Behavioral and Social Cognitive
Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches
Jesse Espinoza
Yulina Cordero
PSY/250
October 21, 2010
Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches Habits is an acquired behavioral pattern regularly followed until has become almost involuntary. A he may not know what his habits are because he so accustomed. If a person waking up early every morning to go do work he will just do it even when his day off is. Learning how and where this habits come is something that many are not sure in until they stared think about it. Many people’s habits come from their parents or from living with roommates. When a person is told about one of his habits, he will have denied. They may not know because they have never paid attention to them. Once he analyzes his habit carefully the person see what his habit is. One of his habits is keeping organized. He sees this habit developing when he was young. He had to make sure that his room is organized before he when to bed and before he when to school. As he grows up he kept on doing this on his own because he was so used to it. His role model of this habit was his mother and aunt. She always made sure that her house is well organized before leaving anywhere. Even when she is home she made sure everything was clean and in order. Seen this behavioral from his mother made it more of a habit. He has tried to break this habit when he married. He has left the organizing to his wife. Is very hard for him do release trying to organized just because he felted it need to be done by him. That because to go from one way to a totally new way is unnatural. It comes as a shock to his mind, body and soul and they will fight fiercely to return to a way that is familiar to them. Changing a habit is not as easy as people think it is. His habit of been organized stared young. By seen and been told to keep his room organized. As he kept on doing what, he was told do to, his habit of been organized become part of his personality. As he develops a
Jesse Espinoza
Yulina Cordero
PSY/250
October 21, 2010
Behavioral and Social Cognitive Approaches Habits is an acquired behavioral pattern regularly followed until has become almost involuntary. A he may not know what his habits are because he so accustomed. If a person waking up early every morning to go do work he will just do it even when his day off is. Learning how and where this habits come is something that many are not sure in until they stared think about it. Many people’s habits come from their parents or from living with roommates. When a person is told about one of his habits, he will have denied. They may not know because they have never paid attention to them. Once he analyzes his habit carefully the person see what his habit is. One of his habits is keeping organized. He sees this habit developing when he was young. He had to make sure that his room is organized before he when to bed and before he when to school. As he grows up he kept on doing this on his own because he was so used to it. His role model of this habit was his mother and aunt. She always made sure that her house is well organized before leaving anywhere. Even when she is home she made sure everything was clean and in order. Seen this behavioral from his mother made it more of a habit. He has tried to break this habit when he married. He has left the organizing to his wife. Is very hard for him do release trying to organized just because he felted it need to be done by him. That because to go from one way to a totally new way is unnatural. It comes as a shock to his mind, body and soul and they will fight fiercely to return to a way that is familiar to them. Changing a habit is not as easy as people think it is. His habit of been organized stared young. By seen and been told to keep his room organized. As he kept on doing what, he was told do to, his habit of been organized become part of his personality. As he develops a
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