The phrase "a habitual pattern" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a consistent or repeated behavior or trend over time.
Example: "His tendency to arrive late to meetings has become a habitual pattern that frustrates his colleagues."
Alternatives: "a recurring behavior" or "a consistent trend".
Alternatively, institutions are considered to be a habitual pattern of behavior which further enables or constrains people.
In my experiences I have witnessed a habitual pattern of reluctance from many minorities.
And to acknowledge that they were able to shift out of a habitual pattern of conflict into a more open, receptive stance.
The bad news is that the second lady is likely to be really affecting her health far more than the other two -- especially if this is a habitual pattern of response for her.
Pedantic speech may indicate that the client is anxious or uncomfortable and therefore reverting to a habitual pattern of speaking.
We define absenteeism as a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation, including both a fair pattern such as health workers' leave, and a separate and managerially-addressable pattern such as health workers attending training, collecting salaries, supplies or drugs.
Difficulties could take the form of (a) problems in resisting temptation in response to appetitive stimuli leading to substance abuse; (b) impulsive binging that is negatively reinforced as a means of avoiding distress; and (c) a consistent, habitual pattern of excessive substance use such as found in alcohol dependence.
This study demonstrates that such a thinking style also appears to reduce levels of memory specificity in individuals who are in recovery and asymptomatic, but that this effect occurs only in those for whom analytical rumination about symptoms of depression is a more habitual pattern.
These results may suggest a more rigid ("habitual") pattern of responding for alcohol than food.
Everything in our life today is conditioned by our thoughts, which are a product of the habitual pattern of our thinking from the past.
Thus, stronger liberalism is associated with increased sensitivity to cues for altering a habitual response pattern and with brain activity in anterior cingulate cortex.
