UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR

BEHAVIOR Aspects of Behavior (ISEP-PMA)

 Organism’s responses to stimulation or 1. Intellectual – mental processes such as decision

environment. making, reasoning and solving problems.
2. Social – Interaction and relationship with other
Two basic Types of Behavior people.
3. Emotional – concerns with our feelings, moods
1. Inherited
and temper.
- Any behavioral response or reflex exhibited
4. Psychosexual – state of being whether man or
by people due to their genetic endowment
woman; referring to our expression of love to
or the process of natural selection.
another person irrespective of sex.
- Otherwise known as Innate Behavior
5. Political – Aspect of behavior involving our
2. Learned
ideology towards government.
- Involves cognitive adaptation that enhances
6. Moral – pertains to our conscience whether the
the human beings ability to cope with
action is good or bad.
changes in the environment
- Called as Operant Behavior

Kinds of Behavior (CORVS) TYPES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR (IHCS)

1. Conscious and Unconscious 1. Instinctive – This type of behavior is unlearned

- Conscious Behavior; when a person is since the person’s action is dictated by his
aware of his actions. instinct.
- Unconscious or Unaware; acts are 2. Habitual – Deals with the person’s motor,
embedded in one’s sub consciousness emotional and language that is regularly
2. Overt and Covert repeated and tend to occur subconsciously.
- Overt behavior; directly observable, 3. Complex – Characterized by two or more
outwardly manifested. habitual behavior occur I one situation.
- Covert behavior; not visible to the naked 4. Symbolic – Type of behavior happens when a
eye, hidden. person uses sign as subtitles for words to
3. Rational and Irrational describe a particular thing or event.
- Rational; done with sanity.
- Irrational; done without knowing the 1. Primarily Native or Learned
nature and consequences of the action. Drives- states that a driving force originates
4. Voluntary and Involuntary from natural need, like thirst.
- Voluntary; act done willingly Instinct- refers to an innate biological force
- Involuntary; body activities and process which commands an individual to behave in a
that we cannot stop even we are sleeping particular way.
like breathing circulation of the blood and Learning- a relatively permanent change in
metabolism. behavior that occurs as a result of prior
5. Simple and Complex experience.
- Simple; less number of neurons used. 2. Evoked by External Stimuli or Internal Need
- Complex; more number of neurons used. 3. Automatic, Voluntary, Conscious, Motor or
Intentional
 ATTRIBUTES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR (E-D-IQ) HOW PEOPLE TRANSACT? (C-NC)
1. Extensity- focuses in size, distance and
location. 1. Complimentary- happens when the stimulus
and response patterns from one ego state to
2. Duration- deals with the function of time.
3. Intensity- centers of terms of magnitude another are parallel.
2. Non-Complimentary- characterized when the
4. Quantity- concerned with normal and
abnormal traits stimulus and response patterns from one ego
state to another are Not Parallel.
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HUMAN BEHAVIOR (HEL)
DEFENSE MECHANISM (CAW)
2. Environment- consists of the condition and
- When a person is threatened by severe
factors that surround and influence an
individual. emotional injury arising from frustration, he
resorts to unconscious psychological
3. Learning- the process by which behavior
changes because of experience or practice. processed which serve as a psychological
equilibrium.
CAUSE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR (SPA) 1. Compromise Reaction (C-SIS)
A. Compensation- process of balancing
1. Sensation (VAGOC) – relates to the feeling of inferiority by doing well in another activity,
impression or stimulus; categorized into five, to one thinks could succeed.
with; B. Substitution- process of replacing an
a. Visual – sense of sight unattainable or unacceptable goal by one
b. Auditory- sense of hearing that is attainable or acceptable.
c. Gustatory- sense of taste C. Isolation- process of avoiding conflict
d. Olfactory- sense of smell D. Sublimation- process of changing
e. Cutaneous- sense of touch unacceptable impulses or needs into
2. Perception- deals with the person’s knowledge socially and culturally acceptable channels
of a given stimulus which largely helps to or means.
determine the actual behavioral response in a 2. AGGRESSIVE REACTION (SDP)
given situation. A. Suicide- process of destroying oneself.
3. Awareness- concerned with psychological B. Displacement- process of directing anger to
activity based on the interpretation and something other than the one e is
experience of object or stimulus. somewhat angry at.
WAYS ON HOW PEOPLE INTERACT (CAP) C. Projection- process of blaming other’s for
one’s own mistake.
1. Child Ego (RED SID) 3. Withdrawal (DR-FNR)
- Rebellious, Emotional, Dependent, Selfish, A. Depression- process of excluding memories
Impatient and Demanding. causing pain.
2. Adult Ego (RFC WF) B. Regression- process of going back to a
- Reasons, Factual Co-equal, Worthy and pattern of behaving which was proper to an
Flexible. earlier stage of development.
3. Parent Ego (PIERR) C. Fantasy- also known as daydreaming;
- Protective, Idealistic, Evaluative, Righteous process of imagining sequence of events.
and Refers to laws, rules and standards. D. Nomadism- process of traveling, migrating
or loitering as a form of withdrawal from
the present problem or sad reality of life.
 E. Reaction Formation- doing the opposite of PSYCHOANALYTICAL THEORY OF HUMAN PERSONALITY
that we do not want to recognize. (IES)

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? What is ID?

- Branch of knowledge regarding human  Refers to the unconscious Instinctual Drive of a

behavior. person which is based on the Principle of
- Comes from two greek words: Pleasure.
- Pysche which means mind  Contains all the urges and impulses included
- Logos which means knowledge or study. libido because the satisfaction of it gives
- “Study of the mind” enjoyment to the person.

What is EGO?

- A systematized knowledge that is gathered  The only part of conscious personality that is
by carefully observing and measuring dominated by the Principle of Reality.
events.  Tries to mediate the demands of the Id and
prohibition of the superego.
- A behavioral science, therefore, aims to
explain, predict, and control human What is SUPER EGO?
behavior.
 The conscience of man which is the unconscious
part of our personality.
Psychologist  Represented by the Voice of God,
commandment of the community or self-
 The person who is expert in Psychology goodwill and sense of right and wrong.
 Uses different methods and techniques of
science in order to investigate behavior and
mental processes. PERSONALITY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

WHAT IS CRIMINAL PYSCHOLOGY? Is there a criminal personality?

 Behavior is what can be observed from outside.  Researcher have shown varied and
 Mental processes refer to our thoughts, contradictory findings as to whether or not be
feelings, sensations, and various internal distinctive personality pattern of the criminal or
processes. personality traits are considered causative
 Crminal Psychology is the study of criminal factors of criminal behavior.
activities, behavior and conduct in an attempt
to discover intermittent patterns and to create
set of laws about his behavior.
 Intersection of Psychology and Criminology as
well as the criminal justice.
 Enhances the study of behavior of the offenders
an dimprove the investigation of the crime by
adding a psychological component such as the
mental health status.