The behavior that I chose for modification is my tendency to indulge in negative thinking. I chose this behavior because I play a major role in how I see myself others and the world around me. The behavior is emotionally driven. I’m a sensitive person, so I’m easily affected by my environment. The things that trigger the behavior are usually situations that are out of my control and/or situations that I feel like I should’ve offered a better response. How I respond emotionally to a circumstance lead up to my negative thinking. When I indulge in this behavior, I tend to put myself down. I may feel inadequate and neglect to see the positive within what I perceive to be negative. The consequence of this behavior is the altered perception of the world, lack of trust, change in mood, isolation, and a lack of interest in …show more content…
According to the log, the first week consisted of an extensive number of negative comments. I noticed that I was so accustomed to making negative comment about myself that I was doing it unconsciously. Within the second week little data recorded; however, I managed to record one negative comment. I failed to counter a positive response. As I previously stated, little data was recorded within the third week; however, the total number of negative and positive comments equaled up to one. No information was collected on the fourth week; however, improvements were made on the final week of intervention.
There were some modifications done regarding the behavior. I’ve become more aware of my own thoughts and learned how to control them. Circumstances almost instantaneously trigger negative emotions, which soon after produces a negative thought; however, thoughts are later countered into positive statements. In the process of me modifying this behavior, I noticed how my positive thoughts caused me to look forward to positive outcomes. Despite the inconsistency of data logging, the assignment remained my
Award-winning author Mandy Hale once stated, “Without negativity, life would be amazing.” However, this statement does not always prove to be true. Today’s modern community generates a judgement that negative experiences will ruin your life, but studies show that negativity can actually result in positive change. For example, negativity can positively change teenagers actions, introduce teenager’s to more supportive environments, and help fix broken relationships.
If someone thinks negatively towards something the outcome will not be good, and vice versa. Thinking you can achieve the American dream is a major key in doing so, and some Americans are already on the right track. In the U.S., a survey showed that 36 percent of Americans say they have achieved the dream, and another 46 percent believe they are on the path of achieving it. It is not so easy, though, to always look on the bright side. Sometimes it seems as if nothing is going right; that is when negativity occurs. People can argue that mindset has little impact on the outcome, or that it does not matter how positive a person is because some things are just not meant to be. An article, however, proves this wrong. The paper argues how negative emotions prevent humans from flourishing; it also states, “if your ratio of positive to negative emotions is greater than 2.9013 to one, you will flourish both physically and psychologically.” If a person believes in themselves, they are more likely to accomplish their
1. Your uncle consumes a quart of whiskey per day; he has trouble remembering the names of those around him.
Creating ways to handle problems with guidance approach are very much like a journey to me. Teachers practice guidance when they help children to learn from their mistakes, rather than punish them for mistake they make, and it should not be considered as misbehaviour, but as mistaken behaviour. This reminds us that Child is just at the beginning of a lifelong learning process. At this stage we all make mistakes. Mistaken behaviour is made up of three different levels which in themselves explain each level in the learning process as they lack the experience and interaction to know the difference and therefore make errors in judgement in their actions. The three levels
In a situation where an individual lingers over how a consequence would have been different if they did things contrarily, is also known as upward counterfactual. It is where there is a higher intent to prepare, higher determination and overall enhanced performance. More so, this is a result of dissatisfaction with current performance and a motivation to improve outcome (Markman & McMullen, 2003), by coming up with new ways. It is often linked with an increment in self-efficacy through individual experiences that are usually tied with emotions of regret or disappointment. Contrariwise, downward counterfactual recognizes how a consequence may possibly be unpleasant and adverse than the actual outcome. It is where individuals identifies and are satisfied with what they have, knowing that it could have been otherwise (McCrea, 2008). This gives rise to emotions shifting from happiness to being at ease (Galinsky & Moskowitz,
