behavioral change
Altered action patterns
Behavioral change is a shift in how someone acts, especially when that shift is deliberate or therapeutic.
The term appears frequently in psychology, public health, and self-improvement contexts: The program focuses on behavioral change rather than quick fixes.
It implies sustained modification of habits or patterns, not momentary adjustment.
Often the goal of interventions targeting smoking, diet, exercise, or addiction.
- nudgesLight prompting touches
- positive reinforcementStrengthening behavior through rewards
- force of habitAutomatic repeated behavior
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- baby stepsCautious incremental progress
bad habits · unlearning · peer pressure · behavioral therapy · self-regulation · behavioral economics · cognition · incentives · mindfulness practices · social support · feedback loops · workplace conditions · prevention · resilience · group dynamics · education programs · urban design · personality traits
- reinventionfresh start, starting over, new beginning, clean slate, new chapter
- social psychologyconformity, social influence, attribution, groupthink, social proof
- adaptationsfilm adaptation, film adaptations, movie adaptation, TV adaptation, TV adaptations
- EQ skillsemotional intelligence, EQ, self-regulation, emotional awareness, emotion recognition
- government outreachpublic information, PSAs, public service announcements, public notices, community outreach
- sport psychologymental toughness, flow state, self-talk, concentration, confidence
behavioral changestatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
routine · sameness · stability · habit · predictability
behavioral changeinflexibility
Quality of being unbending
intractability · stubbornness · recalcitrance · immutability · fixed mindset
behavioral changerelapse
Return to former illness
recidivism · reversion · backsliding · falling back · deterioration