Post by tanya on Nov 23, 2017 20:34:42 GMT
Psychological Phenomenon 2. "I'm in terrible shape. I eat too many high-fat foods and don't exercise".
This is a psychological phenomenon that through a biological reductionist approach can be believed to be a thought resulting from the individual's desire to become a more physically fit person, and attracting another physically fit person to produce healthy offspring as a result. The biological reductionist approach would reduce this phenomenon of being concerned over one's own consumption of high-fat foods and lack of exercise as actions which decrease the chances of the passing on favorable characteristics, in relation to natural selection and producing offspring more fit for survival. A biological reductionist might suggest to the individual concerned over their physical shape to consider eating low-fat foods and regular exercise as an self-improvement that will be preventing further harm onto their entire body, as becoming overweight can have a negative impact on regular body processes, and increasing their chances of having a positive impact on their offspring as a result of the influence of genetics.
According to Carl Roger's humanistic person-centered theory, the individual who has the capacity within themselves to alter their self-concept, attitudes and self-directed behavior. Roger's person-centered theory emphasized on the belief that no one can understand how someone can perceive besides the person perceiving them-self, and thus it depends on the individual (the client) to change their view of self, which is the self-concept in order to positively influence her perceptions and thus start practicing good experiences. Carl Roger would encourage the individual concerned over their body and unhealthy choices to consciously, rationally decide for themselves that they need to make a change in their habits, which will also make them perceive themselves in a positive light as responsible and healthy beings and thus be more likely to carry out healthy habits such as eating low-fat foods and exercising regularly.
While the biological reductionist approach would focus on appealing to the physical benefits of changing the body for a change in behavior, the person-centered theory would suggest that the answer to change can only be determined by the individual them self, whose perceiving should change by their own accordance of what they find encouraging ( for example, if the person views them-self as undetermined then they will continue on the path of making unhealthy decisions, if they begin to perceive them-self as determined, they will then have the driving force to follow through with self-directed behavior to reach their goal).