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    Self Defeating Behaviour

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    two approaches to the treatment of self-defeating behaviour. The approaches should be selected from those introduced in module 5.” 2530 Words “Self-defeating behavior is the idea that sometimes people knowingly do things that will cause them to fail or bring them trouble. It is defined as “any deliberate or intentional behavior that has clear‚ definitely or probably negative effects on the self or on the self’s projects.” (Wikipedia: Self-Defeating Behavior) The concept of and theories

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    Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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    life is the product of the idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy. It is that which "occurs when a person’s expectations of an event make the outcome more likely to occur than would otherwise have been true" (Adler and Towne‚ Looking Out‚ Looking In 66). Or restated‚ as Henry Ford once put it‚ "If you think you can‚ you can. If you think you can’t‚ you’re right!" This brief research paper touches on the two types of self-fulfilling prophecies‚ those that are self-imposed and those that are imposed by

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    to the treatment of self-defeating behaviour. The approaches should be selected from those introduced in module 5 Introduction In this essay I plan to describe and evaluate two approaches to the treatment of self defeating behaviour. I will do this by describing self defeating behaviour‚ including its origins‚ causes and maintenance and then I will proceed to describe two treatments that might be offered by a therapist working with this and how it would impact on the behaviour presenting itself.

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    self esteem

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    wondered about what self-esteem is and how to get more of it? Do you think your self-esteem is low? Do you know how to tell? Do you know what to do about it? Self-esteem answers the question‚ “How do I feel about who I am?” We learn self-esteem in our family of origin; we do not inherit it. Global self-esteem (about “who we are”) is normally constant. Situational self-esteem (about what we do) fluctuates‚ depending on circumstances‚ roles‚ and events. Situational self-esteem can be high at

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    Self-Defeating Behaviors

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    One of my self-defeating behaviors is that (I wonder if I’m “college material”). I often wonder at times if I really am college material I am 29 years old and have tried college before a couple of times and in the end I ended up letting things in life derail my attempts to be successful. Examples from the past include my mother’s health the death of my grandfather and the health of my grandmother. Currently my mom passed away and had her funeral last week so logically I think wow all these major

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    The act of being self-destructive does not just come to be. It occurs slowly and takes hold in individuals to varying degrees‚ contingent upon how ‘cold’ they are‚ and by their level of self-absorption and conceited desires. A combination of these characteristics can be discerned in each of the protagonists from the literary forms I studied. Each character is self-destructive‚ but the consequences of their actions and the number of people they hurt tends to magnify depending on how many of these

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    treatment of self-defeating behaviours.” Self defeating behaviours are present in every person on earth once they have developed enough and are able to copy‚ consequently our parents and siblings contribute In this essay I intend to describe what self defeating behaviours are‚ how they arise and describe how cognitive behaviour therapy and/or a person centred approach can be helpful in treating the client who presents for therapy to make changes to their lives. What is a self defeating

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    approaches to the treatment of self-defeating behaviour. Module Five Jane Ovington May 2012 Jane Ovington - Chrysalis North2A - Tutor ‚ Steven Lucas‚ page 1 of 9 Introduction This essay aims to describe and evaluate two approaches to the treatment of self defeating behaviour. To do this I am using the description of Anorexia Nervosa as a self defeating behaviour‚ one which has far reaching consequences

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    Journal entries 19­29    Journal entry 19  1) Describe a time when you felt disrespected.   The time that I have felt disrespected was when I was in the classroom and all my classmates  were there and the teacher said to all that I have a 2 on the test and I was not smart enough this  happens when I was in 6 grade and I still remember how those words hurt me‚ how  embarrassed and disrespectful I felt.    2) Describe the same experience a second time but this time revise what people said and the 

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    Describe and evaluate two approaches to the treatment of self-defeating behaviour. “Pain is inevitable… Suffering is optional.” Buddhist Scripture Introduction Self-defeating behaviour (maladaptive behaviour) is the idea that people knowingly respond to stimuli that will cause them to fail or bring them trouble. It is defined as “any deliberate or intentional behaviour that has clear‚ definitely or probably negative effects on the self or on the self’s projects” 1. Psychologists have examined

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