sense of joint agency, or shared control over actions and their effects. However, little empirical work has investigated the sense of joint agency. In the current study, pairs coordinated their actions to produce tone sequences and then rated their sense of joint agency on a scale ranging from shared to independent control. People felt more shared than independent control overall, confirming that people experience joint agency during joint action. Furthermore, people felt stronger joint agency when they (a) produced sequences that required mutual coordination compared to sequences in which only one partner had to coordinate with the other, (b) held the role of follower compared to leader, and (c) were better coordinated with their partner. Thus, the strength of joint agency is influenced by the degree to which people mutually coordinate with each other's actions.
The aim of the current paper is to utilize the case study of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) ... more The aim of the current paper is to utilize the case study of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) in order that we may illustrate some of the potentially beneficial social, cognitive and behavioral functions of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. The following paper is divided into three sections representing three spheres in Howard Hughes’ life: His personal sphere, his interpersonal relationship sphere and his work sphere. Though early in his career and in the progression of his illness, Hughes manages his illness well, and those around him are drawn to his peculiar personality, eventually, his peculiarities become too intense and those same people are driven away. Howard Hughes maintained many interpersonal relationships, had many successful exploits, and these are the focus of the current paper as well as how the literature related to our case study of Howard Hughes.
Philosophers have proposed that when people coordinate their actions with others they may experie... more Philosophers have proposed that when people coordinate their actions with others they may experience a sense of joint agency, or shared control over actions and their effects. However, little empirical work has investigated the sense of joint agency. In the current study, pairs coordinated their actions to produce tone sequences and then rated their sense of joint agency on a scale ranging from shared to independent control. People felt more shared than independent control overall, confirming that people experience joint agency during joint action. Furthermore, people felt stronger joint agency when they (a) produced sequences that required mutual coordination compared to sequences in which only one partner had to coordinate with the other, (b) held the role of follower compared to leader, and (c) were better coordinated with their partner. Thus, the strength of joint agency is influenced by the degree to which people mutually coordinate with each other's actions.
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