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Introduction To Behavioral Sciences BBA 02093018 Section A Topic: Bad Behavior (Lack of Confidence)
Mam.ShaziaGulzar
Bad Behavior:
Your Emotions Should Be Private
Do you lack self-confidence? Or are you already on your way to build it? Are you always self-conscious because you are afraid people will notice that you lack confidence? If your answers were yes then know that your emotions should be private and until you solve your problems no one has the right to know them. Your emotions are yours and no one should be allowed to know how you feel except the ones you choose.
Giving reasons for your actions: Suppose someone was having lunch with a group of people whom he doesnt know very well and then he accidentally dropped his glass of coke on the floor. What will he do? Well, some people will immediately start to give reasons to explain what just happened by using comments like oh, the glass was just at the edge of the table or oh, I am so tired today, thats why I wasnt concentrating. Confident people dont give reasons for their actions; if you dropped the glass or made a mistake then it doesnt change who you are. It's your right to make mistakes because you are human and you don't have to find excuses for doing them.
diately replying to criticism: I am sure that you have experienced a situation where upon saying a small critical comment to one of your friends he replied back immediately and aggressively. For example, if you told your friend something like your performance wasnt that good today and he replied saying, no nono, its just because I was tired or no I was just thinking of something else while working and thats what why I was distracted. This shows that he lacks self-confidence. Confident people listen to criticism and see whether it's constructive or not. If it was constructive they accept it, if not, it doesn't bother them much. If you saw a body building champion and told him hey, you look pretty weak, what will he do? He will just smile and move away because he knows that he's a champion. Compensation: A friend of mine looked really upset one day and when I told him that he replied saying I never get upset and I never have problems. What happened here? Is my friend a superman who is always happy? Of course not, he is just compensating for his lack of self-confidence. Every one compensates in his own way. One person may become arrogant, another one may reply using the 'never' word just like in the previous example while others turn into perfectionists.
Body language: People who lack self-confidence always take the defensive position(arms folded and may be accompanied by crossing their legs). Confident people rarely take this position unless they are offended or feeling cold so train you to forget about this position. Becoming a perfectionist: A perfectionist thinks that he lives in a perfect world so he tries to do everything perfectly too. The problem is that he may become upset if he got a 99/100 in an exam!!!! This happens because he thinks that unless he is perfect he may not become a worthy person. This results in disappointment all of the time since no one, including him, can ever be truly "perfect". Confident people are not perfectionists; they try to achieve success but not perfectionism. If they got a B, they may aim for an A; but if they got 99% they won't aim for a 100%. The book How to get over someone in few days was released by 2knowmyself, the book is a 100% guarantee that you will get over anyone else you will be refunded. 2knowmyself is not a simple article website nor its a place where you will find shallow fixes, but its a place where you will find effective techniques that are backed by psychology and that are presented in obvious and understandable format. If you think that this is some kind of marketing hype then seewhy is to knowmyself Different
LACK OF SELF-CONFIDENCE
"Self-confidence is not a feeling of superiority, but of independence." Lama Yeshe
Submitted BY: M. Muzafar Nawaz (LBS)
"Self-confidence is knowing that we have the capacity to do something good and firmly decide not to give up." His Holiness the Dalai Lama
PSYCHOLOGY
Lack of self-confidence or low self-esteem is not directly defined in the Buddhist tradition, but it would certainly be classified as a negative emotion or delusion, as it exaggerates one's limitations in capacity, quality and potential for growth. Briefly put, every sentient being has the potential to become a fully perfected Buddha, if one does not understand this, one is deluded in this respect.
ABC Model:
Structure of Attitudes
Attitudes structure can be described in terms of three components.
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Affective component: this involves a persons feelings / emotions about the attitude object. For example: I am scared of spiders. Behavioral (or conative) component: the way the attitude we have influences how we act or behave. For example: I will avoid spiders and scream if I see one. Cognitive component: this involves a persons belief / knowledge about an attitude object. For example: I believe spiders are dangerous.
