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Human behavior refers to the array of every physical action and even the observable emotions which are always associated with particular individuals. This is entirely the human race and some behaviors are certain to change with the relevant changes in age and some may be much consistent while some may also arise from the social settings where a person lives and even other influences from other groups and cultures of different people. They may be uncommon, usual and acceptable and are experienced throughout and individuals’ lifetime and factors that drive it include the attitude and even the genetics of people as well as the social norms which are put in place to govern people.

We have a different perspective such as humanistic which emphasizes the inherent values of individuals as well as well as the social behavior which involves the interaction with the environment. Things which motivate human behavior also include the psychodynamic perspective and also the social constructionist which focuses on the learning and interaction of individuals with each other. Some other oppression in social life results to the conflict perspective and other related behaviors depicted by different people in particular settings.

The theoretical perspectives that I closely align with are the systems perspective, chaos theory and the conflict perspective. This is because in systems perspective, it always sees the behaviors as the results of the reciprocal interactions of people who strive within social systems that are directly or even indirectly linked. This is because we have been affected by this theory since the past olden days when social workers began looking at this sense of change as the outcomes of the interactions. It is also very much important to know that chaos theory depicted negative feedback loops as very much important in the systems making it very much ideally to consider. In the conflict perspective, it looks at the cause of human behavior and the source of such conflicts which arise among the systems. In the cultural arenas where different communities have different ethnic rules and regulations, the traditions of conflict perspective are revealed which are of much help in knowing the theories of human behavior. In understanding the human behavior, one has to rely on multiple theories because they are all interrelated and one perspective leads to the other .In the systems perspective, it reveals how social work adopted functionalist sociology which refers to usual human behaviors occupying a particular social position to maintain a good balance. We also look at conflict perspective which draws attention to conflict and inequality and the oppression in social life depicting different behaviors of people which gives rise to pluralistic theory which recognizes that more than one social conflict goes on at all times which include the conflicts between economic, social and political groups which all relates to human behavior.

Both the empowerment and feminist theories focuses on processes that individuals can use to be able to recognize patterns of injustice and actions to take to increase their power as well as domination of the major social institutions respectively. The rational choice theory is also very much related to the perspective theory since it focuses on the social exchange and the incentives which encourage actors to behave in a manner that is very beneficial in the long run. The social behavioral perspective is very much related to the above perspective in that it suggests that human behavior is learned as the individual interacts with their environment. On a good look at the classical conditioning, it is learnt through association with different class of people and a good example is where a naturally occurring stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus for example Pavlov and his dog when the bell rang. Another look at the operant conditioning sees human behavior as a result of reinforcement where it is learnt and strengthened while in cognitive social learning, it is learnt by imitation and the beliefs and expectation of different people. It is important to consider different perspectives since they are all related in the biological, psychological and spiritual aspects of human behavior since a look at the humanistic perspective reveals everything that a positive psychology talks of people’s strength and virtues. They also promote optimal functioning of individuals and communities.

These theoretical preferences greatly influence my view of human behavior. The systems perspective is a very important on since it defines important variables to consider and the relationships among the variables. Human behavior consists of three components which include the body, mind and spirit which work together to depict a behavior. Each discipline is related and serves a very essential function to the development of human behavior in relation to the environment. The system processes the rules and roles which maintain stability ion social settings (Swift, 2007).

A look at the conflict perspective is very much important and has influence my view on human behavior because, it has been able to draw attention to conflicts, dominance and oppression in social life. It looks at the cause of human behavior and the effects it has on the society. Human behavior is much depicted negatively but some part of it can just be very positive since it reveals the healthy survival of people within different social classes and the fostering of better relationship between political classes and rivals. So it is very much important to consider the fact that human behavior is what holds every person from childhood to adulthood and can be much influenced by education and teaching by older people of a greater social class.

On the other hand, humanistic perspective reveals the greed and need for wealth and the greed to dominate other people which have a significant change in human behavior. It has contributed to scams and scandals globally owing to the set of genes inherited by many people in different settings. It is a very good approach in psychology which emphasizes empathy and stresses the good in human behavior. It calls for equality and human rights and has always focused on the improvement of people’s self actualization. It has influenced my view of human behavior as being positive at times and makes very many people feel worthwhile.In conclusion, it is very much important to note that humanistic perspective allows for family therapy and allows people to talk freely about their relationships and focus on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. It is also very much important to study human behavior because it really helps you appreciate people and know exactly what drives people in more positive ways rather than just focusing on the negative attitudes which can really affect us. When we understand the different types of human behavior, we are much able to appreciate the world around us and be able to thrive healthily with people to avoid many arising conflicts which might affect our lives very much negatively (Hutchison, 2010).

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Swift, J. (2007). A modest proposal and other satires. Stilwell, Kan: Digireads.com Publishing.

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