Fundamentals of Human Behavior: FR - Pascualsalas, Os M

FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOR
FR.PASCUAL SALAS,OS
M
NATURE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Any act of an individual person

which is considered human
behavior is a reflection of his
thoughts, feelings and emotions.
It mirrors his needs, values,
motivation, inspiration, conflicts
and state of life. Behavior,
therefore, consists of all human
activities.
refers to the range of

behaviors exhibited by
humans and which are
influenced by culture,
attitudes, emotions, values,
ethics, authority, rapport,
hypnosis, persuasion,
coercion and genetics.
The behavior of humans (and other

organisms or even mechanisms)
falls within a range with some
behavior being common, some
unusual, some acceptable, and
some outside acceptable limits.
SCOPE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Human behavior is studied by

the specialised academic
disciplines of psychiatry,
psychology, social work,
sociology, economics, and
anthropology.
Human behavior is experienced

throughout an individual’s
entire lifetime. It includes the
way they act based on different
factors such as genetics, social
norms, core faith, and attitude.
GENETICS: Behaviour is
impacted by certain traits
each individual has.
Social norms also impact

behaviour. Due to the inherently
conformist nature of human society
in general, humans are pressurised
into following certain rules and
display certain behaviours in
society, which conditions the way
people behave.
Core faith can be perceived

through the religion and
philosophy of that individual.
Attitude can be defined as "the

degree to which the person has a
favorable or unfavorable
evaluation of the behavior in
question.”
CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOR
 WINDOWS OF THE WORLD: SENSING AND

PERCEIVING
 PRIMARY SENSES
 HUMAN ORGANISM IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO
ITS ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OF THESE SENSES
 EACH SENSE REPRESENTED BY RECEPTOR
ORGANS
BEHAVIOR
VISUAL RECEPTORS
AUDITORY RECEPTORS
TASTE RECEPTORS
BEHAVIOR
SENSATION: IS A TERM
APPLIED TO WHAT OCCURS
EACH TIME A RECEPTOR
ORGAN IS STIMULATED.
SIGHT, HEARING, TASTE,
TOUCH, SMELL, KINESTHETIC
SENSE, VESTIBULAR SENSE,
INTERNAL SENSE
BEHAVIOR
• KINESTHETIC SENSE: SENSE OF

THE BODY MOVEMENT,
POSTURE, AND WEIGHT
• VESTIBULAR SENSE: SENSE OF
BALANCE
• INTERNAL SENSE
(INTEROCEPTOR): SENSE OF
HUNGER, THIRST
BEHAVIOR
 PERCEPTION: IS THE PROCESS THROUGH

WHICH THE VARIOUS SENSATIONS ARE
INTERPRETED AND ORGANIZED INTO
MEANINGFUL PATTERNS.
 INVOLVES “BECOMING AWARE OF OBJECTS,
QUALITIES OR RELATIONS BY WAY OF THE
SENSES ORGANS”
BEHAVIOR
 STIMULUS CHARACTERISTICS
 SIZE – LARGE PICTURES AND LOUD NOISES
RECEIVE MORE ATTENTION THAN SMALL
PICTURES AND SOFT SOUNDS.
 CONTRAST – TWO SOUNDS OR TWO COLORS
THAT CONTRAST WITH EACH OTHER MAY
ATTRACT ATTENTION THAN TWO THAT ARE
SIMILAR.
BEHAVIOR
COLOR – CERTAIN COLORS AND

COLOR COMBINATIONS ATTRACT
NOTICE THAN OTHERS.
MOVEMENT – A MOVING OBJECT
IS MORE LIKELY TO BE NOTICED
THAN A STILL OBJECT.
BEHAVIOR
UNIQUENESS AND NOVELTY –

THE NEW AND UNUSUAL GAIN
ATTENTION. (OLD AND FAMILIAR
BLEND WITH THE NEW AND
UNIQUE)
REPETITION – ATTRACTS
ATTENTION IF IT APPEARS OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
BEHAVIOR
 PERCEIVER CHARACTERISTICS
 NEEDS – HUNGER, LOVE
 EXPERIENCES – PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES ALSO
AFFECTS ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION
 SET – BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES, IT
HAPPENS TO ANTICIPATE OF EXPECT THAT
THEY WILL OCCUR.
 PERSONAL RIGIDITY – BEING RIGID AND
INFLEXIBLE AFFECT PERCEPTION.
BEHAVIOR
PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY – REFERS

TO A PROCESS BY WHICH WE
INTERPRET SENSATIONS TO COINCIDE
WITH WHAT IS NORMAL, RATHER
THAN PERCEIVING THEM AS
OBJECTIVE SENSATIONS.
DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS INCLUDE
ILLUSIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS.
MODELS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
PASSIVE
AGGRESSIV
EASSERTIVE

