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Simply Behaviour - Habits

Simply Behaviour - Habits

By George Hales

Introduction to podcast series from Simply Behaviour. PhD Psychology researcher and clinical behaviour analyst Georgina Hales presents this series on habitual behaviour, learning and responding in humans.
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How punishment escalates behaviour, shapes frustration and increases the risk of fall out!

Simply Behaviour - HabitsMar 31, 2021

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Emotional Sobriety- Finding fault in others as a deflection

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Why punishment and social media blockers shape up bad behaviour.

Why punishment and social media blockers shape up bad behaviour.

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How punishment escalates behaviour, shapes frustration and increases the risk of fall out!

How punishment escalates behaviour, shapes frustration and increases the risk of fall out!

What is punishment, who does it punish and is it really punishment?
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Creatures of habit don’t go on to become addicts!

Creatures of habit don’t go on to become addicts!

Looking at the Creature of Habit scale (Ersche eat al., 2019) and how it maps onto frequency, impulse control and compulsive factors.
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Abstinence, Pavlovian Conditioning & Uncoupling The Cues For Addiction.

Abstinence, Pavlovian Conditioning & Uncoupling The Cues For Addiction.

We talk about using technology, how abstinence works and why habits are elicited.
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The Habit Podcast Talks About: Stress, Impulse Control, Compulsion & An Acceptance Metaphor For Dealing With Stress

Bite size podcast on stress, how to continue on and how to overcome impulse control. To find out more go to www.simplybehaviour.com

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Changing the reinforcement schedule, arranging the antecedents and increasing productivity at home d

Changing the reinforcement schedule, arranging the antecedents and increasing productivity at home d

Trailing of technology to reduce both wifi and screen time.
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