Cognitive Approaches To Forming Habits Analysis
Behavioral and Social/ Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits
Yesenia Torres
PSY/250
April 10, 2012
Dr. Cortez
In this paper I have been asked to analyze one of my habits. I have many habits, some of the habits I have are somewhat destructive and some are not so. Some habits would shock people (nothing illegal of course) and some would make people laugh. The one habit that I have and that I’ve decided to discuss and state what caused me to begin this habit, is my habit of smoking cigarettes.
It all began when I was 14 years old. I was with one of my friends who did smoke, and being the curious me; I asked if I can have one. At first she kind of hesitated to give me one, but I keep pushing her to let me try and she gave in …show more content…
The only time I’ve actually stopped smoking was when I found out I was pregnant and still I smoked for the first 3 months of my pregnancy until I told myself that I cannot continue to harm my child anymore, plus that taste was becoming unbearable. A little after my child was born, I’d say about maybe 2 months after, I began the habit once again. Now I’ve tried many attempts to quit smoking but all had failed. I even tried when I decided to move to Texas a year and a half ago. I thought since I was changing my environment I might as well go ahead and change my whole lifestyle with it too. But that didn’t last long, just 2 weeks into it; I was right back at it because once again the stress I was dealing with, me having to adjust to a new environment and the whole change was not in my favor. I began to get mood swings and take my anger out on everything and anything and I, at the time I did not know how or what else to substitute my urge for a smoke with, so I just decided that since that was the only thing I’m use to, then I might as well stick to what I …show more content…
Growing up as child I was pretty much told what to do and how to do it. I would see my brother and sisters do things without getting in trouble and figured, hey I could do it too. I would say that up to my adult teen years, I have learned how to adapt with different situations within my environment. I’ve realized that one has to be their own person in life, that’s what differentiates one’s personality. So me realizing that everyone is different, I told myself I don’t have to follow anymore and become my own leader. My personality is what makes me today, I was once that quit person who was dictated to do what I was told. Now because of the experiences I’ve been through in my life, I’m who I chose to be not what others want me to
Yesenia Torres
PSY/250
April 10, 2012
Dr. Cortez
In this paper I have been asked to analyze one of my habits. I have many habits, some of the habits I have are somewhat destructive and some are not so. Some habits would shock people (nothing illegal of course) and some would make people laugh. The one habit that I have and that I’ve decided to discuss and state what caused me to begin this habit, is my habit of smoking cigarettes.
It all began when I was 14 years old. I was with one of my friends who did smoke, and being the curious me; I asked if I can have one. At first she kind of hesitated to give me one, but I keep pushing her to let me try and she gave in …show more content…
The only time I’ve actually stopped smoking was when I found out I was pregnant and still I smoked for the first 3 months of my pregnancy until I told myself that I cannot continue to harm my child anymore, plus that taste was becoming unbearable. A little after my child was born, I’d say about maybe 2 months after, I began the habit once again. Now I’ve tried many attempts to quit smoking but all had failed. I even tried when I decided to move to Texas a year and a half ago. I thought since I was changing my environment I might as well go ahead and change my whole lifestyle with it too. But that didn’t last long, just 2 weeks into it; I was right back at it because once again the stress I was dealing with, me having to adjust to a new environment and the whole change was not in my favor. I began to get mood swings and take my anger out on everything and anything and I, at the time I did not know how or what else to substitute my urge for a smoke with, so I just decided that since that was the only thing I’m use to, then I might as well stick to what I …show more content…
Growing up as child I was pretty much told what to do and how to do it. I would see my brother and sisters do things without getting in trouble and figured, hey I could do it too. I would say that up to my adult teen years, I have learned how to adapt with different situations within my environment. I’ve realized that one has to be their own person in life, that’s what differentiates one’s personality. So me realizing that everyone is different, I told myself I don’t have to follow anymore and become my own leader. My personality is what makes me today, I was once that quit person who was dictated to do what I was told. Now because of the experiences I’ve been through in my life, I’m who I chose to be not what others want me to