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Contrary to the general theory of crime that presents low self-control as a characteristic of an individual that influences one's behavior, the criminal spin theory [9] presents the reduction of self-control as a phenomenological process. This process can be acute, a one-time only that is not typical to the individual, or it can develop into a ...
Self-control therapy is a behavioral treatment method based on a self-control model of depression, [1] [2] that was modeled after Frederick Kanfer's behavioral (1971) model of self-control. [ 3 ] Self-control model of depression
Self-control dilemmas occur when long-term goals clash with short-term outcomes. Counteractive Self-Control Theory states that when presented with such a dilemma, we lessen the significance of the instant rewards while momentarily increasing the importance of our overall values. [16]
Pages in category "Self-control" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Self-control theory of crime; Self-control therapy;
Lecky's self-consistency theory is that self-consistency is a primary motivating force in human behavior. Lecky's theory concerned the organization of ideas of the self and the self's overall need for a "master" motive that serves to maintain for the self a consistency in ideas. [3]
Self-control plays a valuable role in the functioning of the self on both individualistic and interpersonal levels. Ego depletion is therefore a critical topic in experimental psychology, specifically social psychology , because it is a mechanism that contributes to the understanding of the processes of human self-control.
Xenophon was one of the first to write about enkrateia.. In Ancient Greek philosophy, Enkrateia (Greek ἐνκράτεια, "in power - from ἐν (en, “in”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”) is a state of power over something, usually a state of self-control and self-mastery where one holds power over one's own passions and instincts.
Another theory is that self-other control is achieved by suppressing those which interfere with it. Finally, self-other control may be achieved neither by amplifying nor suppressing self- or other-related representations, but by a more accurate ‘tagging’ of which representations belong to the self and which to the other. [2]