Self-Defeating Behavior Patterns

ME: I first need to focus on school more and if that doesn’t work i will have to stop going out with my girlfriend.

Procrastination and putting things off can have many consequences in your life. I know this because I am always waiting until the last minute to do anything whether it is getting ready for work or getting my homework done. Although you can still get your work done on time, procrastinating can drastically impact a student’s life by leading to decreased grades, an increase in stress, and a lack of responsibility ultimately reducing the student’s chances for success.

Describe and evaluate two approaches to the treatment of self-defeating behaviour. The approaches should be selected from those introduced in module 5

I like to think there are four levels of procrastination. The first is false security, the “I still have plenty of time, I can finish this later.” The second is laziness, the thoughts like,“I should probably get this started. Nah.” Next comes denial and excuses such as, “I would start this, but I’m doing something else right now.” and, “I’m just taking a little break.” Then finally the crisis stage, the stage during which you stay up all night long in order to finish the homework assignment you had all day to do. Because of this, the hardest part of my daily routine was the time when I knew I needed to start my homework, but I truly wanted to keep watching shows on Netflix. This wouldn't be as difficult if it weren't

So staying to true form after facing the two big issues causing my procrastination I immediately began procrastinating my solving procrastination. However after two days I realized that this really was a problem that needed solving right here and now. So I began to brainstorm how I could solve my problem. The next week of the class couldn’t have come at a better time since we focused mainly on procrastination. After reviewing my notes from that class and looking to the textbook for advice, I found the solutions to my first problem to-do lists, calendars, timers, and specific study and work times with

I chose to modify my slight procrastination of school work and also utilize the time I am working more efficiently. Although I do not procrastinate with my school work to often I felt that it was enough for me to decide to use this behavior modification project to further reduce my tendency to procrastinate, especially with the work load I have encountered this term. Procrastination is essentially defined as putting off important tasks or work until the last minute and trying to complete the work in a very small amount of time. While I was working on reducing my procrastination I decided it would be a good opportunity to improve my time while working on homework or studying. Furthermore, I found that reducing my procrastination was quite simple but it did require

Besides this omission by Kalat, he still provided an accurate and detailed account of the research article written by Ariely and Wertenbroch. This article is essential in understanding procrastination and answered throughly the three questions it posed. 1.) Are people willing to impose deadlines, with substantial consequences if they are not met, on themselves: yes. 2.) Are these self-imposed deadlines actually helpful in improving overall performance:

“There is a bad side to procrastination, though, the bacteria kind, the one that if you don't clean up quickly, it will spread and fast. It gets to a point where you start seeing it in your dreams, piles upon piles of paper gliding across the room. You start to feel a shiver down your back, while you hear your teacher's voice in the background. Next thing you know, you have twenty-four piles touching the ceiling. It also may be contagious for whoever you may be around for an extended period of

The first reason that I am being procrastinate is because I sometimes cannot focus on my work, I always think that I still have 3 days or 2 days to work on it, so just go have some fun right now, is not a big deal. However, it end up with I don’t have time to do research because I always leave it till last day, which means I deserve a low grades because I didn’t work hard. The reason why am I being so procrastinate is because of my lack ability of self-control, I am so easy to get distract from other things such as video games, my friends, Facebook and so on. There is an example from my first year assignment from MGMT 1000, the assignment requires us to write 1500 words essay,

Attention Getter: A famous author by the name of Wayne Dyer once said, “Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is incredibly heavy.”(1) In todays society it seems as if procrastination has become a normal and acceptable thing to do. It is often joked about amongst schoolmates and co-workers around the world. Nothing seems to get done until it absolutely needs to get done, then everyone runs around getting things done quickly and often times inaccurately. The trouble with this mentality however is that some things will never get done because something will come up tomorrow or the next day and what you are putting off now gets pushed even further back. Today I will persuade you to stop this habit from continuing. I will be explaining the problems we face when dealing with procrastination as well as how to deal with it and actions you can take to prevent it in the future.

The Behavior Change Model grants me the opportunity to cease procrastinating. This has perpetually been a problem for me. I presume the dilemma originated in High school. Glancing back I now realize procrastinating progressively worsened as high school continued. One time I hurried to compose a paper prior to history class, because I neglected to do so the previous day. As such, I did not obtain full marks. By the time I was a senior, I had a lack of motivation to complete homework and would occupy the time watching TV, playing video games, and utilizing social media. I assume one of the reasons I was unable to acquire scholarships is I had trouble with the essay portion. I delayed writing them as a result of me not knowing where to commence writing. Furthermore, a majority of my stress comes from the financial situation I am in. I feel that if I would have just took the time to write those scholarship essays I would not have the extra stress I currently experience toward finances.

I had always been a procrastinator, leaving everything to the last minute because I knew I could still finish in time. However, I could never put in a 100% effort because I never gave myself the necessary time. I don’t know why I did procrastinate; it would just happen for almost every assignment and I never stopped to question why I shouldn’t do it. Gradually, it became a habit, a norm, for me and the more I indulged in it, the more accustomed I got to it. I didn’t stop to think how my academics, social life, and health would be negatively affected.

(chapter 4) or the problem self-control and procrastination present (chapter 6) every chapter is applicable, and written

People often relate procrastination to lazy people, adamantly believing that it leads to inevitable failure. With Countless of articles , books & guides on how to get over procrastination , The Author John Rampton in his article “Procrastination or Contemplation?” chose to spark off a debate by issuing his ideas on how procrastination can actually be fruitful. Rampton states the bright side of procrastination and how it can lead to success rather than the common negative myths about this issue. As much as I was convinced by Mr.Rampton’s ideas, I still refuse to believe in them. Mr. Rampton, you give me no guarantees.

A great deal of students don’t develop effective study habits and this ultimately results in feeling a decreased sense of self-esteem, stress, disorganisation, poor academic success, and a negative sense of self-efficacy which is linked to poor self-control (Pychyl & Dann, 2010). This is primarily caused by procrastinating. Procrastination is delaying an activity that possesses important benefits for us in the long-term but is voluntarily delayed in the short-term because of short-term impulsive temptations which offer greater immediate rewards (Steel, 2007). I chose to modify this problematic target behaviour because it was where I exercised poor self-control.