Peter Kohly
Professor Lusk
Mgmt 340
11/5/15
Why People Behave the Way they do Human behavior plays an important role in nearly every aspect of life. The way people perceive themselves versus the way they are perceived by others is often the source of friction in the workplace, families, and life in general. This friction comes in the form of arguments, failure to meet the expectations of others, and other various factors that many people have to deal with in daily life. Human behavior is the basis of all success and failures. Understanding the underlying causes of both your own and other’s behavior can significantly improve your success in life. Human behavior has an enormous impact on the way leaders perform their roles and how others perceive …show more content…
One’s internal factors are the cause of how they interact with us. Self-concept consist of our ideal self and our ideal image. Our ideal self takes into account all of our Values, Assumptions, Beliefs, and, expectations (VABES). Factors such as what we see as good and bad, and right and wrong have an enormous impact on the person we strive to be. The self-image is our comparison of who we are and our current self-image, versus who need to be, in comparison to our ideal self. All people have an ideal image because the ideal image is a culmination of all of our VABES. Very few see their self-image on perfect tract with their ideal self. The difference is how a person interprets this difference. If one sees their ideal as attainable, and they are contempt with who they are in their current state then they are self-actualized. If a person cannot handle the current gap between their self-image and their ideal image, then they are not …show more content…
If you want the ability to deal with others and understand the internal factors that contribute to their external behaviors, then you must first determine your own internal factors and be content with them. We can ensure we are self-actualized by first meeting our physiological demands, followed by a sense of security, social stability and self-esteem. In a work environment you may have to deal with others that really may despise you no matter what you do, so it is very important that the basic needs for self-actualization come from a family member or friend that has unconditional love and support for you. The unconditional love and support can be seen as a personal shield from external factors that may have a negative impact on
Professor Lusk
Mgmt 340
11/5/15
Why People Behave the Way they do Human behavior plays an important role in nearly every aspect of life. The way people perceive themselves versus the way they are perceived by others is often the source of friction in the workplace, families, and life in general. This friction comes in the form of arguments, failure to meet the expectations of others, and other various factors that many people have to deal with in daily life. Human behavior is the basis of all success and failures. Understanding the underlying causes of both your own and other’s behavior can significantly improve your success in life. Human behavior has an enormous impact on the way leaders perform their roles and how others perceive …show more content…
One’s internal factors are the cause of how they interact with us. Self-concept consist of our ideal self and our ideal image. Our ideal self takes into account all of our Values, Assumptions, Beliefs, and, expectations (VABES). Factors such as what we see as good and bad, and right and wrong have an enormous impact on the person we strive to be. The self-image is our comparison of who we are and our current self-image, versus who need to be, in comparison to our ideal self. All people have an ideal image because the ideal image is a culmination of all of our VABES. Very few see their self-image on perfect tract with their ideal self. The difference is how a person interprets this difference. If one sees their ideal as attainable, and they are contempt with who they are in their current state then they are self-actualized. If a person cannot handle the current gap between their self-image and their ideal image, then they are not …show more content…
If you want the ability to deal with others and understand the internal factors that contribute to their external behaviors, then you must first determine your own internal factors and be content with them. We can ensure we are self-actualized by first meeting our physiological demands, followed by a sense of security, social stability and self-esteem. In a work environment you may have to deal with others that really may despise you no matter what you do, so it is very important that the basic needs for self-actualization come from a family member or friend that has unconditional love and support for you. The unconditional love and support can be seen as a personal shield from external factors that may have a negative impact on