Human Behavior - ATP Flight School Flashcards
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What is the definition of human behavior?
The result of attempts to satisfy certain needs.
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What needs affect human behavior?
Simple needs like food and water, as well as complex needs like respect and acceptance.
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List Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from most basic to most advanced.
Physiological, safety and security, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization.
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Describe the physiological needs.
Biological needs such as air, water, food, shelter, sleep, etc.
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How could physiological needs affect training?
A sick, hungry, or sleep-deprived students will not learn as well.
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Describe the safety and security needs.
The need to feel safe and free from harm.
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Describe the love and belonging needs.
The need for relationships, acceptance, and association.
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Describe the self-esteem needs.
The need for self-respect and confidence in one’s ability or competence.
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Describe the self-actualization needs.
The need to do what one feels born to do or pursue one’s dreams and life goals.
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What is a defense mechanism?
An unconscious mental process used to protect one’s self image by softening feelings of failure and guilt
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List the defense mechanisms.
Denial, repression, displacement, rationalization, compensation, projection, reaction formation, and fantasy.
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Describe denial.
Refusing to accept reality because it is too threatening, or minimizing reality into a diluted form.
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Describe repression.
Trying to forget about things that make one feel uncomfortable.
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Describe compensation.
Counterbalancing perceived weaknesses by emphasizing strengths.
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Describe projection.
Blaming someone else for one’s own faults.