When an individual with dementia demonstrates challenging behaviour, resists attempts at care, and becomes aggressive, the tendency is for caregivers to seek a quick fix. Physicians are aware that the ...

2.1 The PDG was influenced by a number of different theories, concepts and accounts of behaviour and behaviour change, drawn from the social and behavioural sciences. These include: resilience, coping ...

Practitioners use a range of interventions when working with someone to improve their health. Each intervention will usually involve one or more behaviour change techniques. However, there is a lack ...

The following distills what most often helps my clients effect behavior change. While I frame it as what I do as a counselor, much of it should be useful in self help. Build on one's genetics and ...

The Government's approach to tackling anti-social behaviour must be turned on its head, Home Secretary Theresa May said today. Outlining plans which signalled a possible end for anti-social behaviour ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I’m in full throttle Research mode and as I ...

The shift in the workplace environment that occurred after the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970 has been described as one that de-emphasized the "human approach" and focused ...

While concern has been mounting for some time about the nation’s sliding academic results on several international measures, it is only recently that the function of classroom disciplinary environment ...

Evolutionary approach to animal behavior -- Diversity of behavior -- Genetics of behavior -- Development of behavior -- Nerve cells and behavior -- Organization of behavior -- Evolution of behavior: ...