In the early twentieth century, the French psychologist Pierre Janet developed a general psychology concept of personality - the psychology of behavior.
The concept became natural for the French sociological school, where a person appeared to be a product of social development. Until this time, psychology has seen a certain gap between the psyche and the behavior of the individual, much more popular was the psychology of the associative. But since we live in a society, we are forced to constantly interact with others whose interests sometimes differ from our own. We resolve all the conflicts that have arisen in different ways: someone acts passively, someone goes on a compromise, and someone shows aggression .
The concept of behavior in psychology has continuously deepened, implying not just a response to a certain stimulus, but a constant interaction of our organism with the surrounding world.
Psychology as a science of human behavior can explain many violations in our psyche associated with violence of will in overcoming internal conflict: neuroses, hysteria, psychasthenia, etc. Behavior, as a subject of psychology, allows psychologists to correct the role of patients.
Since then, not a single book has been written about the psychology of human behavior and activity. One of the main textbooks that are included in the program of universities, as well as the recommended for independent study by social workers, teachers and psychiatrists is V.Mendelevich's book "The Psychology of Deviant Behavior ". In it, you can find both normal and deviant behavioral types of people's behavior, in addition, at the end of each section a list of recommended literature is presented. Being interested in the psychology of the behavior of an individual, one should not project it onto groups of people. The crowd is driven by a completely different force, and therefore the psychology of mass behavior is different from the psychology of the behavior of the individual.
In this article, we'll look at three basic behavioral types of our interaction with other people.
Passive behavior
Passive behavior is the result of our character. Passive people do not know how to clearly articulate their needs and, as a rule, go on about others. Actions are often devoid of certainty, lack of willpower can be accompanied by a feeling of inferiority. Passivity is not necessarily a lifestyle, sometimes we choose a similar style of behavior, deciding that the intended result is not worth the effort and effort. Those for whom passive behavior is common, often tormented by the question: did they act correctly in a given situation.
Aggressive behavior
Aggression implies the suppression of the rights of another person and self-assertion by reducing the merits of others. This behavior refers to the active position, but aggression is directed only at destruction. Often, aggressive behavior is associated with the psychology of men, while apathy and passivity are more characteristic of women. Self-realization due to humiliation - evidence of lack of self-confidence.
Compromise behavior
The search for a compromise does not mean passivity, in this case a person tries to find a way to control what is happening. Compromise indicates adequate self-esteem, as well as positive thinking. For this type of behavior is characterized by a robust share of self-criticism and the ability to take responsibility for their decisions. With passive and aggressive behavior, we somehow create difficulties through other people, while compromise behavior does not involve a struggle for survival, but rational interaction.
It is the ability to self-regulation of one's behavior that is considered in psychology of behavior to be the highest criterion for the development of our personality.