UNIT VI

HABITS

habits
Habits

are a from of learned behaviour. The tendency of an organism to behave in the same way as it has behaved before. It is a descriptive term denoting the repetition of a similar action in similar circumstances.

Three characteristics of habitual action :

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It is learned or acquired through repetition. A habitual action is automatic. i.e it requires little effort or attention once it has been acquired. It is performed in a Uniform way only under similar circumstances

Basis of habit formation

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Physiological basis of habit formulation lies in the plasticity of the nervous system. Psychological basis The habit of taking food in a acerbating manner, being dressed in certain clothes.

TYPES OF HABITS
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Motor or bodily habits the habitual way of walking, speaking, sitting and others. Intellectual habits Habits of thought and perception. Emotional habits refers to our habitual ways of feelings. They are called habits of character because they form an important part of our character

James Maxims or Laws of habit formation

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Start In order to form a habit 2web should make a strong start. We should start with determination and must feel the strong need of making the new habit a part of our mental equipment. Opportunities We should seize all possible opportunities that help in the formation of a habit and avoid those which do not help. For e.g-WAKING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING. Should be in the company of students who have formed this habit.

3. Practice We should practice the new habit. Mere resolution or determination will not be sufficient. We need faithful, persistent day by day practice until the desired goal has been achieved.

BREAKING BAD HABITS

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To break undesirable habits we requires the same rules as we use in forming because in reality the removal of a bad habit in place of the old bad one. We should start with a determination to break the old undesirable habit. Some find help in a promise made in public or before others. To unlearn and relearn the good counterhabit

5. Must be enthusiastic about it. 6. Fall off bad habits through disuse. 7. Let us make no exception until after the old habit has been completely broken and the new one firmly established. 8. If we have decided to break a bad habit we should start right now. 9. We should try to reform the bad habit as we by using its energy for ends which are useful and desirable. This way of reforming bad habits is known as sublimation.

ACQUIRING SKILLS
Strong desires 2. Simultaneously- all phases of performance of the task. 3. A clear, definite idea 4. Practice 5. Instructions 6. Demonstration 7. Gaps 8 emotional states 9. Intelligence
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