Desperately Seeking Sensation

We humans are pleasure and rewards seeking animals – we must actively seek out the food, hydration and human connection that sustain us. The Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale is one framework that looks at the range of the ways we relate to adventure, novelty, risk and boredom.

Developed by psychologist Marvin Zuckerman, Ph.D. in the 1960s, The Zuckerman Sensation-Seeking Scale-V (SSS-V) consists of 40 forced-choice questions designed to assess individual differences in the following four areas:

* Thrill and Adventure Seeking * Experience Seeking * Disinhibition & Risk Sensitivity* Boredom Susceptibility

As you get more honest about what kinds of thrills and experiences you want, and what kinds of risks you are willing to take, you can better shape your life experience to meet your unique personality and proclivities!

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* Map Your Pleasure Constellation

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* Frisky But More Risky

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Transcript for Speaking of Sex Podcast Episode 371

Chris Rose (00:00):Welcome to Speaking of Sex with the Pleasure Mechanics. I’m Chris.

Charlotte Rose (00:04):I’m Charlotte.

Chris Rose (00:06):We are the Pleasure Mechanics. And on this podcast, we have honest, raw, explicit conversations about sex, love, relationships, bodies, culture, all the things that add up to our experience of sex and pleasure in our day to day lives. We’ve been at it for over 13 years, Charlotte and I. This is episode 371 I believe.