if you want them to change a behavior phrase it as something they should do and not something to stop.
The relative freedom and self-assertiveness of these women can be held against them, especially by Indians in more conservative parts of the country, as "loose behavior," a phrase that hints at a multitude of sins.
Accordingly, this counseling style seeks to help clients resolve their ambivalence by eliciting a specific class of verbal expressions (i.e., change talk) within sessions that most strongly are associated with actual behavior changes, especially phrases that signify a desire, ability, reasons, need, commitment, or steps taken to reach specified goals (Rollnick et al. 2007).
I'm not kidding, they actually used the phrases "lewd behavior" and "injurious to the public welfare and morals".
As he leads the battle against the shape-shifting nano-swarms, Jack keeps invoking the catch phrase "emergent behavior" to make each new plot twist seem plausible.
A paper by David Feil-Seifer, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Nevada, Reno, briefly describes a study wherein a group of autistic children figured out that their new talking, moving robot pal really only had a limited number of phrases and behaviors in its repertory.
Hence the phrase "model behavior".
You know, a painstaking montage of every instance of a given phrase or behavior throughout pop culture.
Then, decide what you will do when the trigger goes off, phrasing your behavior plan in simple, "If-Then" terms.
From working with intimate partners for four decades, I've created an exercise to help committed couples identify their "below-the-belt" word, phrases, and behaviors and to recognize how they are likely to permanently endanger their relationship.
