PSD images display in Bridge as negatives

I'm working on a textbook that's a mix of new images and pickups from the previous edition. I've noticed that many of the new images I've created with transparent backgrounds and saved as PSD files in CMYK mode display as negatives in Bridge.
I just now made some edits to a legacy file that was displaying properly in Bridge. I added some layers, deleted other layers, and saved the file with no color profile, and as soon as it refreshed in Bridge, it was a color negative.
Any ideas what's going on here? I'm using Photoshop and Bridge CS5.1 on a Mac running OS 10.8.4.

I have macOS 10.8.4 Photoshop CS6 and CS7 (CC) on my Macbook in use with Bridge CC
No thumbnail problems so I'll share my settings.
Ok. I use North America General Purpose 2 as my preset for Color management. I do not have a hardware monitor calibrator,but I use Apple's built-in Colorsync to profile my screen.
Next in Photoshop's Preferences > File handling I use these settings especially "Always Maximize PSD and PSB compatibility. Check the screenshot and see if it gives you any ideas.
And finally to make sure, just load one of your problem PSDs in Photoshop, toggle visibility off and on, which will allow you to resave the PSD with the new settings.
Last resort: You can reset Bridge Prefs just like Photoshop Prefs: Press and hold Cmd-Opt-Shift whille double-clicking the Bridge icon.
If none of this helps, I'll have to defer to more experienced minds.
Gene

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