PASSIVE-
AGGRESSIVE
ALTERNATOR - switch between

passive and aggressive, which is
different to passive-aggressive
ASSERTIVENESS – the ultimate
goal.
what type of primary behavior you
use by reading the examples.
 Mary was referred to a counsellor as she was

simply run down and suffering depression and
anxiety. Mary is a lawyer, maintaining a full-time
job, married and has a daughter. Mary's mother
relies on Mary for everything, even though she is
fit and healthy and can do things for herself
without impairment. She has Mary driving her to
appointments, helping to clean her home, take her
shopping, etc. Mary's sister, who won't do a thing
or talk with Mary, only thinks Mary is chasing all
their mothers money for inheritance.
 Marys husband worked part-time, did little

around the house, left cooking for Mary and most
of the cleaning. Mary was missing out on
spending time with her daughter, even though her
daughter constantly demanded playtime from
Mary. Her daughter required to be cared for with
duties, cleaning her room, meals, clothes washed,
etc. Her daughter blamed Mary for not spending
any time with her to play, as all she did was work
and help others.
 Mary was snowed down and behind at work, felt

inadequate and was hoping her partners didn't
catch on that she was behind. For every client she
completed, another two would hit her desk. She
knew that it was coming that she could no longer
hide her failure to complete her work from the
firms partners. She felt like an imposter, and was
just waiting to be discovered. She has been passed
over for a pay rise, she was constantly criticized
for forgetting about important meetings.
Marys life had become unmanageable.

Marys actions to try and constantly please
everyone was failing her in every area, her
depression and anxiety overwhelmed her,
affecting her employment, her
relationships, her self-esteem and self-
worth as a human being.
 ???
The Passive Style

"Damn it", Shirley states, "I forgot to bring

the questionnaires again." This has been
going on for two weeks now, Shirley failing
to bring in the questionnaires she claimed
to have completed. Regardless, Shirley's
behavior was beginning to state she was
depressed. What was clear is that Shirley
feared others, which she accepted, though
her anger showed, which she couldn't admit
to.
 Shirley was in her 30's and worked in a Government

office. The floor was all open cubicles, and office politics
and gossip was prevalent at all times. Shirley dwelt on the
office politics, from who was being promoted, who got the
cubicle or office with a view, every piece of gossip.
During counseling, Shirley smiled when discussing office

politics, admitting to deceptive maneuvering behind her
supervisors and colleagues back. When asked if she has
ever raised her issues or concerns with her supervisors,
she had not done so. She claimed it was better to do things
"behind the scenes" to achieve her purpose.
 Basically, Shirley was ignoring some tasks, others

she was doing poorly, knowing she wouldn't get
picked to do them again, and some she would
sneakily palm off to co-workers, getting them to
do it and claim it as her own. The only problem
with all this behavior, was that Shirley was
consistently passed over for promotion, even
though she had near the most knowledge about
the organizations inner workings. She was
emotionally close with nobody, and slighted
anyone who would show resentment towards her.
Her private life was no different. She was single since a

divorce years earlier, feared rejection so she didn't date,
and even though one of her best traits was making
others laugh, she used it to keep people at arms length.
Shirley had no friends as a result.
Shirley simply feared facing people, she feared
confrontation even when she knew she was right, or felt
attacked, and instead she would bottle up her emotion
and get them back when the time was right, where she
could not be held accountable.
 ???
Passive-
Aggressive
Behavior
Jason owns a local car dealership, employing 10

others as part of sales and support staff. Jason is a
snappy dresser, confident, full of self-esteem. The
problem though is that Jason's wife has given him
an ultimatum, seek counseling or she is leaving him
due to his aggressive behavior.
 Jason was pretty dissatisfied with life. He was

under constant pressure running his business,
dealing with difficult suppliers, finding adequate
employee's who didn't require constant
supervision to do their job. As a result, Jason
found himself often losing his temper at work,
which came home with him as well. He would
order his employee's around, micro-managing.
He would shout at suppliers. His anger got that
bad, he even got aggressive with some customers
and removed them from his premises for being
difficult.
Jason bossed his wife and kids around, ordering

and demanding from them. When he wasn't yelling,
he would place "no talk" time on his family, no
answering anything they had to say and calling it
his quiet time, completely ignoring them. Jason
dismissed his wife's views and her feelings.
Jason communicated to his counselor that he knew

his family was now going around him, avoiding
him, doing things without consulting with him or
involving him, due to his anger. He was over-
protective of his children, trying to protect them too
much, which was in itself aggressive and abusive
to the realities of the world. To Jason, he needed
control, and if he didn't have it, then he had to
threaten others until he got it.
???
Aggressive Behavior
Alternating Behavior
can often be found in people
with mood and personality
disorders
Schizophrenics
Assertive Behavior
a behavior where all persons
desires are respected
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN

Any act of an individual person

refers to the range of

The behavior of humans (and other

Human behavior is studied by

Human behavior is experienced

Social norms also impact

Core faith can be perceived

Attitude can be defined as "the

 WINDOWS OF THE WORLD: SENSING AND

• KINESTHETIC SENSE: SENSE OF

 PERCEPTION: IS THE PROCESS THROUGH

COLOR – CERTAIN COLORS AND

UNIQUENESS AND NOVELTY –

PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY – REFERS

ALTERNATOR - switch between

 Mary was referred to a counsellor as she was

 Marys husband worked part-time, did little

 Mary was snowed down and behind at work, felt

Marys life had become unmanageable.

The Passive Style

"Damn it", Shirley states, "I forgot to bring

 Shirley was in her 30's and worked in a Government

During counseling, Shirley smiled when discussing office

 Basically, Shirley was ignoring some tasks, others

Her private life was no different. She was single since a

Jason owns a local car dealership, employing 10

 Jason was pretty dissatisfied with life. He was

Jason bossed his wife and kids around, ordering

Jason communicated to his counselor that he knew

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