Habits

A brief overview of Habits for Nursing students

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2. “ Is a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience”. (The American Journal of Psychology (1903 )) Some habits are known as "keystone habits", and these influence the formation of other habits. For example, identifying as the type of person who takes care of their body and is in the habit of exercising regularly, can also influence eating better and using credit cards less. Habit Lor's Class

3. Process of Habit Formation Habit formation is the process by which a behavior, through regular repetition, becomes automatic or habitual. This is modelled as an increase in automaticity with number of repetitions up to an asymptote. Habit Loop A variety of digital tools, online or mobile apps, have been introduced that are designed to support habit formation Lor's Class

4. A bad habit is an undesirable behavior pattern. Common examples include: overspending,nail -biting etc. Will and intention A key factor in distinguishing a bad habit from an addiction or mental disease is willpower. If a person can easily control over the behavior, then it is a habit . Elimination Early Recognition : The sooner one recognizes these bad habits, the easier it is to fix them. Habit elimination becomes more difficult with age because repetitions Replacement: Rather than merely attempting to eliminate a bad habit, it may be more productive to seek to replace it with a healthier coping mechanism . Withdrawal of reinforcers : identifying and removing factors that trigger and reinforce the habit. The basal ganglia appears to remember the context that triggers a habit, so habits can be revived if triggers reappear . The Golden Rule of Habit Change  Habits never really disappear. You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it. How the Golden Rule works:  Use the same cue  CHANGE THE ROUTINE!  Provide the same reward Bad habits Lor's Class

5. Almost half of the actions that one perform each day are habits. Habits are powerful because of neurological cravings. Habits works through the habit loop: 1: Cue, 2: Routine, 3: Reward. And they are self reinforcing. When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making The automatization of your actions free up energy that can be used focus to other tasks . And hence good habits cause less energy loss as there will be fewer interruptions. Its Important for a nurse to Take control over his/her habits:as brain can’t tell the difference between bad and good habits. Use The Golden Rule to produce the right changes: 1: Use the same cue 2: CHANGE THE ROUTINE! 3: Provide the same reward. Importance of Good habit formation for Nurse Lor's Class

6. Time management Studying Smart Asking for help Focus Making realistic Goals Being Proactive Rewarding self for positive behavior Some good habits that a StudentNurse should develop: Lor's Class