, ▁Conf lict ▁and ▁Vi ol ence ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁beginning ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁A ▁found ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Associ ations ▁in ▁Be havior al ▁and ▁Bra in ▁Sciences , ▁he ▁has ▁held ▁several ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁that ▁organization . ▁ ▁Far ley ▁form ulated ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁Type ▁T ▁( th r ill - se ek ing ) ▁person ality . ▁He ▁the or izes ▁that ▁Type ▁T ▁personal ities ▁require ▁an ▁increased ▁level ▁of ▁stim ulation ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁energy ▁levels . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁opinion ▁piece , ▁Far ley ▁discussed ▁inf idel ity ▁among ▁polit icians , ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁risk - t aking ▁behav iors ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁political ▁success ▁might ▁also ▁pre dis pose ▁to ▁acts ▁of ▁sexual ▁ind is cret ion . ▁Far ley ▁writes ▁a ▁blog , ▁" The ▁People ' s ▁Professor ", ▁for ▁Psych ology ▁Today . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Di agnostic ▁and ▁Statist ical ▁Man ual ▁of ▁M ental ▁Dis orders ▁( DS M ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Far ley ▁character ized ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁psych iat ric ▁diagn osis ▁as ▁" be yond ▁fixing " ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" time ▁to ▁re th ink ▁the ▁whole ▁concept ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁specifically ▁critic ized ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁som atic ▁sympt om ▁dis order , ▁saying , ▁" Yes , ▁the