User:Reiss7

Being new to Wikipedia cautions me to initially limit too much personal content. Suffice it to say I earned an A.B. degree in 1964 and was one of 16 members of my class elected Senior Fellow. I earned my Ph.D. in 1972 studying clinical psychology. In 1985 I co-developed a theory of anxiety sensitivity.

I have published extensively on the mental health aspects of mental retardation. This work demonstrated a variant of diagnostic overshadowing. I am currently studying the access of people with disabilities to life saving organ transplantation operations.

My current research includes the multifaceted nature of intrinsic motivation. This work is identifying general principles of motivated behavior in a wide variety of circumstances. My current research also includes the study of basic human psychological needs that motivate people to seek meaning through religion. My current research also includes the study of modern mystical experiences of Evangelical Christianity including glossolalia and the Pentecostal movement.