Territoriality in man a comparison of behavior in home and hospital.

Abstract

A man whose behavior altered radically from bizarre in hospital and clinic to confident at home is studied in relation to territorial hypotheses which have been observed in animals but seldom applied to specific human situations. Behavioral problems which may be directly related to human territorial needs are suggested.

Territorial dominance in a dyadic conversation as a function of similarity of opinion.

“…The present study concerns the so-called territorial dominance effect, in which persons in their own territory tend to dominate interactions with others. For example, Coleman (1968), a physician, observed that a patient who was submissive in a hospital setting tended to be dominant when Coleman made a call at the patient's home. This phenomenon has been studied in several settings, although "territory" has been denned in a variety of ways.…”

Architecture: Effect of Territory, Boundary, and Orientation on Family Functioning

“…There is considerable literature on human territoriality (20, 5, 13, 60) that demonstrates that individuals and groups habitually take possession of places (chairs, rooms, buildings, neighborhoods, etc.). Parr defines territory as “… a space which a person as an individual, or as a member of a close‐knit group (e.g., family, gang) in joint tenancy, claims as his or their own, and will ‘defend’” (54), p. 14.…”

Psychological state during first pregnancy.

“…It was striking how often a subject's behavior in the group or hos pital differed from her behavior in her own setting and how often attitudes shifted when the husband was present. 7 The pregnant woman, perhaps because she is in the midst of multiple successive This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.…”