Behavior Modification
April 26, 2006 by Cheryl Montgomery-Nolan · Leave a Comment
Day 91 of 100: How our Behaviours are Created.
Here’s how our brain works.
There are 2 sides of the brain, the Left hemisphere and the Right hemisphere. The Left side handles logic, thought and reason, known as the Cognitive side. The Right side is for pictures, sound and feelings, known as the Affective side.
Our behaviours are determined by a combination of the Cognitive and Affective sides of our brains, our Thoughts and our Feelings.
Therefore, if you want to change your behaviours (addictions, codependence, communications, success, etc.) we gotta look at the Thoughts we have created (our Beliefs, Values and Ideals) and our Feelings (anger, sadness, joy, love, etc) which underlie all behaviors.
In other words, if you don’t like who you are, and what you’re doing… or your actions are just not working for you or for your relationships… you CAN change it! You have total control!
To read more, get Doc’s book "Taking Control of Your Life", which explains the Cognitive-Affective-Behavioural model of therapy.
Good luck with it all.
- Matt
