Design a chart/matrix that incorporates a plan to change your personal behavior.

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Design a chart/matrix that incorporates a plan to change your personal behavior. Include the following: 1. Select a specific behavior you want to change. 2. Design a chart/matrix with the following delineated columns: date, setting, people, behavior, and consequences. 3. Record behavior for 3 days in chart/matrix. 4. Devise plan to change behavior by creating a positive consequence for avoiding the behavior, or a negative consequence for acting out the undesired behavior. 5. Write a short evaluation of your progress each day.

Explanation / Answer

1. Specific behaviour to be changed: Argumentative Behaviour

2. Observation of Behaviour

3. Plan for changing behaviour:

a) Taking time to react, thinking before acting out
b) Remembering the consequences of each behaviour:
Positive consequence for avoiding behaviour: Better relations with people, peace, harmony, improved social position, positive feedback from others, more inclusion
Negative consequence for repeating the behaviour: Disharmony, deteriorating relations with people, exclusion and isolation

5. Evaluation of Progress
Day 1: Difficulty in controlling impulsive behaviour
Day 2: Slight control over responses, finding more ways to calm oneself
Day 3: Improved reactions and decreased aggression in responding to others

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