Aggression is any behavior that results in physical or emotional injury to a person or animal, or one that leads to property damage or destruction. Kostenik,et. al, (2014) identified that aggression can either be physical or verbal. Aggression is a behavior characterized by verbal or physical attack, yet it may be appropriate and self-protective or destructive and violent (Perry, 2007). Further, aggression is a spontaneous, impulsive act of anger. It is observable behavior which can depreciate, threaten, or hurt a person or destroy an object. It is unplanned and usually occurs during times of stress (Long and Brendtro, cited by Zirpoli, 2014). Aggression is viewed as a loss of self-control or an impulse break-through. Aggressive
According to Penguin English dictionary (2002), research is aimed at making discoveries, establishing facts or enabling new conclusions. Nursing research is essential in health car e setting. It can defined as a systematic and rigorous collection of data and used not only to help nurses but to clients behaviour attitudes and other factors that influence the delivery of care (Parahoo, 1997)
The other 12 participants were normally speaking children (no stutters) randomly selected from the orphanage. Six normally speaking children were put in the positive therapy group and the other six were put in the negative therapy group. During the experiment, the positive therapy group received positive feedback about their speech; they got encouragement and praise for their speech. Stutterers in this group showed signs of improvement and the normal speaking orphanage children in this group were not affected. However, the negative therapy group children were made more self-conscious about their speech, and they were lectured about their stuttering. The normal speaking children in this group showed signs of psychological trauma after the 5 month experiment and they developed lifelong speech problems. The stutterers in this group did not show any
Cognitive Behavioral therapy – for this disorder, the therapist and patient will focus on developing more assertiveness along with more positive attitudes and outlook of themselves as they relate to their environment and in social relationships.
Although Merry Go Round Learning Center had their rules posted in separate categories for different areas, such as outside and inside, they did not have a formal behavior expectation matrix. Based on the rules observed at the center a sample matrix has been made. See Appendix A for the behavior expectation matrix.
According to other participants who are high on defensive pessimism, thinking more negatively is a good motivation for them to take necessary actions. Also, one participant added: “If you’re negative you stress more, and a bit of stress is good.” Hence, it is deemed that this kind of pessimism encourages the individual to move forward. It can be used as a tool to fulfil their performance needs.
Study 4 hypothesized that weakening evidence for negative desires reduces intentionality judgments for negative side effects. Conversely, increasing evidence for positive desire should increase intentionality judgements for positive side effects. Two different modified versions of Knobe’s vignette were presented to participants and were asked the same yes or no intentionality and desire questions (dependent variables) as in Study 1. 89 people were presented with a regretful CEO who claimed it was unfortunate if the environment got harmed, but profits needed to increase. Inversely, 39 people were presented with a cheerful CEO who was excited about increasing profits just as much as aiding the environment. Compared to Study 1, negative intentions
Mr. Nelson has described Nicole (8 years old) as doing well academically and often finishes her in-class work more quickly than the other children, however, he is concerned with the amount of time that Nicole disrupts the class by talking to her classmates during class.
I agree with your analysis on how the scenario should have been approached. It is very clear that the supervisor was rude and inappropriate. This conversation should have occurred in a private area and one-on-one. Respect for staff and active listening are better ways to help this employee. I like how your team implemented positive behavior into a negative situation. I believe implementing positivity into the unit can help find more solutions to problems. Negativity tends to just create more hostility and problems. I found caring for my self as an important skill I need to implement as leader. It is important for a good leader to recognize that their own needs are greater. Roll, Stark, Hoekstra, Hazel, and Barton (2012) found in their research
Our studies found that nonconformity leads to positive inferences of status and competence when it is associated with deliberateness and intentionality. In other words, observers attribute heightened status and competence to a nonconforming individual when they believe he or she is aware of an accepted, established norm and is able to conform to it, but instead deliberately decides not to. In Zuckerberg’s case, for example, many observers saw his decision to wear a hoodie on his tour of the most important Wall Street banks to be a deliberate choice.