This model is known as the ABC model of attitudes. The three components are usually linked. However, there is evidence that the cognitive and affective components of behavior do not always match with behavior. This is shown in a study by LaPiere (1934). The Function of Attitudes Attitudes can serve functions for the individual. Daniel Katz (1960) outlines four functional areas: Knowledge. Attitudes provide meaning (knowledge) for life. The knowledge function refers to our need for a world which is consistent and relatively stable. This allows us to predict what is likely to happen, and so gives us a sense of control. Attitudes can help us organize and structure our experience. Knowing a persons attitude helps us predict their behavior. For example, knowing that a person is religious we can predict they will go to Church. Self / Ego-expressive. The attitudes we express (1) help communicate who we are and (2) may make us feel good because we have asserted our identity. Self-expression of attitudes can be non-verbal too: think bumper sticker, cap, or T-shirt slogan. Therefore, our attitudes are part of our identify, and help us to be aware through expression of our feelings, beliefs and values. Adaptive. If a person holds and/or expresses socially acceptable attitudes, other people will reward them with approval and social acceptance. For example, when people flatter their bosses or instructors (and believe it) or keep silent if they think an attitude is unpopular. Again, expression can be nonverbal [think politician kissing baby]. Attitudes then, are to do with being a part of a social group and the adaptive functions helps us fit in with a social group. People seek out others who share their attitudes, and develop similar attitudes to those they like. The ego-defensive function refers to holding attitudes that protect our self-esteem or that justify actions that make us feel guilty. For example, one way children might defend themselves against the feelings of humiliation they have experienced in P.E. lessons is to adopt a strongly negative attitude to all sport. People whose pride has suffered following a defeat in sport might similarly adopt a defensive attitude: Im not bothered, Im sick of rugby anyway. This
Submitted BY: M. Muzafar Nawaz (LBS)
The first use of the term behavior modification appears to have been by Edward Thorndike in 1911. His article Provisional Laws of Acquired Behavior or Learning makes frequent use of the term "modifying behavior".[1] Through early research in the 1940s and the 1950s the term was used by Joseph Wolpe's research group.The experimental tradition in clinical psychology used it to refer to psycho-therapeutic techniques derived from empirical research. It has since come to refer mainly to techniques for increasing adaptive behavior through reinforcement and decreasing maladaptive behavior through extinction or punishment (with emphasis on the former). Two related terms are behavior therapy and applied behavior analysis. Emphasizing the empirical roots of behavior modification, some authors consider it to be broader in scope and to
There is a strong emphasis on defining problems in terms of behavior that can be measured in some way. The treatment techniques are ways of altering an individual's current environment to help that individual function more fully. The methods and rationales can be described precisely. The techniques are often applied in everyday life. The techniques are based largely on principles of learning specifically operant conditioningand respondent conditioning There is a strong emphasis on scientific demonstration that a particular technique was responsible for a particular behavior change. There is a strong emphasis on accountability for everyone involved in a behavior modification program.
Applied
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Functional
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Assessments:
As was indicated previously, many of the techniques in behavior modification are attached to applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles. Discussions of ABA in schools, particularly in special education circles, generally cause educators to think of one thingfunctional behavior assessments. In essence, applied behavior analysis involves assessing the relationship between a behavior in question and the environment, and then enacting a change in the environment in the hopes of spurring a change in the behavior. A functional behavior assessment in special education is an evaluation conducted by professionals in a school which is designed to figure out what a
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Case Study
I am here to tell you about the benefits and circumstances which i disclose here to tell the viewer that how can a person can get rid from his/her bad habit. Bad habit is a habit which a person internally wants to get rid from it but due to the his surroundings and many other factors, which i mentioned in above, he think that the task to leave a bad habit is totally impossible. Whenever teacher assign me to make a project, now then I think Im gone. I hate this kind of activity in class because of my lack of confidence. I want to improve this prohibit. When i was working on the project, i used to think that the project is only the show off, it wouldnt help me out from any of the techniques. Then i started working on lack of confidence then it improves. I have applied different techniques and behaviors and it helps me a lot. During my treatment to quit the lack of confidence, i face many of the problems and hurdles but due to the my surroundings, it often difficult for me to be a confident person. As all of my family and friends are tired from it, they participated too to make me confident person.
Submitted BY: M. Muzafar Nawaz (LBS)
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Behaviors:
I felt ashamed
Consequences:
I got less marks and sue to the less marks, it affects on my CGPA. I felt sad. I used to take side from the new gathering. Its my internal feelings and I really feel to minimize it. I felt ashamed because they failed to think about my internal feelings. Same as above, I felt sad. I adapt silence and couldnt talk to any one. I got less marks due to it. They think that I feel proud.
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I cant even fight for my right Lack of communication,as I am the management student, confidence is the integral part of ones life. I cant even mix with my cousins.
Even I cant think what now Im going to do I feel like it shouldnt be present into my mind. I am interacting with my cousins till I enter into the world but why it is included into it? I am deprived from relationships and I dont like such kind of behavior. Shopkeepers make me laugh because I cant even express what I actually want to buy from it. My friends used to communicate with management as I am deprived from confidence. I cant even express my feelings to my fellows.
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My friends used to blame on me that I am not relaxing with them and dont share the feelings.
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